I like my midwives.

I just got back from an appointment with one of my midwives. (Baby Girl is doing great.) On Monday I remembered that I was supposed to bring a 3-day nutrition diary to my appointment, so I started keeping one. And today I got a lecture (not mean). It's not that I'm living on chips and cake, it's just that for some reason I tend to neglect eating vegetables. Driving home, I was thinking about it, and I realized that nobody ever asked me about my diet when I was pregnant with Kevin, except maybe once or twice I might have been casually asked if I try to eat from all the food groups and drink plenty of water. So I appreciated that this midwife actually cared to take the time to talk to me about what I eat and help me eat a healthier diet, instead of just saying in passing that it's a good idea. It's so much better to take care of myself now and avoid problems like preeclamsia and hypertension, rather than dealing with them if they show up, and I think it makes a lot more sense for healthcare to be focused on healthy lifestyle rather than waiting until people are actually sick. That is why I like my midwives, because they are willing to take the time to help me have a healthy pregnancy.