Childbirth class, session 1
Last night was the first night of childbirth class for me and Chris. I knew it would be a little early for me to take the class, but my friend who is 10 weeks further along and her husband wanted us all to take the class together so that’s what we did. I am probably 10 weeks less along than anyone else in there. Some people look like they might drop a baby at any second and this is a five week class!
I learned some interesting things tonight:
Although the video we watched suggested bringing a rolling pin to the hospital as a massage tool, that is NOT recommended. I wonder if anyone beat the crap out of their significant other with a rolling pin during labor at some point.
The video was a lovely gem from the early 1990’s. It literally looked like the actors were pregnant crack whores and their lovers snatched from the street. One girl’s baby daddy had a skin head hair cut (shaved on the sides, long everywhere else) and another girl’s partner appeared to molest her stomach with what I would call more than enthusiastic tummy rubbing. It was a little disturbing.
Most of the fathers-to-be in the class said their wive’s emotional state was the worst part of the pregnancy for them…including Chris!
I am fearful of next week — that is when we’ll be watching births on video. I don’t think I am ready to see that and think I’ll be doing that in less than 6 months. Augh!
April 2nd, 2008 at 2:18 pm
love the ode! you just might have a future in writing girl!
so i hope those crack whores and tummy molesters keep their hands to themselves during your next class!
wow, things have changed. our class was full of relatively boring people - we were the only people with some color and i mean that figuratively and literally!
have fun watching the babies come down the slide - it’s not a pretty sight. i told them no mirror when it was time…yes, i do see why men have a hard time getting back on the horse - whew, talk about envy…
smooches,
j