Prental Class #2

Last night we had our second Prenatal class at the Grey Nuns and it was awesome.

Each week at our classes we will have a different instructor and a different theme to the night. The instructor last night was a labour and delivery nurse who gave us the full run down on what to expect when we go in to the hospital to have our baby.

She gave us a basic run through of what can go wrong and how they will treat us if any of these things happen. We were able to see and touch forceps, a vacuum and an epidural tube as well as a few other instruments we may encounter during our stay.

We were given a slideshow tour of the Labour and delivery ward as well as the postpartum ward and we were told what we should be bringing with us to the hospital. She ran through the process of a c-section as well as our options for pain management.

Throughout the entire presentation we were encouraged to ask questions and with a classroom of 20 pregnant women and their partners.... there were a lot of questions asked. It was great to be given an open forum to ask all of those things that we wish we had time to ask our OBGYN. It helped ease a lot of our fears while creating a few new ones.

We are excited about our class next week. All we know is that we are supposed to bring a Yoga mat and some comfortable clothing.... Thank goodness we have been practicing our flexibility in our Yoga classes!

S