We discovered so much at our class last night. The guys asked a lot of good questions---it is interesting to see what they are interested/concerned about....very different from us mothers at times! The instructor took us through all of the phases/stages of labor and what we should be doing at each stage, as well as what our partner should do.
Since our instructor is familiar with each hospital's procedures, we were able to ask very specific questions (such as whether they will allow us to eat/drink/etc or if they have bathtubs/showers) and whether our doctors would push for induction/meds./etc. Very helpful!
We also learned that it is not very hard to guarantee that your baby is positioned right for labor--basically, the head and spine are the heaviest on a baby, so you want the head down and the spine towards your front. (No sunny side up babies!) Anyways, there are very specific and easy things you can do to prevent a sunny-side up baby. One of them is to avoid sitting in reclining chairs all the time--gravity will push baby around to back. In history, women did not have sunny-side up babies at all.....they sat in straight back chairs and scrubbed floors on their knees! Gravity can do amazing things!
For more info...an interesting site is www.spinningbabies.com
It also tells you how to map where your baby is!
SOrry--probably not interesting to you already mothers and those who aren't expecting...but I find it absolutely fascinating how modern medical marvels actually impede the natural childbirth process!
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Holy buckets, Beck, that is a LOT of info on that website. But it is really interesting. Can't wait to hear more! Be quick and pass along your knowledge before mid-Feb, will ya? :)
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