First childbirth class

Tonight Jon and I attended our first childbirth class at Baylor Grapevine. Our receipt for the class said to bring two pillows and a blanket so we did. Jon also brought a notepad to take notes. We walked in the meeting room and signed in and got our name plate plus a goodie bag. There were 12 other couples there with their pillows and blankets. The tables were arranged in a U-shape and we each had a handout to read. We all were pretty quiet at the start but then the RN, Liz, made us do an ice breaker which turned out to be fun. We had to meet another couple and find three things we had in common that were not baby related. We met Curtis and Deanna and here's what we had in common: Cowboys fans, owned a truck and all four of us worked. After that we watched a powerpoint presentation and followed along in our books. Liz was very funny and we talked about a lot of things like what happens to a woman's body during pregnancy, hospital policies, labor and relaxation. We finally got on the floor to do some stretching and breathing exercises.

I think it went really well and we learned a lot. There are four more classes in this section. Each couple will be responsible for bringing snacks to class so our turn is December 4. During the third class meeting we'll hopefully get a hospital tour. It was pretty funny to me to see all the husbands carrying pillows and blankets. After class most of the women went straight to the bathroom while the husbands stood in the hallway with purses, pillows and blankets. It kinda made the men talk to each other so that was good.