Last week, Babydaddy and I attended our first prenatal birthing class. We're taking a six week session, allowing us lots of time to absorb as much information about effacing, placenta, pushing and vaginal tearing. Hooray?
We started off with an informative icebreaker, where we got to ask other parents if they knew about a variety of labour and birth facts. Babydaddy's personal favourite appeared to be the question about the effects of nipple stimulation during labour. As it turns out, our instructor explained, it would take a lot of nipple stimulation to induce labour to which Babydaddy responded with an enthusiastic "Yessss!" Yep, I procreated with this fella, ladies.
Interestingly, the class gave me the opportunity to experience my partner in a new way -how he is as a student. This made me reflect on my own behaviour as a classroom learner. It's been a long while since I was a student in a traditional sense. Apparently I haven't changed -I answer questions when I know -or think I know- the answer. I speak up when no one else wants to volunteer information. I ask questions, only when I'm really curious.
Unlike the majority of student-parents in the group, I'm fairly far along in my pregnancy. Many woman aren't due until February or March. I've already begun reading and thinking about labour and birth, giving me that academic "edge" that pushes me to be such a keener. Hopefully I won't be "that mom", causing the other parents to loathe us.
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