Ah, the joys of pregnancy. I woke up this morning with the worst pain in my lower right side. I was laying in bed thinking, "Did my ovarian cyst rupture? Or maybe the baby's in trouble? Is it gas? Constipation?"
Well, I figured it wasn't the latter because I literally could not move! It was a little scary because I didn't know what it was. I knew it came on really suddenly after I twisted around in bed, trying to adjust my position.
And that's when I realized -- round ligament pain! I looked it up on the internet, and sure enough, that's what it was. I guess it's pretty common in the second trimester, and you're supposed to roll over very gently in bed and not twist at the waist.
My goodness, I had no idea it could get that painful! I leaned into my right side and sat on the couch in that position for a while and it went away. I'm going to be a lot more careful from now on!
Tomorrow I'm going to call my insurance company and see if there's any chance they'll cover a Certified Professional Midwife. I highly, highly doubt it, but I thought I'd try anyway. The worst they can say is no, right?
After that I'm also going to call a midwife my neighbor recommended (she had three babies delivered by this midwife!) and see if she'll come over for a consultation/interview. I'm so excited to get this show on the road!
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So as expected, my excellent, forward-thinking insurance company (note the extreme sarcasm here) will not cover a homebirth by a Certified Professional Midwife. And how long did I have to hold to be told this? Oh, about 15 minutes!
Anyway, now that I know, we can just continue forward with our quest for a midwife that we want, as opposed to one that they'll "approve". I called one and left a message -- this is the one that I really, really want! If I don't get her, I'll call some others as well.
The round ligament pain is pretty intense if I cough or get up suddenly off the couch. It helps a lot if I hold my lower abdominal area while I do these things -- a trick my OB nurse taught me at my very first prenatal visit.
I don't care, I can take aches and pains, I just don't want any more morning sickness!
I am really excited about getting my 20-week ultrasound booked! I can call them once I get to 16 weeks -- only about 9 days left!
I can't wait to buy this little one some cute clothes! Sometimes I think all this must be happening to someone else. This feeling of unadulterated joy is so different from anything I've ever felt! I've been happy before, but this is so much more. It's like there's this huge miracle going on and I get to be part of it. How amazing is life?
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