31.5 weeks

I only have 8.5 weeks to go which is hard to believe. Thus far being pregnant in Norway has been a great experience. It could be that I don't have to drag myself to work everyday or it could be sharing this pregnancy with a Avery has it made it so much more special. Yet all in all I am very happy with the quality of care over here. I love my midwife, Ingeborg, she is fantastic and spends a full 30 minutes with Jeff, Ave and I every appointment. Avery gets to sit on the table with me when my measurements are taken and they check the babies heartbeat, she thinks this is very cool! I am measuring on the small side of normal again, the same happened with Avery, so I was hooked up with a 32 week ultrasound.

I do not have to pay any expenses out of pocket and will not have to pay for the delivery. They will keep me in the hospital for at least two days before I am discharged but I can stay up to four days if there are any problems. Hospitals push natural births, however, epidurals and pain medicine are available. This is fine for me since I enjoyed having Avery without an epi and had already decided to have Anders the same way. I can get acupuncture if one of the midwives trained in it is on call and I can even deliver in water if I wish (I don't wish). The delivery takes place in the hospital but will be done by a midwife with a Dr. on call in case anything goes wrong. The infant mortality rate in Norway is very good and Trondheim's hospital is very modern. I am feeling very taken care of and I can't wait for the next 8 + weeks to fly by so I can hold my little man!