Land whale

That's me, the land whale, well at least that's how I feel. I've got a good 3 months to keep growing, but seriously I feel absolutely huge already. I have no idea where the rest of the baby is going to go. But it does fascinate me, our bodies ability to adapt and change so quickly. I just hope once the baby is born my body will respond as quickly to regain it's former shape. I've never been a bikini model, but I'm alright with where everything usually is and how it all goes.

I've been reading Ina May Gaskin's guide to childbirth of late. In it she describes the amazing capacity women's bodies do have when going through childbirth. She speaks about it all with such wonder, grace and joy that I can't help but be looking forward to the birth of my little Moebe and seeing just what I have the ability to do.

So often when meeting new people and they realise I'm pregnant they ask me 'are you scared?', as if childbirth is something I should be scared of, that it's a thought that should terrify me. But I'm not, I can with a quite clear conscience say 'no, why should I be?', and it kind of saddens me that the vast majority of young women in or culture look upon the prospect of childbirth in their future as something to be feared rather than something to look forward to, a right of passage that will build upon their lives and character. Not to mention the reward at the end! I must admit however it was something that scared me too until I started to read everything I could get my hands on about how positive childbirth can be.

I'm so glad that I have had so much time to get used to the idea of the birth, and that the time has allowed me to change my thought patterns and to believe in my own abilities. I've always been a fit and healthy person, so why should birth take an unexpected turn and be something out of the norm? My blood pressure is always perfect, I feel well, my ultrasounds always look good, so really, there is no reason to be worried. How lucky for me to be having my children in a time where there can be a balance between all the best medical help and allowing my body to do what it's built for.