So great to have you gals to talk to! G- baby hiccups are so great, aren't they? :-) Your H's presents and card freak me out a bit. Evidence he's all over the place (or.. all over the shop, as we say here, hi hi :-) BD - I printed out the detachment thing to..you know I find it the Everest of challenges! If we can get anywhere near what is asked, wow!! Hats off! Go to those classes - whether you go natural or accept drugs - it can be empowering to take 'charge' of your birth - you could even consider it part of GAL'ing:-) And it's time you spend thinking about your pregnancy and baby. I guess you could go alone, but best is whoever is going to be at the birth with you. Or a girlfriend, for company. Someone you can have fun with, perhaps? NM - you are such an inspiration too. You're H is a complete NONG for not wanting you in his life right now. And it's only too late when you decide it is.
My feeling is, BD and G have the best chance, being earlier in their pregnancies, to really lay down boundaries now and go dim/dark... good to get time out from the rollercoaster drama, and start building that detachment as much as poss. It gets harder as the birth approaches, in my exp. Was it like that for your NM?
