So, my dumb childbirth class is done. The last class of the series really highlighted just how dumb some people are. Or at least completely unprepared for this whole childbirth thing. I give a pass to you nonpreggos and nonmamas reading this, but just take my word for it when I say that if you have reached your second trimester not knowing the answer to these questions, something is wrong. Especially if you've sat through the other classes we've had!
**What is cord blood banking? (she wasn't asking for clarification- she had never heard of it)
**Are there reasons not to circumcise your baby? (again, not asking what these reasons were, she was genuinely surprised anyone wouldn't)
**What does a birthing ball feel like? I've never sat on one. (It's an exercise ball, people...)
** I didn't realize we had to deliver the placenta after the baby... (My personal favorite, even thought it's not really a question)
We start our second childbirth class tomorrow, because we're overachievers like that. Even though apparently we are not the ones that need these classes. Oh well. I really wanted to take a Bradley series, but the day of the week wasn't good for us, so it's the Birthing From Within series instead. Let's hope this goes better!!
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Love the placenta comment! Good for you on all the classes. I didn't take any, and it sounds like I may not have missed much. It probably would have been helpful to learn breathing techniques, but I survived. I didn't feel a thing until they broke my water, and then I had my mother-in-law coach me through the contractions, because she'd gone through natural child birth with Jack.
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