Childbirth Class - Session #1
Tonight was the first of four childbirth classes. We are taking them through Beaumont Hospital in Birmingham. The first task was to meet and greet and then answer some questions about pregancy. This was broken up into moms on one side of the table and dads on the other. The first question was what was the best thing about pregnancy, the two main answers from everyone was the ultrasounds and feeling the baby move. Of course, then it was time for the dark side... EVERYONE'S top item was MOOD SWINGS!! These were followed with a few others.
After doing the general introductions and finding out what everyone was having and then it was right down to business. Nothing graphic yet, but it sounds like that will be next week. This week was just some animated anatomy and a couple of props.
The last section of the class was doing some beginning breathing and relaxation exercises. I thought Amy was going to/did fall asleep. I don't think she did, but she was definitely a lot more relaxed than she was when we first got there. I tried giving her a massage when we first got there and then was instructed to later and I could totally feel the difference, so it is obvious the exercise did something for Amy.
The instructor is great and is a lot of fun. You would think at first look that she would be very uptight and uninteresting. Boy, we were wrong... She even taught most of the class with her fly down... No one noticed because she was covered by a jacket. She notifced it herself once we started doing the breathing. It was a good giggle.
Well, next week will be more intense as we get more into the nitty gritty. Our instructor told the guys to wear shoes that we can tie up because we will be getting to see the "real deal".
After doing the general introductions and finding out what everyone was having and then it was right down to business. Nothing graphic yet, but it sounds like that will be next week. This week was just some animated anatomy and a couple of props.
The last section of the class was doing some beginning breathing and relaxation exercises. I thought Amy was going to/did fall asleep. I don't think she did, but she was definitely a lot more relaxed than she was when we first got there. I tried giving her a massage when we first got there and then was instructed to later and I could totally feel the difference, so it is obvious the exercise did something for Amy.
The instructor is great and is a lot of fun. You would think at first look that she would be very uptight and uninteresting. Boy, we were wrong... She even taught most of the class with her fly down... No one noticed because she was covered by a jacket. She notifced it herself once we started doing the breathing. It was a good giggle.
Well, next week will be more intense as we get more into the nitty gritty. Our instructor told the guys to wear shoes that we can tie up because we will be getting to see the "real deal".
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