Well it went pretty painlessly. It was actually much better than what I expected and what I had heard it might be. Plus we got out a 1/2 hour early.
The instructor lady, Sherrie, is very nice and didn't waste anytime boring us with lecture. We got to watch a stand up comedy routine by Bill Cosby on Natural Child Birth which of course was pretty funny and then we learned some breathing and relaxation techniques and some beneficial positions for helping the baby to descend.
Then we were split into groups, the dads in one room the moms in another, and the guys had to make up a list of things they could do to be helpful during labor and the girls had to draw a picture describing how we might look during labor. Needless to say most of the pictures were pretty comical. But we had to draw the picture on a small round piece of paper that ended up being 10 cm in diameter to represent just how big we'll have to be before that baby even thinks of coming out. OUCH!
We watched another movie on anatomy just to familiarize ourselves with all the different parts involved in caring for the baby while he grows inside.
All in all it was pretty informative and I think I only yawned once the whole time!!
Next week we get to go on a tour of the hospital which is what I've been looking forward to most and it's even better that we don't have to wait until the last class to do so.
So far the only thing I don't like about the class is that it makes me think way more about delivery than I care to. I figure it's inevitable so no sense in getting all worked up about it, but it's kind of hard not to focus on it when you're sitting in a class that's meant to prepare you for just that!! I'm sorry but I think this is a test that I would rather not study for in advance.
Tell me about everything else, but let me find out about the labor once I get there. Besides no ones labor is the same. Everyones experience is different. The only similarity is that it HURTS!!
Ok I'm done ranting and raving for now!
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