As I sat on the chair in my midwives office, I wasn’t certain what an insufficient cervix was but I was certain that it wasn’t good. It was December 2012 and I was 20 weeks pregnant with my first child, and I was completely unprepared for this news. Ironically, I had planned every other aspect of how my pregnancy and post-partum days would play out. The moment I found out I was pregnant, I had cut out all processed and junk foods. I had planned that my child would be cocooned in an environment of optimal health. I fastidiously drafted (and re-drafted) my birth plan. Oh my, what a plan it was...