Image from Hyperbole and a Half This is what we learned last night in Childbirth Class: there are three ways your labor can go, and they are Pretty Bad, Worse, and Even Worse Than That. Pretty Bad: You can try labor without drugs, and look and sound like the screaming moaners … [Read more...]
My Magic Belly
36 Weeks I haven't posted a belly shot for a while, so if you're yearning for a comparison, check out my post from January 29. I was about 28.5 weeks pregnant there. This morning while I was painting in the hallway (yes, I'm painting, but just little spaces, and it's … [Read more...]
And Then There’s the Breastfeeding
Last night's adventure at baby class: a video about breastfeeding. In the video, the women who had just given birth to these little suckers were only briefly shown - at least, their faces were only briefly shown. The rest of the time was focused on their breasts - alone or … [Read more...]
Rite of Passage
Last weekend my friends Lisa and Katie threw me a baby shower at Lisa's beautiful house under the bridge. Unlike my bridal shower, at which I had to keep reminding myself "hey, it's my bridal shower!" I was perfectly prepared to be the guest of honor at my baby shower. I am still … [Read more...]
Ambushed
I thought I'd seen it all, but then last night I saw a video clip of a woman delivering a placenta. We were at our first Childbirthing Class, where someone teaches you how to give birth to a child, presumably. Including us there were 10 couples, all very nice people. Two of … [Read more...]