Pregnant + head cold = YUCK.

Last night was our second baby class. Another video, another “way too much information.” This time we watched a woman labor. Joy. But once again, I did learn some things. I learned that they will let you deliver in whatever position you want, and change around whenever you want. I also was glad to see that they didn’t give the woman any drugs to speed her up, even though her contractions never got closer than 7 minutes apart all the way to the end. She was making progress, so they just let things go. And no one freaked out when labor slowed down when she first got to the hospital.

That is one of my biggest worries; that I will be rushed along and then the whole process will get “medicalized.” I am not opposed to medical intervention if there is some kind of danger, but I really don’t want a lot of intervention because I’m not following a formula. So I liked what the “Birthing from Within” book said about constructive worrying. She suggests to really look at your worry and develop methods to cope with the situation should it arise. Use worry as a guide for preparation. Last night the baby teacher said, “You can have the birth you want at Morse, but they are more geared towards complicated cases so you need to communicate what you want.” That didn’t freak me out this time, it is good information and something to work with. Way better than just trying not to worry.

This cold sucks. Liquid diet seems to be helping. I discovered the secret formula for a “Tropicana” from Nugget. Ok, not really a secret, you can watch them make it. I bought some fresh apple juice, fresh pineapple juice, some plain yogurt, and some bananas. About 1 cup of each (plus a little ice) makes pretty much exactly a Nugget Tropicana. The ingredients were a little expensive, but I think I broke even after two pitchers. Plus I am completely fixated on it. Craving it, you could say…

Mr. Adventure still seems to be happy in there. Maybe he doesn’t even notice that I have a cold…that would be nice. :)