We had our third birthing class last night and it was by far the worst. The first one was pretty basic, 'this is what happens to your body during pregnancy' thing, last week was the stages of birth and we watched a video of a birth that wasn't really that bad. This week, though, was about medical intervention during birth. Seeing someone get an epidural was way worse than seeing someone give birth. I don't know who first thought 'Hey, I know! Let's jam a huge needle into a woman's spinal column, then run a smaller needle through the bigger needle!' but they were clearly slightly insane. And C-Sections seem even worse. I really, really hope Kelly is allowed to deliver naturally. And I'm really, really glad that men can't get pregnant.
Next week we get a tour of the hospital we're delivering at, so that should be really cool. It really does hammer home the point that in a little over a month and a half, Kelly and I are gonna meet our little girl!
Yeah...glad I couldn't see my own epidurals or c-section...also glad our birth class didn't show video of either. The benefits of waiting until the last minute to do the class and having to take the one day (all day) crash course. No matter how Kelly delivers she will need lots of support and positivity...you will both do great! Love from Katie. Posting as anon so I don't have to log in. :)
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