tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17064937.post287302363973421124..comments2023-04-10T08:00:26.980-04:00Comments on Once More, With Feeling: At the end of the day, it's the "being a mommy" that's most important to me.twirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03567870322657395706noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17064937.post-83160646638180535152007-09-07T00:27:00.000-04:002007-09-07T00:27:00.000-04:00i'm doing one of those quickie express classes too...i'm doing one of those quickie express classes too, which is basically the tour and some basic info. my approach is a lot like yours (my birth plan is: "Safe"). i guess i'm just okay with relying on my doctors and labor nurse and don't feel a big urge to try to take control of it all. but i do want to know some more about what to expect, what decisions i will be asked to make, etc. mainly the tour and feeling like i know where to go is the part i'm looking forward to.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01587725139301198392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17064937.post-1804217094761944012007-09-06T08:37:00.000-04:002007-09-06T08:37:00.000-04:00It's really a personal choice. Our hospital offer...It's really a personal choice. Our hospital offers them for free, and they are squeezed into one day (Saturday). I'm also taking a free BF class that our local health dept. offers. I haven't signed up for a tour of the hospital, thanks for mentioning it! :-)Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15386896329430903898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17064937.post-22086842852829104092007-09-03T13:34:00.000-04:002007-09-03T13:34:00.000-04:00My nurse asked me if I was planning to take any ch...My nurse asked me if I was planning to take any childbirth classes and I said, "Why? I've got a 98% chance of a c-section, right?" And she pointed out that there are c-section-specific classes available and I said, "yeah, and there they'll explain the pre-op procedure, the epidural process, what happens in a c-section procedure itself, and they'll show a video of a c-section. This is all stuff I know and I'm good with it. I mean, I don't love the epidural part, but the class isn't going to fix that." She conceded that there was probably no point whatsoever in me taking any such class.<BR/><BR/>If I were having a singleton, I think I still wouldn't bother. I'm pretty sure many women before me have figured out the whole childbirthing thing on their own. I've got a good handle on how to deal with pain (I have NO desire for an epidural EVER). I've had more than a dozen kidney stones, I have a lot of chronic pain. I'm not worried about the pain... that's fleeting. I just want a baby (or, um, you know, three). I don't see this as a difficult process save for the rare instance with complications (e.g. a triplet delivery...).Ms. Perkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06923832430040384294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17064937.post-56757537095777699332007-09-02T12:45:00.000-04:002007-09-02T12:45:00.000-04:00Having just watched a vaginal birth, in person, an...Having just watched a vaginal birth, in person, and up close ... I can tell you it matters little how you *think* it's going to go. Your body and the baby will handle it however which way it's supposed to happen. If it was me, I'd forgo the classes too. Trust me ... there will be people there helping you along and doing what *you* need at any particular moment. <BR/><BR/>Also? May I add the epidural is a fo'sure for me, too ;-) They don't always work or they work in varying degrees but still I'd be all about giving it a try!<BR/><BR/>Like the RN told our patient when things got really hard: "your body was made to do this! you can do this!" Truth.Irish Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13222992447645337845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17064937.post-46866476087922837392007-09-01T08:51:00.000-04:002007-09-01T08:51:00.000-04:00I took classes.... 3 over a 3 week period if I rem...I took classes.... 3 over a 3 week period if I remember correctly. I didn't want to but the military required it (at the time, I don't know if that is the case anymore). Honestly, I read so many pregnancy and childbirth books before I got pregnant, just in case, that all the information that they gave me at class was old news. Mainly what they covered for me was the labor and birthing process. They touched only a little on breathing and E and I thought we had it covered when we practiced at home. However when it came to labor time the nurse had me breathe a different way through the contractions which worked better I guess. I also fell asleep after the epidural which for me, getting that damn thing was the worst part of labor. When I woke up the doc told me to sit up and she just slid right out. So, I didn't have any of that 'pushing for 5 hours' drama either. The best part about the classes was that E learned something.Livhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03980810125662417118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17064937.post-57718970672899241632007-08-31T19:22:00.000-04:002007-08-31T19:22:00.000-04:00I've had 2 'natural childbirths' and I think you h...I've had 2 'natural childbirths' and I think you have the right attitude. Drugs are the way to go. The epidurals they have now are great and I see no special honor in pain. All you want is a healthy baby and that is what I want for you. None of the rest is important at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17064937.post-82911311145796202732007-08-31T18:05:00.000-04:002007-08-31T18:05:00.000-04:00I caved and signed up for the classes... but the t...I caved and signed up for the classes... but the thought of actually going makes me want to vomit. I hate the idea of being in that type of environment -- but I'm scared they might tell me something I should know... we shall see if I actually go through with it.<BR/><BR/>Our classes are free so at least if I bail I won't be out any $$.Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01418041735007521091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17064937.post-32521103379890285312007-08-31T14:48:00.000-04:002007-08-31T14:48:00.000-04:00I didn't do them, though this was in part because ...I didn't do them, though this was in part because I knew I was having a scheduled C. When I asked my OB, he said I could just watch a couple of Baby Stories. Hee!Cat, Gallopinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04867271192971274545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17064937.post-24968952968734659602007-08-31T12:59:00.001-04:002007-08-31T12:59:00.001-04:00I really wouldn't be taking one if it wasn't being...I really wouldn't be taking one if it wasn't being taught by my doula. I figure it's the method she's going to want to use (hypnobirthing), so I better know what it's all about. We got a discount since we were already paying her for her services (though it was still a substantial cost), we've done three classes in a six class series, and I already feel I've gotten enough out of it. For the sake of my Friday nights, I wish it were over, but I'm hoping I'll be glad in the end. At the very least, it couldn't hurt.Furrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08617566957749784387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17064937.post-78837518218757152842007-08-31T12:59:00.000-04:002007-08-31T12:59:00.000-04:00To each her own. I'm not sure if I will ever do t...To each her own. I'm not sure if I will ever do them or not. I probably will, just because I'm the type that worries. I worry they will teach me something that I didn't know and it could make a difference. I don't think I will ever use a focus object or a "happy" place. I do believe in breathing techniques...but I really really want drugs.BigP's Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07124157582246972372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17064937.post-41406240217542730642007-08-31T11:55:00.000-04:002007-08-31T11:55:00.000-04:00Oh I'm not doing the birthing classes, either. We...Oh I'm not doing the birthing classes, either. We couldn't think of anything WORSE than doing them. I absolutely support others if that's what they want to do, but the idea of the classes filled me with a horror I haven't felt since learning that jersey cling knit was in fashion.Twisted Ovarieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00517046650604160650noreply@blogger.com