Hi all
Tonight Eric, myself and baby attended our fourth child birth class tonight. The focus was on breastfeeding and learning some basics. We continued practicing comfort moves which will help during labor, I especially like the hand massages which Eric is great at! We also had a trivia contest on Breast Feeding, guys against the girls, the odds were not stacked in the boys favor. Needless to say the girls won but the men did well, only a few behind. We also watched a video with an expert in the field, Dr. Newman, demonstrating visual cues of how the baby gets a good "latch" and regarding the enormous benefits of breastfeeding . Ahhhh there is alot to learn in a very short time but were up for the challenge:)I am 30 weeks pregnant, the baby should be about 3 lbs at this point. I can feel harder kicks and its amazing. Eric gets a kick out of watching the belly move. I had a Dr. apt. this week as well, everything is going well, I am 31 cm in length (uterus), almost the same # as weeks pregnant. Dr. Shepperd is guessing an 8 lb baby at this point, which is a good weight, similar to mine and Eric's. Dr. Shepperd mentioned she takes the first two weeks in July off so hopefully she will be able to deliver, as it will likely be later July. Also Eric and I decided to have a "Doula" which is a birthing coach for the 3 weeks leading up, the big day and to follow up a few times afterward. The lady which teaches out classes, Donna will be the Doula. She is really sweet and Eric and I feel very comfortable with her. Julie will be there too, and I think its a great mix!
