Baby Class Day 1

So, we just got back from an exhausting day of baby/birthing classes at Rush, where I'll deliver. They do their classes over a weekend, 8:30-4:30 on Saturday and 9:00-1:00 on Sunday. Let me tell you it is brutal. They hold it in a classroom in the Rush Medical School building, and those chairs were not made for pregnant women to sit in for hours on end. There was a lot of good information presented, but I have to admit I'm on overload. The birthing video was not that bad, at least not for us. There were a few fathers who were a little queasy, and one guy mentioned bringing his hockey helmet, so he doesn't crack his head open if he faints. The videos of cesareans and epidurals are what pushed me over the edge. I really don't like needles! After a full day of hee hee whooos and questions about hospital procedures, I am feeling pretty reassured (if a little short of breath) about where I'm delivering and what I need to do once it starts. A lot of their basic philosophical ideas about childbirth are in line with what I was hoping for. Tomorrow, we get to see the Labor & Delivery Unit and go over basic baby care.