Doula Visit #2 (Part 1)

We had our second visit from our doula, Michelle, on Friday night.

We started the class by going over the homework that Cameron and I had to do. We had to write down our fears/anxieties about the rest of the pregnancy and the labor and delivery. Many of our concerns will be taken care of once we learn more...or so we hope! I also had to write down things I have accomplished and overcome in my life and how I've surprised myself. Cameron had to answer basically the same questions, but about me. I had a pretty tough time thinking of things I've overcome! The point of this activity was to find places to pull strength from later on (in labor).

I also had to write down what I ate for 2 days. The bottom line? I eat too much sugar and not enough fat! It turns out that not enough (good) fat increases my cravings for sugar...so I eat sugar and then I crash so I need more sugar. Bad cycle. I need to work on improving my diet (which is expensive!). Today I bought almond butter, an avocado and more walnuts. I'm not beating myself up about my food though...what I have been doing seems to be working fine, so I'm looking at it more as fine tuning and making improvements :)