Useful trivia from birthing class
"Well, it's here. The third trimester. Twelve weeks to go, three months, 80 some-odd days. To celebrate the occasion Ross and I attended the child birthing classes our hospital provides.
On both Saturday and Sunday we, along with a number of other expectant parents -- some expecting any day, others like us with a few months to go -- learned all about labor, delivery, breathing and relaxing techniques (which were very close to those I've learned in yoga class), infant CPR, childcare (such as bathing and swaddling), a breastfeeding class for me, and a fatherhood class for Ross.
There were many interesting things that we learned, too many to share, but here are a few that I thought others would find useful little tidbits of knowledge (in case it comes up in pregnancy Trivial Pursuit or something):
Hemorrhoids are actually varicose veins.
Smoking crack will cause the placenta to separate from the uterus before the baby is born and will result in an emergency C-section (with hopefully a healthy baby).
Milk proteins do not break down in the mothers body, thus it is best to not over do it on dairy (specifically milk) when breastfeeding.
It takes only five minutes to extract a baby by C-section, but 45 minutes to stitch mom up (five layers of tissue/muscles), and 6 weeks for the wound to heal. Ouch!
An epidural can actually slow down a delivery.
A woman in labor is allowed only clear liquids like ice chips, popsicles, juices, and sometimes soda."
--Clare, 11/10/06
On both Saturday and Sunday we, along with a number of other expectant parents -- some expecting any day, others like us with a few months to go -- learned all about labor, delivery, breathing and relaxing techniques (which were very close to those I've learned in yoga class), infant CPR, childcare (such as bathing and swaddling), a breastfeeding class for me, and a fatherhood class for Ross.
There were many interesting things that we learned, too many to share, but here are a few that I thought others would find useful little tidbits of knowledge (in case it comes up in pregnancy Trivial Pursuit or something):
Hemorrhoids are actually varicose veins.
Smoking crack will cause the placenta to separate from the uterus before the baby is born and will result in an emergency C-section (with hopefully a healthy baby).
Milk proteins do not break down in the mothers body, thus it is best to not over do it on dairy (specifically milk) when breastfeeding.
It takes only five minutes to extract a baby by C-section, but 45 minutes to stitch mom up (five layers of tissue/muscles), and 6 weeks for the wound to heal. Ouch!
An epidural can actually slow down a delivery.
A woman in labor is allowed only clear liquids like ice chips, popsicles, juices, and sometimes soda."
--Clare, 11/10/06
posted by RB at 10:31 AM
1 Comments:
Why on earth would Britney Spears opt to get a c-section?! It sounds horrible!
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