Since Darrell is in school every night, Sarah agreed to come with me to the seven week Prepared Childbirth class that is offered by OU Medical Center. Hopefully Darrell and I will be able to attend the "fast track" course together as well, but either way, it looks like Sarah is going to be my other Labor Support Person. I think it's going to work out beautifully!
The class is being taught by Marie Rowe, a childbirth instructor who my friend Angela recommended. She is a very sweet older lady, who is just about 70 years old. She was a L & D nurse, and now does childbirth education and doula services. I thought it was pretty cool that she volunteers as a doula to women whose husbands are overseas with the military. She definitely has a bent toward natural, unmedicated childbirth which is, of course, fine by me! I was so suprised that at least two of the four other couples in the class were vocal about their desire to have natural, unmedicated births. It made me happy to meet other young, normal people in real-life who have a similar goal.
Being the first class, things seemed a little unorganized. Marie admitted that she was being forced to follow a structure that she wasn't used to, so I hope that's why it seemed a little disjointed at first. Not that she didn't give us some interesting information though. Toward the second half of the class she had us watch part of a DVD with a class discussion and then a birth video, and that was good. Overall I'm excited to be doing it. I hope that I learn a lot that will help during labor, but regardless it is just good to be out of the house and talking to other pregnant mommies :)
The class is being taught by Marie Rowe, a childbirth instructor who my friend Angela recommended. She is a very sweet older lady, who is just about 70 years old. She was a L & D nurse, and now does childbirth education and doula services. I thought it was pretty cool that she volunteers as a doula to women whose husbands are overseas with the military. She definitely has a bent toward natural, unmedicated childbirth which is, of course, fine by me! I was so suprised that at least two of the four other couples in the class were vocal about their desire to have natural, unmedicated births. It made me happy to meet other young, normal people in real-life who have a similar goal.
Being the first class, things seemed a little unorganized. Marie admitted that she was being forced to follow a structure that she wasn't used to, so I hope that's why it seemed a little disjointed at first. Not that she didn't give us some interesting information though. Toward the second half of the class she had us watch part of a DVD with a class discussion and then a birth video, and that was good. Overall I'm excited to be doing it. I hope that I learn a lot that will help during labor, but regardless it is just good to be out of the house and talking to other pregnant mommies :)
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