I feel like a first time mom, but for a VBAC I am...I just realized yesterday I could potentially only have 10 weeks 5 days left before baby is born...I'd be full term (37 weeks)...I've said from the beginning she'll be here November 30th, 8lbs 6oz 20 inches...that gives me 12 weeks and 3 days remaining, no matter what no more than 13 weeks 5 days left, because I doubt this hospital will let me go past my due date, what I've gotten from my dr so far is that they don't really like late babies, that's ok, but I'm not gonna opt for a c-section just cause I'm past my due date...baby will come when she's good and ready.
ANYWAYS, back on subject...I've been thinking a lot about the labor and delivery part. As some of you may have read I want as natural as I can get, with as little medical intervention as possible with this being my first VBAC. BUT I have no clue what/when to get prepared. I mean, I know hospital bag, things baby will need, things I will need, etc, but the things I don't have a clue on are like...
-When should I call my cousin (only family within 10 hours, she's one hour away) and ask her about coming to stay with Elijah?
-How long should I wait when I go into labor to call her to come stay with Elijah?
-When should I start my birth plan
-What should I put in my birth plan?
-Should I have my cousin wait at the hospital with Elijah?
-Should I have her stay at our house with him until the baby is born? (DH would have to escort her on base since she doesn't have a military ID so he'd have to leave and come back)
-Should I bring anything besides a birth plan, in case DH freaks out, or gets overwhelmed, and I'm not in a state of mind to be making decisions, ie if they try to get me to do an unneeded c-section?
Total first time birth syndrome going on, I don't know if it's too early to be worrying about any of this, but I'm not one to just go with the flow most of the time, or "play it by ear". I like to have everything laid out in front of me so I can look at it and say "ok this is now, this is next, that's later". I like having a schedule, and I know the whole L&D part of pregnancy can be completely unpredictable and anything can happen and everything change in a second, but I'd like to be as prepared as possible.