We had another midwife appointment recently, which was notably less uncomfortable and stressful than the last two. Mostly we just sat around and I asked random paranoia-driven questions and the midwife answered them. Although, my mother and the Internet (my two favorite sources of knowledge) do NOT agree with her answers, which leaves me in a quandry.
Me: “So, I teach, like kids? And they have lots of germs. All the time. And usually I just take Airborne every day to keep from getting the cholera from them. And school is starting soon! Is it okay for the baby if I still take it? Cause I heard that maybe there was too much vitamin C…”
Midwife: “That’s silly! Vitamin C is water-soluble! You can just LIVE on vitamin C and be fine!”
(okay, she maybe didn’t say it QUITE like that)
Mamma: “No. Don’t take it. Take this other stuff instead.”
Internet: “Overdose of vitamin A when taken in combination with prenatal vitamins! Linked to fetal defects! Danger! Danger!”
Me: “Cholera?”
And then the midwife chased my baby around my abdomen with the Doppler wand, commenting on the STRONG heartbeat and the AMAZING active-ness of the baby. And I sat there, trying very hard to look like someone who was impressed with the strength and agility of her unborn child, and not like someone who had downed a McDonald’s iced coffee on the way to the appointment.
Whoops.
haha…that’s great! not that I’m pregnant but it seems like everything (coffee, caffiene, etc) is bad to some people and some people think we need it! You can’t win!