Whether you've ever had a baby, are planning on having a baby, never wanted anything to do with a baby, or have arbitrarily come across a baby in your life, you've likely heard talk of breastfeeding. It's one of those things that we all know exists and have probably put some … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2012
Little Browne’s First Doctor Check Up!
I am behind on a lot of writing and stories I'd like to fill you in on that have gone down over the past 10 days, but first, I wanted to fill you in on Samuel Liberty’s first medical check-up. … [Read more...]
Happy Birthday, Little Browne!!!
As most of you know, today is the big day. Little Browne meets the world and the world meets Little Browne. To be insanely honest, I am nervous and slightly scared. I don’t do well with hospitals and blood and needles…but that’s a rather insignificant part of all of this. I just … [Read more...]
Our Last Day Before “THE” Day
Matt and AnnieAs most of you know today, 10-11-12, is our last full day of being pregnant. And as most of you know it’s not me that’s actually pregnant it’s Annie…that’s just how science works folks. That being said, Annie and I are going through a lot of thoughts, emotions, and … [Read more...]
Matt’s Viewpoint on the “Turning”…Just a Few “Bleeps” Necessary!
This post is Matt's viewpoint on the procedure that Annie wrote about yesterday. I wrote this on 10-2-12, immediately following the procedure. I put in "BLEEPS" where I had originally used profanity, thought it best to clean it up a bit. Today we came in to the hospital to have … [Read more...]
External Cephalic Version; There’s No Turning Back
Based on the fact that our baby is breech (facing up, not head down), and that we were in the 37th week of pregnancy, I decided that the best route to take was to try the turning procedure that our doctor recommended called the External Cephalic Version (ECV). She told me that it … [Read more...]