JY and I just spent the last two weekends in more baby related classes.
This time, the class was on labor and birth of the baby. We went through theory then exercise on how to deal wtih the labor and birth process.
Most of the people in the class were expecting earlier than us. Were were taught relaxation exercieses, positions, breathing techniques, stages of labor, and a bit on baby care.
Overall, it was a good class, took us couple of Saturdays, did provide us with more information on the whole process.
My favorite part was watching the actual birth on video, the babies were so far from what I imagined a new born would look like, it was shocking. Now that I’ve seen what a new born really looks like and understanding why she looks like that, I think I can appreciate the appearance of the new born baby much more.
JY and I also went on a maternity tour on Wednesday. We went through the consultation area, delivery room, post-partum rooms, and the nursery. The highlight of the tour was the last stop – the nursery. Just as we got to the nursery, couple of new-borned were just brought in. We watch in fascination how the nurses look the babies’ weight, dress them, took their photos, took their foot-prints, tested their hearing, and wrapped them. One of the babies was 4 pounds, the other 8 pounds, and they look so much different but both cute as buttons.
Anyway, it’s been a busy week, I’ll spend more time blogging once I get more time.