Birth Classes

We started our birthclass last Thursday. We decided (well, I guess I decided) to do the Bradley Method. The Bradley Method classes are taught by independant teachers (not through a hospital or doctor's office), last for 12 weeks and are intentionally kept small in size (2 to 5 couples only) and focus on a natural, drug and intervention free birth (as long as there are no complications). What we weren't expecting was to be the only couple in the class. Actually, we won't be the only couple in the class forever, there are a couple of other couples who are coming later into the 12 weeks because they are doing a refresher, having had children by the Bradley Method before. Anyway, it was a little interesting having a private birthclass teacher, but Ryan was a trooper. We did watch a short birth video at the end of the class and yikes, June/July suddenly seem a whole lot closer as does the reality that this baby has to come OUT. I guess I'll just have to distract myself by getting to work on the growing list of "things to get done BEFORE the baby comes".