Today was great!
Today wa my prepaired childbirth preparation class. Though i've been through labor and delivery 2 times now, it's nice to have a refresher course, ESPECIALLY since things have changed so much since I last gave birth.
We got there early this morning (at 8:30am) to meet my doula. We got our passes and headed up to the 8th floor (labor and delivery). The instructor (Diane) was wonderful. She was very open and honest about everything...not to mention detailed. I felt so comfortable there.
We talked about labor, possible interventions, breathing techniques, breastfeeding and more. I was so happy to come away from this class, knowing that my hospital is proactive about natural childbirth. They are so open to things that other hospitals wont allow. Like birthing balls, using no IV (they put a hep lock on instead), laboring in the shower, changing positions, NO EPISIOTOMY'S, and so on. Im THRILLED about that. I also made it clear that I don't wanna hear "PUSH, PUSH". I want my labor and delivery to be a relaxed and calm environment. This isn't a sporting event. I wanna labor and birth calmly.
I was very forthcoming with my questions. Apparently i am the only one who's been through labor in this class so I knew what to expect to an extent. This helped me to be more open and ask questions that I KNEW the other women would wanna know but were to afraid to ask.
All in all it was a wonderful experience. The day just FLEW by! I can't WAIT to give birth (even though I enjoy being pregnant). I feel better about delivering at this hospital after learning their views on everything. Even the tour of labor and delivery was appaealing. We were able to see a birthing room and there were already birthing balls in there, showers with stools to sit on, bassinetts, etc.
So YAY for UVA!
We got there early this morning (at 8:30am) to meet my doula. We got our passes and headed up to the 8th floor (labor and delivery). The instructor (Diane) was wonderful. She was very open and honest about everything...not to mention detailed. I felt so comfortable there.
We talked about labor, possible interventions, breathing techniques, breastfeeding and more. I was so happy to come away from this class, knowing that my hospital is proactive about natural childbirth. They are so open to things that other hospitals wont allow. Like birthing balls, using no IV (they put a hep lock on instead), laboring in the shower, changing positions, NO EPISIOTOMY'S, and so on. Im THRILLED about that. I also made it clear that I don't wanna hear "PUSH, PUSH". I want my labor and delivery to be a relaxed and calm environment. This isn't a sporting event. I wanna labor and birth calmly.
I was very forthcoming with my questions. Apparently i am the only one who's been through labor in this class so I knew what to expect to an extent. This helped me to be more open and ask questions that I KNEW the other women would wanna know but were to afraid to ask.
All in all it was a wonderful experience. The day just FLEW by! I can't WAIT to give birth (even though I enjoy being pregnant). I feel better about delivering at this hospital after learning their views on everything. Even the tour of labor and delivery was appaealing. We were able to see a birthing room and there were already birthing balls in there, showers with stools to sit on, bassinetts, etc.
So YAY for UVA!
posted by Renee @ 8:21 PM
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