Amazing read.

I'm currently reading this book, Origins, by Annie Murphy Paul, and it is fantastically interesting so far.  It's all about how our 9 months in the womb have great impact on the person we become.  For example, there's been some research that points to undernutrition in the womb as a determining factor in us developing heart problems later in life!  Why would that result in heart disease later?

"One explanation is that fetuses are making the best of a bad job.  When nutrients are scarce, they divert nutrients towards the really critical organ---the brain---and away from other organs, like the heart and liver.  This keeps the fetus alive in the short term, but the bill comes due later in life, when the heart, deprived early on, becomes more vulnerable to disease." - Dr. David Barker

I've just started reading the book, but it's so fascinating!  I can't wait to read more!

First Try

Unfortunately, the first try was unsuccessful.  But, I only have myself to blame for miscalculating things.  Oh well, at least I know for this time.  The really sucky part is that I went to the doctor for a checkup and he went ahead and ordered a blood test because I said I might be pregnant.  Then the very next day after I had my blood drawn (yuck) my lovely monthly gift showed up.  Ugh.

New Plan!

So, James and I may be looking into another option for where to have our baby.  I looked into the birthing center at Mainland Hospital and the C-Section rate for that hospital is a bit high.  I'm going to have to look into it more to see if that's just the regular labor and delivery ward or if that is the rate for the birth center alone.  We've found another birth center that is a freestanding birth center and is run by certified nurse midwives.  I'm so excited!  The only downside is that it's a little over an hour away in Wilmington, DE; which is not really a huge problem, but it would be a bit of a drive for pre-natal appointments.  But the C-Section rate is only 4-7% as opposed to almost 40% at the hospital that the other birth center was in.  That's a pretty big difference!  I think we're going to go tour both of them, but I'm definitely leaning toward Wilmington.