Child Birth Class

Last weekend we had our child birth class. It was a big day for me and the end of my ignorance is bliss bubble!

We started the class learning about the different stages of labor and what happens in each stage. Then we moved on to how to help ease pain when you are in Active Labor (see I learned something). Which means we learned positions on the birthing ball or for holding onto Justin while trying to also walk the halls, etc. Then I got a massage (in class) and that made my day! The husbands were supposed to try different massage techniques to see what we liked and didn't like for the big day. We learned that I liked most anything, but that he shouldn't use his elbow to give me a massage. Only my husband would use his elbow right in my back. It mostly just made me jump...not very relaxing. :)

We watched a lot of videos. And it turned out I knew someone in them. It was the lady that I babysit for, she told me she was in it and I appreciated the warning. So I got to see Renya being born.

The last video was a woman giving birth naturally. During the whole class I kind of forgot about the whole pain part. We were practicing positions, massages, what to do, what not to do, when to go to the hospital...that pain part just slipped my mind. Until I watched that video and that does not look fun! I'm pretty sure Justin was more traumatized by the video than me though. I don't really have a choice and I'm so ready to get this little "alien" out. But I think he teared up multiple times, not because of the miracle of birth...but because he was going to have to watch me be in that much pain and not be able to do anything about it. Such a sweet husband I have!

However, I have no intention in being in that much pain! My plan is to go as long as I can without, so the labor progresses and then its an Epidural for me!