Prepared Childbirth : Take 2

Status: 30 weeks, 3 days

Last night we had our second session of our Prepared Childbirth class. It was a lot more relaxed this week, and I think we all felt more comfortable with each other in general. The topics covered this week were: active labor, relaxation, and the use of different labor positions.

First, we reviewed what we learned about early labor from the first week's class. After that, we learned about back labor, comfort measures, and the support person's role in active labor. To make it even more real, we watched a 15 minute video of a woman who had a natural labor with an awesome support person. I think it gave the partners a lot more confidence when they could see that it actually works!

After we scared all the guys, we went on to a little bit of deep breathing and relaxation practice. We sat facing backward in a chair with a pillow, and the partners tried different back massage techniques....it was sooooooo nice! I can't wait to practice that part some more!