Now that we are almost halfway through the pregnancy, my wife and I have decided it was time to find a midwife. She did the main part of the research since she knows what to look for. She had been sending me links with information and to a few different midwives web pages.
To be honest it was a large amount of information to take in so quickly, even though I had known for a while now that we would be most likely going this route. We had also watched a documentary called the Business of Being Born. Which was basically talked up why you should choose a home birth instead of going to the hospital. Which there was some good information in there, but there was also some inaccurate information. So I took all the information she gave me and absorbed it and did some of my own research to help me make a decision.
So we after much research had decided to meet with what we had learned was one of the top midwives in northeast Ohio, if not the state. Her qualifications were relieving. She is pre-med and has been delivering babies for 20 years. She has had no deaths of mother or child in her adventures. As well as many other facts that made her seem like a safe choice. She said as long as nothing was high risk and everything went smoothly we would be an excellent candidate for home birth. She did not hesitate to tell us she has no issues handing us over to the hospital though if something occurs which would require that. That was a good feeling to know that she was there for us, and not just to be the one to handle things even if there are dangerous possibilities.
So now we have a midwife and I am excited. We have began doing some shopping for this babby coming into our life. We have registered at one store so far... the time is getting closer. I think I am starting to feel that I am actually going to be a dad. So far that is an amazing feeling. I can only hope it gets better from here.
Till next time...
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