The Preg Veg: New Grad--Eager to Labor
11/2/09
My husband and I have officially completed our
birthing class! Equipped with a stockpile of knowledge, we have been set free to face labor, which if we can just manage to remember it all, will undoubtedly make the birthing experience much more pleasant. Not only will we be in the know about everything that is going on, we will also be prepared with solutions to remedy any problem that arises.
To help avoid any complications or confusion between the hospital staff and yourselves, it’s also a good idea to create a birth plan, (which you can give to the medical staff when you arrive). A typical birth plan contains your wishes on how to proceed in pretty much every possible scenario. Here’s a
sample birth plan so you can get an idea, and when you’re ready to create one you can use any of the many Web sites, including
birthplan.com and
earthmamaangelbaby.com, to help you get one down on paper.
—Gabrielle Harradine, Market Editor
Gabrielle Harradine is VT's Market Editor and, more recently, The Preg Veg. She's navigating the joys and challenges of her very first pregnancy, and she's blogging here about her efforts to keep it healthy, green, and vegetarian.
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Congratulations! Just a suggesion from someone on a vegetarian diet who has delivered 3 healthy babies. No doubt you have watched your intake carefully, and should you decide to breastfeed, your intake remains very important. If you eat dairy and egg, please realize there is a very large school of thought (all medical based) that feels that you should not "overdose" on dairy, egg, nuts, soy etc. when breastfeeding as some of it crosses into the milk and can sensitize the baby to develop food allergy. Other foods in this category are peanut and seafood. Yes, some of our favorite foods...
Again, all the best to you and your family!