Covid-19 & Pregnant
This has been the best and worst time to be pregnant!
I used to blog more about my personal life and well, haven't been doing so much lately. I've taken a little break from social media, Facebook more specifically, and it's been amazing! So since I'm not sharing personal stories there, here's your next personal blog!
Covid-19 & pregnant. This has been such a crazy roller-coaster for everyone in the world. But living through this pandemic while carrying a child brings on a whole new kind of scary. We got the call on Sunday, March 15th that our school district would be cancelling school due to the Coronavirus until April 16th and not long after that non-essential businesses were to close their doors. Now I usually am one to look on the bright side of things and that's what has truly kept me sane throughout this past month.
We are now 38 weeks pregnant. After starting care in Elko, NV, we soon switched to an amazing doctor in Riverton, UT; Dr. Twelves. We've been beyond happy with the care and love and the drive hasn't been too bad. We have amazing family close to the hospital that has made the transition so great. Something pushed me to deliver in Utah (well something in my gut and a few clients that had really pushed me to switch). It has felt like everything was falling into place. We have family to stay with during delivery, my due date is during spring break, and the hospital I chose to deliver at actually sits on top of my husband's old family farm.
There was minimal things I had to worry about. Who was going to look after our kids and pick them up from school while I was headed to Utah for doctor's appointments? Who would help get the kids to and from school, dance, and baseball practice while the baby was so new? We had quite a few amazing friends pitch in to help in times of need... but then we got the call on Sunday, March 15th about how Nevada was taking Covid-19 so seriously.
So looking on the bright side... my husband and I are so lucky and so fortunate to live like we do. I had already planned on not working with the new baby coming until late June. So I had budgeted and had not scheduled any sessions from late March-late June. The closure of non-essential businesses is not effecting our family. We are also lucky that my husband works for a company that is essential for agriculture and mining, so he is still working. We have 3 freezers full of meat (thank you Brown Ranch and our hunting skills) and a stocked pantry along with food storage. And I'm most thankful that I make my own schedule and am able to work from home. This makes homeschooling our children so much easier (plus, I've been putting my teaching skills into action -fun fact- I was going into Elementary Education before I became a professional photographer). I can't imagine what families are going through having to find childcare during this time or those that are both out of work. I am very much enjoying this one-on-one time with our kids before we meet the new baby. With crazy hormones, there's been days I wanted to go to Darrel's school and pick him up because I missed him so much (by the way, he hasn't missed a day of school, he's beyond proud of his attendance).
The not so bright side... this. crazy. pandemic!
When people ask how I am doing, I realize my life isn't much different. I guess I'm a homebody. But as soon as we're (if we're) mandated to stay home... I'm going to go crazy.
What I fear the most with Covid-19 circulating the world and being pregnant isn't so much catching the virus (I'm confident if I did, I'd fight it), but the strict regulations that are happening (for the health of our nation) every day. I know hospitals that have cancelled maternity check-up appointments until the baby is born, hospitals that are putting a strict number of visitors during labor/postpartum, but my biggest fear is my husband/best friend/rock/everything will not be able to witness his child be born. I can't fathom having to go through labor alone while he waits in the parking lot. Yes, there are hospitals right now not letting any visitors, including the husband, during labor!
What's getting me though these difficult times? Not reading/watching every single post, article, new station!!! Which is one reason I'm distancing myself from social media for a while. Our society thinks just because someone wrote an article, a blog, or it's circulating the news that it's factual information. People are creating memes, most of which don't have any facts to prove it. So, I'm taking social distancing to a whole new level. I'll be here in my little bubble I've created where I can control my mental heath which is the most important right now with a growing child.
Until next time...
An incredible special 'thanks' to Fawn Leach Photography for our amazing maternity portraits and Makeup by Teddi for her talented skills.
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