We've begun our pre-natal classes; we've only had one so far, and we both felt like it was pretty pointless! Both Andrew and I have been reading the books, and the teacher didn't really go over anything that we didn't already know. We're hoping the later classes will be more helpful, though.
Prenatal Series Classes – A series of four prenatal classes titled "A Special Time" will help make your pregnancy, labor and delivery joyful and healthy, while preparing you to care for your new baby. We recommend taking prenatal courses as early in your pregnancy as possible, since much of the information impacts the entire nine months of your pregnancy.
Classes are held every Monday night at 8 p.m. in the Richard H. Rich Auditorium in the 77 Building at Piedmont Hospital. (Classes are not held during the month of December, on any major holiday falling on Monday, or on the fifth Monday of any month.)
Each series includes four sessions on the following topics:
Session 1: A Time for Changes
- Your emotional changes
- Changes in your body
- Sexuality during pregnancy
- How the baby develops
- Information on maintaining a healthy diet
- Considerations for a safe pregnancy (including exercise, drugs, environmental exposures, etc.)
- The signs of labor
- Anesthesia options and the hows and whys of medication
- The delivery: A film on childbirth and Cesarean delivery
- The healthy baby
- Nursing your baby
- Deciding about circumcision
- Caring for your newborn
We’ve also signed up to take the breastfeeding class in June, which I now hear is useless. That really stinks, because ours is supposed to be a full Saturday (9am-5pm!!!!).
The congestion feels like the worst cold I’ve ever had -- I can't breathe through my nose at all. It's really just in the nose and head. Last night, I got in bed at 8:30 and made myself stay awake until 9:30, when I could take it no more. I woke up at 6:30 and was so glad to have actually slept through the night this time. This morning, some of the girls here at work told me to stop drinking milk until I clear up. I have never heard this before, but they said that milk and dairy products create mucous; well, I drink a gallon of skim milk every TWO days!!! I'm going to lay off it for the next week and see if that helps.
I keep hearing that not having morning sickness or nausea means I'm having a boy.