Child Birth Classes Catch Up

So we're kind of behind the curve with our childbirth class updates. Here's what happened the past two weeks...

Last week Jer and I were happily surprised to have the class go only one hour. The class was nice because with the snowy weather, there were only 6 of us in the room. So it was intimate and there were more Q&A opportunities than in our other classes. There isn't much to share here on the blog because the class was full of after delivery details...what to expect the rest of your hospital stay...and all the fun after baby stuff that moms go through. It was great info, just not all that interesting to anyone who won't be going through it. So...I'll spare details here and just say we learned a lot and I now have a great idea of what I'll go through after delivery. And I was pleased to find out that the nurses have standing orders of 3 different pain killers! That's comforting!

This week our subject was infant care. The class started with two students from the dental school giving us some tips on when to take our child to the dentist and how to care for baby's gums before they have teeth. We then got an hour lecture from a labor and delivery nurse about all the do's and don'ts with our baby. At first I thought her approach was more of a scare tactic approach. You CAN'T do this because this horrible thing could happen. And you WON'T do this because this horrible thing could happen. However, after hearing a few of her stories about babies and children brought into the ER, I realized why she used that method. She actually told us about people who said because their baby wouldn't stop crying, they put vodka in their bottle. That is no joke people. Vodka in the bottle. Her approach softened as the night went on and she showed us her sense of humor. My favorite part of the night was when she took us upstairs for a sponge bath demonstration on a baby in the nursery! The baby was sound asleep and she did not like being woke up for a bath. But man was she a cutey!

All in all, the class was great because there is so much information out there. Use a crib bumper, don't use a crib bumper. No water in their bottles till they are a year. Breast feeding vs. bottle feeding. It's hard to feel confident you are making the right choices. But when we left, Jer and I both felt like we had a good handle on things to expect, and things we want to make sure we do once our baby has arrived.

One more class to go and we'll official graduate from Baby University! Stay tuned. Next week is all about epidurals!