Prenatal Class
Sunday, February 7, 2010
It's been awhile since I've done a belly update and I have grown considerably since the last time. Unfortunately, I also cannot seem to find my camera... Add it to my list of things to do before the baby comes.
Whether I want to admit it or not, this child will be here soon enough. Stefan and I went to an all day prenatal class today and luckily enough it was a nice small class with only 6 couples. I am not sure yet whether the class was particularly helpful or not; as a lot of the information is available in the baby books one feels compelled to read, and you can always watch other people's births via YouTube.
One thing that I had never seen before however was the birthing of the placenta and all I can say is that it ranks pretty high up there in the ick factor. I think for most of the dads, they were even more appalled by that than by the actual birth.
The good thing is that we got to tour the facilities and everyone at the hospital seemed very nice and friendly. The best thing that came out from that class was that the instructor said that the husbands had to give the wives 15 minute back rubs starting this week for 4 days and then increase it by 5 minutes per week. Since I have about 6 weeks to go, I have some very long rubs coming my way. It's all to help the dads practise pain relieving techniques. Now to try to figure out how to prolong this treat long after the baby comes!