My Appointment with Dr. Bourque (11w5d)

My appointment with Dr. Bourque went so well yesterday that I stayed on a high. I feel very blessed to have him as my OB, especially after reading so many horror stories about VBACs and how womens' doctors treated them during the process.

I was able to ask him all of my questions (he answered some before I could even ask!) and my only basic worry is who would be on call should I go into labor when Dr. Bourque's not available. He was frank with me in explaining that Dr. Daigle would not at all be okay with me VBACing on his watch and that unfortunately, in the unlikely event that this did unfold, he'd have to support Dr. Daigle's decision. I understand, but it still makes me a little uneasy. He did mention that he might be able to call on Dr. Padgett or Dr. Kennedy if this were to happen. But all of this is so far away, so I'm going to try and not worry about that and focus on what I can control instead.

I ordered my used copy of Hypnobabies today along with the VBAC Success CD. I'm anxious to receive it and look through the information.

We're also meeting with Jackie and Tera from Mother's Touch tomorrow. (Jackie had to reschedule because one of her kids was ill and Tera wanted to come along anyway but couldn't until tomorrow.) I'm looking forward to the meeting and I'm going to discuss with them my concerns about alienating myself from the staff at General if I bring along a doula. Part of me feels like some of the portions deemed imperative to natural childbirth (a birth plan, a doula, a pissy attitude toward medical personnel) are somewhat of an overkill where LGMC is concerned. Dr. Bourque talked about how supportive they are of natural childbirth and that my experience would be completely different than what I had at Women's. I know he's right in that respect, and I guess I'm more or less looking for a background support person ... not someone who would necessarily be speaking to the nurses on my behalf.

We did meet with Andrea last week and the meeting went well. I like the fact that she's a certified massage therapist who specialized in prenatal massage. Even if we don't hire her as our doula, I'm certain I'll use her a time or two for massage. I attended her prenatal yoga class at Thomas Park last night and it was great. Very calming and relaxing and exactly what I needed.

We'll see what tomorrow brings!