We wrapped up our childbirth prep class series this week. The final session was on postpartum and newborn care. I continued to be impressed at how interesting the instructor made some topics that could have been pretty unpleasant.
We also had a class on natural labor at the beginning of the week, and it also ended up being a terrific class. This one was taught by a woman who is usually a labor & delivery nurse at the hospital, but she LOVES natural labor and teaches a class on it once a month. Her enthusiasm and support for it was fantastic and really made us (i.e., me) think I can do it. Or at least give it a very good shot. :)
I've spoken on the phone with the woman who will most likely be my doula. The way our hospital works is they have doulas, and after I answered questions on my personality & what I wanted & the type of person I thought I'd most be comfortable with, the coordinator matched me with one of the available doulas. We'll meet next week in person to get to know one another & make sure we both think the match will work. She seemed very nice on the phone, so I've got good hopes for it. :)
My belly button is slowly but surely turning into an outie. I'll be honest, it kind of disturbs me. I have no idea why this aspect of pregnancy gets to me so much, but it does. I try to pretend it's not happening.
We hope to get a lot of work done around the house this week so that we feel more prepared for the baby's arrival. I've had a contraction every 3 - 4 hours today so I realize that the end is definitely approaching. And if you're wondering, by "we" I really mean that L will be doing a lot while I do what I can and take lots of breaks on the couch. I don't want to encourage this baby to arrive early!
2 comments:
Wow, it sure seems like this has passed so quickly (I am sure you don't think so though!) Are you going to share the nursery with us or have I missed that post? I am curious to hear/see what the baby's room is going to look like!
Actually, it really does seem like it's gone by fast. Maybe not some of the individual days when I spent the entire time vomiting, but the pregnancy itself seems to have sped by. Kind of like how I'm expecting babyhood to be - long days but a short time.
You haven't missed the nursery post because I haven't done one (yet). So far the nursery has a mostly bare crib. There is a blanket draped over the crib rails (my weak attempt at decorating) and a cute crib mobile attached to it. Then there's a nightstand, and a loveseat that needs to go away as soon as my husband gets some help moving it downstairs. That's it.
I am hoping that the loveseat will be out this week, and my rocker/recliner can come upstairs which will make the room look somewhat more nursery-like. Additional decorating will wait until after our final shower (next Saturday) so we can see what we have & how to arrange it & all that. Pictures after that as soon as I can manage it because yes I want to share. :) Thanks for asking!
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