Baby Class

So, I have a whole new respect for the ladies now that I have a visual record of what they go through to bring another human being into the world. I also have a whole new respect for Fatima because even after seeing all of that she still wants to do it drug free! It is funny that even now, having just watched a birth video, I feel so helpless in the process. Us guys have it so easy and I think we take it for granted a lot of times. As you can probably tell, we just went to a baby class that pretty much prepares us for the birth of our son. We learned a lot of stuff about the various things involved with birth. I think the best information that we got was on when to come to the hospital. They say that when your contractions are about 5 minutes apart, on average, and constant for about an hour that you should come to the hospital. I know this sounds really quick but you have to keep in mind that the contraction really will only last about 30-45 seconds, so there is still a lot of down time between them. Overall though, I think the class was worth it and during a day of so many unknowns and ever changing variables it will be nice to know a little about what is going on, even if it just so the doctor has a few less questions to enoy him/her with!