Maverick’s Birth Part 1
(I originally wrote this in 2017 right after his birth. I’m going to be adding in some hindsight knowledge throughout in bold.)
From the beginning of my pregnancy, I knew I wanted to deliver with midwives (specifically a CPM vs. CNM) and in a birthing center. I wasn't comfortable with a home birth but didn't want to go to the hospital again. I called the two birthing centers nearby and only one set up an appointment for me to tour the facility and meet the midwives. I was SO lucky to be "paired" with Danielle and Lynette. They were such a good team and complimented each other so well. I felt both of their energies complimented mine. I felt peaceful and I knew I would birth there with them.
The pregnancy seemed harder than my first two. Maybe it's because I had 2 other children to care for while I felt super sick or maybe it was legitimately harder. I'm not quite sure. The first trimester was hard. I was so nauseous and depleted of any vitamins, nutrients and minerals that I was miserable. I was also depressed. I was irate and scary mean to my kids sometimes (I hate admitting...but maybe me sharing this could help someone else?). I felt tremendous guilt to be bringing another precious spirit into my home if I was going to be a monster. (Turns out I have MTHFR and I am unable to utilize B Vitamins, specifically Folic Acid. I need methylated vitamins because my body sees synthetic as poison essentially, I needed Folate. Hence, why I was such a monster. This actually effected my whole pregnancy. (This is actually a huge reason I’ve dealt with depression and anxiety, IBS and other things. I hope to be able to share more so it can help others.) And it also affected Maverick later as his left optic nerve was underdeveloped resulting in cataract surgery at 18 months.) After going to the chiropractor and getting proper supplements and adjustments, working with Emotion Code/Bodytalk (energy work--ask me about it!), and trying to eat better (read: actually eat period...), I started to feel better. The second trimester wasn't so bad.
We were headed to DisneyWorld and a Disney Cruise for Christmas. I was feeling MUCH better. We were told we would have 1 ultrasound at 20 weeks to make sure all was well--they were more concerned about anatomy then gender. I really wanted to surprise my family for Christmas so we arranged for an extra ultrasound to determine gender. It was another boy! I'll admit, I was a little disappointed. I wanted it to be a girl so I could just be done having kids and not have any more hard pregnancies. It was so different that we would joke around that it was a girl. I knew it was a boy though. I just felt it. (AND I'M SO HAPPY WITH MAVERICK--I CAN'T IMAGINE LIFE WITHOUT HIM!) So we surprised my family by purchasing a smoke bomb in blue and sent a package saying, "Just thought We'd drop a bomb...baby #3 is a ....?" Then they had to go ignite it and see what color it was!
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We surprised Randy's family by having 3 little Mickey's on our cabin door on the cruise ship. To reveal to the world, we made a sign saying "It's a boy!" and went down Splash mountain.
Third trimester brought back pain. I had a hard time walking, sitting, sleeping, living.... It was annoying. Finally going to the chiropractor regularly helped a lot, (but I still struggled. I would highly suggest finding a Webster Certified Chiropractor as they have the proper training to adjust pregnant women. It would have helped me.) The last two months I felt useless. Sore, tired and irritable. I was hoping that I would go early. (All pictures by Autumn Reynolds)
To be Continued….