Graduates.
Last night we had our fourth and final childbirth class, so we should now know everything we need to know about having this baby. I do feel very informed and like I have a good idea of what to expect, and I think Matt does too. This week’s class was pretty physical because we had a “dress rehersal” of labor. We practiced again using different positions and breathing through contractions. Then, she showed us a couple of different pushing positions and the mechanics of how to hold a breath and push and how many times to push with each contraction. We had to get on the floor with our partners and assume the positions and pretend like we were pushing. I didn’t really like this part because the room was really too small for everyone to be on the floor comfortably, and it was a little close quarters for me to be on the floor with my legs spread open, although at least everyone else was doing the same thing and surely felt equally awkward about it. In talking to Matt about it after class, he thinks it was useful to see just what we will need to do when the time comes to push, which makes sense, especially since he needs to help me through it. Now he’ll kind of know what to tell me to do.
So, now the nursery is ready, our class is over, we have pretty much all the baby gear we can think of, and I’ll be full term a week from today. Even if I went into labor right now, I don’t think they would do anything to stop it and would just let the baby come a tad early. So, the coming weeks are just a waiting game. I am so eager for our new addition to arrive!
