So the week of Thanksgiving brought week 3 of our birthing class. We covered such fun topics as medication, drugs during delivery, nausea, spinal taps, and birthing balls. As exciting as all of those wonderful conversations were (especially the nausea discussion) the best part of class was watching "the video". Hopefully you all know what I mean by "the video". It's the no holds bared, graphic, realistic video making you understand that yes, a baby that big can actually fit out of there.
I was giving the advice from my mother ahead of time to not scream out loud in class while watching "the movie"...just to scream in my head. Well interestingly enough I didn't have to scream at all (out loud or in my noggin). The video wasn't as bad or as graphic as I remember from sophomore year of high school biology class, or from the recent baby birthing documentary Meggan and I watched the other day. I'm not saying that the video we watching in birthing class wasn't good, it just wasn't as scary as all the hype everyone seems to give it. Probably it also helps that my perspective while watching the video has changed a lot since high school too. No longer is it the scary "don't get anybody pregnant" scared straight type of video, instead it is the WOW what a beautiful miracle of life.
Isn't if funny how a couple years, tons of life lessons, and marrying the right person puts thing even as crazy as becoming parents into perspective?
Cheers,
~Keith
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