Almost there! The good news is that the baby finally turned! No longer in the hot dog position! She's head down but still isn't settling into an anterior position. She seems to get in the weirdest positions throughout the day...still head down but all over the place.
Also, we decided to hire our hypnobirthing instructor (Laura Curtis) as our doula, including placenta encapsulation! Yes, she does everything birth related! Check out her doula website! Tyron and I decided that with this being our first baby and not knowing how I'll experience birth, we wanted to have her there to help us and to relieve Tyron when he needs breaks, etc. Also, Laura is amazing at helping you feel calm and peaceful and helping you feel 100% capable of birthing. It's easy for me to focus on her voice & instructions and she is full of so many helpful tips including comfortable positions for birth, repositioning the baby, etc.
So why placenta encapsulation you might ask? Well I've done research on it and felt that it was a great option to try! My placenta is chuck full of amazing things that has been nourishing the baby, as well as hormones that play a vital part in helping a mother during birth. Many claim that saving the placenta and having a little bit of it (in capsule form) each day can help decrease/eliminate postpartum depression, help your milk come in faster, and speed up your post-delivery healing. If it has these benefits, why not give it a try???
We also decided that we won't be having family or friends actually in the birthing room. They are more than welcome to hang out in the waiting room, but we just want the experience to be very intimate instead of some spectacle for all to see! Especially when you can't predict what peoples reactions are going to be... if I heard someone freak out or gross out or make a negative comment, they would have to suffer my motherly wrath. And let's be honest, no one wants to experience that ;)
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