Can I handle it?
Tonight Dan and I take the first of four classes entitled "Preparation for Childbirth" at the local hospital. Many of you who know me well might consider me a little prudish - I like to think of it as modest. How am I going to handle a childbirth video?? Yikes! I about died when watching a nature video in which it showed fish mating (gross! Thanks, Katy) so we'll see how this all goes down.
I'll just have to practice some of the breathing techniques that I'm sure they'll be teaching us as well.
In other news, I signed up for the Wilton Cake Decorating Class Part I at Michael's beginning May 6th if anyone is interested in signing up!
I'll just have to practice some of the breathing techniques that I'm sure they'll be teaching us as well.
In other news, I signed up for the Wilton Cake Decorating Class Part I at Michael's beginning May 6th if anyone is interested in signing up!
13 comments:
Believe me, you become quite immune to the birthing videos after you see a couple. I felt the EXACT same way before we took our 5 week course, and then it was like, "oh look, another baby coming out". You get desensitized, but in a good way... it's not as scary anymore. The breastfeeding class is a blast too... luckily that was only a one night course and we were the only couple there.
We just rented the videos and watched them at home. I practiced my breathing techniques for weeks and didn't even use 'em. I just wanted an epidural =). Now that's what really helps you manage the pain, haha. Anyho- have fun at your class, It helped me a lot since I was clueless!
You can do it because its too late. I remember watching one in a class when I was pregnant and I couldn't believe I was doing it and by my own free will. You'll do great.
uh, cake decorating sounds super. Didn't they make you watch those videos in High School? I know I had to. You could decorate a cake with the images that are soon to be seared into your mind.
He he, you need to watch the wild boar video if you thought the fish was bad.
I hope you have a wonderful time at your class. I'm sure they can give you some great info on enemas.
GOOD LUCK Kristen! I have faith in you, you can do it! You can always close your eyes.
i wish i could take a cake decorating class with you! you always have been squeemish about sex, body parts, etc etc. i don't know how i got the way that i am as i was born after you. embrace it, and give birth naked like that guatemalan woman, oh and well you're at it, invite some neighbor children over to watch andmaybe join you in the tub.
When Zev was born, we didn't make it on time for an epidural. So the nurses showed up and ask if there could be student nurses in the room, I was so desperate to have him out that I yelled "YES". I guess my mom figured that I wasn't being prudish and decided to record EVERYTHING! The worse part is that, when she went back to Mexico, she showed everyone she knows!
I'm scarred for life.
You are so funny! Once you have a baby, nothing will bother you... ;)
I feel like I've seen so many now, I could successfully reconstruct the scene if called upon to do so in Cranium Sculpturades. It's scorched into my retina.
You haven't seen any like this one. Picture this: a Guatamalen jungle, a possessed-looking woman, high-pitched indian music, a hot tub, a whole naked family, a mom sucking on her newborn's fingers, mating mosquitos, and no doctor. Welcome to my Monday night.
Rad.
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