The First Birthing Class - 28 weeks

Matt and I attended our first birthing class this weekend. It was a relatively small class, only 6 couples in total. At least one of each couple is a foreigner - Brits, Dutch, American are the nationalities besides Swiss. Our instructor is English, but has been living in Switzerland for quite a while. We are one of two couples who are at 28 weeks - the rest are further along than us.

It was a pretty interesting class. The only thing I found a little unnerving was that at one point I got really really faint when she was describing in detail contractions and the pain that comes with active labor. I don't know if it was me and my typical getting whoozy at the sight and thought of blood/pain or the fact that the classroom we were in was about 90-degrees! Probably a combination of both, but either way - I didn't like my reaction! I had the same reaction at our couple shower when all the girls started telling their delivery stories! What is going to happen when I actually am in the middle of labor!?!? I had better not be passing out and coming to over and over again!

Even Matt seemed to enjoy the class. There was a lot of focus on what role the partner plays in helping during labor and different relaxation techniques. Next week we'll spend more time on pain management and looking at modern birthing methods as well as spend an evening on lactation. I just hope that I can remember all this stuff when the time comes!

According to my baby book, baby is about 2.5lbs/1.1kg now! I can feel it all the time and it seems to react when I set things on my belly - especially in the evenings. I think that is pretty cool because my Mom told me I did the same with her and my Dad when she was pregnant with me. My Dad used to sit a plastic bowl on my Mom's belly and watch me kick at it. Matt and I tried it the other night with a book and our little one was making it wobble! You can also see the movements by just watching my belly - it's so neat!