Soooo My midwifery class was really good.. I learned a tona bout pregnancy and postpartum.. what was rally cool was actually learning the step by step journey that the baby makes to manuever through the birth canal! We don't think of the baby making it's way out, we think of the woman pushing it out.. but it's actually twisting, turning, and ( Read more... )

I know Stupid that you are dying for an update!!! I dropped out of the Donor Program because the lady I was working with neglected to tell me until I found out for my self that I had a 1 in 100 chance of one of like 7 terrible things going wrong with my ovaries. (YIKES) I also learned a whole bunch of stuff about Ultrasound through my midwife ( Read more... )

In my midwife class on sunday, we learned pelvimetry. (or pelvic exams) It was so much fu, and I got to do my first 2 pelvic exams ever. That will be a memory that I will remember for the rest of my life. It was exciting, nerve-racking and beautiful all at the same time!

I had my psychological analysis done yesterday for the egg donation. It made me feel better that Nancy doesn't think I'm crazy. But she was also very impressed about how much I have thought the whole process out. The people who chose me are arabic. I thought that was kind of cool. I would be more than willing to donate to them so I signed the ( Read more... )

I got a notification that a couple has selected me to donate eggs to them some time within the near future. My first appointment is Monday. The reality is starting to set in that I will actually have a child out there somewhere that is half me. Someone tell me this is ok. What if theyre bad parents? Will this be a scratch on my moral record? ( Read more... )

Yesterday was a just a bad day all around. My hormones are all out of wack because of the time of the month. Ever just wake up angry?? Just negative energy all around? That was my day. I couldn't wait to just go to bed and sleep it off. I wish that school was started already so that I would have something to distract me from being bored all ( Read more... )

I am considering donating some of my eggs to a family in the south bay. BIG BIG decision. I feel like it is okay to do. I'm just not sharing it personally with many people because opinionated people feel like they need to take it upon themselves to tell me what they think about it. (MYYYYY decision) I think it is really good to help a mother ( Read more... )

I sent away for my application to the National Midwifery Institute last week. They say it takes 7 to 10 working days to receive it back. I am anxious to apply, but nervous about the response. I really really have to make up my english class to get a better GPA. I'm sure that with this school it hardly matters, but we'll see. I am also at the ( Read more... )

I decided I needed to recreate a journal because I am so different since the last time I had one. A serious rebirth of the EL JAY was needed ( Read more... )