Delivery Class

My heart was pounding as I walked up to the hospital with Jake last night; we were going to our first Delivery Class. I was so nervous! Was I supposed to bring pillows? Why didn’t I see anyone else carrying pillows? Great, I am going to look like an idiot carrying two huge blue pillows into class!

Okay! Calm Down Katie …… Just Breathe!

Why am I so nervous? I really can’t answer that. I have been scared about everything! I really wanted to get into this class but it was full and at the last minute the instructor called and said that they could fit us in!! Thank you, God!! He must have known that I am a tightly wound up bundle of nerves and I need some “teaching” on how to calm the heck down!!

YES!! Other people brought pillows! I was feeling a little better. The class was small, maybe 18 people. Some moms-to-be brought their moms. Of course there were husbands (or at least baby daddies) and one lady even brought her best friend.
The instructor was so calming and full of information. She kept saying “child birth is normal, we are made for this.” Wow, I know it’s a simple concept but just hearing that calmed me down.
I felt so proud to have Jake by my side; he listened carefully and not once looked bored. He did get a little sassy about counting contraction. He told me “That’s easy; I got that in the bag!”
We will see. LOL

On a side note: I was so happy they provided water and snacks during this class! I never eat little cookie packs or graham crackers but during those classes, they are too awesome! They are like gourmet food to me!

We made “couple friends” in the class and by “friend” I mean we talked to them the most.
They are our age and down to earth. They weren’t overly talkative. I hate when people just yak and yak about stuff you don’t really care about because hello, you have never meet them before. I think on the next class we are going to put our mat next to theirs.
In every class there is that one person that shares way too much of their life and gives the oddest advice. We had not one but two women like that!! TMI, folks, TMI!!
Then there are the…I will call them “the Smokers.” They would go out on the breaks and smoke. Yes, one of them is 32 weeks PREGNANT!!!
I couldn’t stand it, what were they thinking? They acted like we didn’t know what they were doing…like we couldn’t smell the smoke on them? Anyways….. They would say things in class like “Well, I went out the night before I gave birth and had one last wild night!” Hump, probably smoking! They just kept saying things like “All women scream I hate you at their husbands during pregnancy “ or “All women say the F word at least ten times while pushing!” By the end of the class I was so annoyed with them I told Jake “NEVER put our mat next to theirs, EVER!!!!”

Over all I had a great first class. I now do five exercises twice a day till the next class. Jake is very serious about them too…. so it looks like my lazy days are over.