Amazing!

I was just reading that the baby at this age is using his or her hands to explore. The baby loves to touch his or her little face, exploring the mouth, too! How amazing! I still look in the mirror and wonder how it's getting along in there. It's about the size of a plum. Wow. I am thrilled that things are going so well. I really think I ought to get a measuring tape and see how big around I am. I think that would help me see that there is plenty of room in there. I tried to listen with the fetascope today. I couldn't hear anything. I thought perhaps...? but it's just too tiny. I remember my midwife with Roman telling me that she wanted to "confirm" my pregnancy by listening with the doppler. I told her no. I didn't want those waves in this tiny baby's body. Can't you "confirm" it other ways??? She honored that, of course, and didn't use the doppler. She would try with the fetascope every visit until she could finally hear it. She did the same with Gino. With Gabriel I had a different midwife but she also honored my request. Now both made me agree that when I was in "labor" that I allow them to use the doppler. I said ok. But I only let her use it with Roman and Gino twice. It was never used with Gabriel- no time!!! Of course, with Trisha, I used the doppler. It wasn't until about my 7th month with her when I started taking Bradley classes that I even know there could be problems. I asked my midwife about it and she said that she didn't even own a fetascope. Oh, well. I didn't push it at that time in my life. Now I get totally amazed that so many people get a "routine" sonogram and even get the 4d sonograms by non-professionals. Heck, Tom Cruise even bought a sonogram machine when his wife was pregnant! I am amazed that generally no one is concerned about how that effects the unborn. I think a skilled midwife can figure out any physical abnormalities and then take it to the next level if necessary. But perhaps midwives rely too much on "modern" machinery to listen to instinct. Hopefully I'll find one here that does. In the mean time, I feel confident that all is well and that there's nothing I would do to "deal with" any abnormalities anyway. You know, my aunt was told twice that her babies were going to born with down syndrome. Twice they offered abortion. Twice she refused and twice perfectly healthy babies were born.