First Childbirth Class

Last week we attended our first childbirth class: Medical Options. The class was taught at the hospital where we will give birth, Chesapeake General Hospital. Very awesome RN, Jessica taught the class. The material is very biased, toward the use of an epidural. With that being said, it did calm my nerves a bit about the epidural.

One thing that I have been worried about was becoming paralyzed. Apparently, these stories have remained since the beginning of the use of epidural. When the product was first developed, it contained preservatives that were making the women paralyzed. It was not in fact the procedure itself. These preservatives have been removed and no one has been paralyzed since. I thought it was very interesting.

There was one annoying couple. The male had comments to say about pretty much everything, usually nothing positive. The female was VERY affectionate with her partner, which at times was very creepy. We hope they will not be in any more of the classes we have signed up for.

This coming Monday we have our first Parenting class. I hope it's informative, especially about the care of the newborn when we come home, like how do we care for his umbilical cord stub and care for his circumcision. Look for an update next week about Parenting class Part 1.