Multiples Lamaze

I called this a Sympathy belly last time. My mistake. It's an EMpathy Belly. Unfortunately, I didn't get a picture with Clark in it. He was in front of a class so the picture taking opportunity was a bit awkward. HOWEVER, he said that as soon as he sat down he had to go to the bathroom! FINALLY....a little bit of empathy for all my bathroom breaks. :)

I wanted to record a little bit about the lamaze class we attended. This class was only for mothers of multiples and surprise, surprise...we were the only triplets in there. Everybody else was expecting twins. We got special treatment though so no complaints.

The class took place two Saturdays in a row at the hospital where we'll be delivering.

~We talked about pre-term labor which I'm at high risk for. How to recognize the signs and what to do.

~We practiced breathing and relaxation techniques during labor. Although I'm set for a C-section, we still participated in the exercises because that meant shoulder and back massages for me! YaY! Only problem was that Clark wanted to be the one laying on the ground and getting a massage.

~We talked in detail about the process of C-sections and what to expect. Our instructor even found a C-section for triplets which was really interesting. Brought tears to our eyes. We're still unsure if the tears were out of excitement or fear! :) Those babies were out in less than two minutes though!

~We talked about preemies and some of the complications that can arise. Our babies will be small so we're expecting to be driving back and forth to the hospital for a little bit.

~We toured the NICU and got to see the PODS where the babies stay. There are 48 beds in the NICU which is huge and our hospital has the highest ranking of care for their NICU. That's reassuring and the tour was so helpful in giving us an idea of what to expect.

~Of course there was talk about epidurals which I purposely tuned out. It will all be done behind me so no reason to watch it be done to someone else. Enough said. I did meet a girl at the Doctor's office who said she LOVED her C-section because she literally could not feel one thing. So....that's comforting, I guess.


Clark even admitted to being grateful for the class. I think we learned enough to be prepared but still hold a bit of ignorance so as not to freak us out. All I have to say is that I am SOOO glad it is June and one more month is in the record books. Some other records in the books is the weather here and my weight. 100+ degree weather all summer just isn't going to cut it. I will die. It also doesn't help that I've gained three pounds a week for the past three weeks. Hmmmm...maybe I should choose low fat ice cream. ;)

I would highly recommend this class to any person pregnant with multiples. I have never taken a singleton class but the multiples class, I assume, covers preterm labor and c-sections in more depth. Being able to recognize preterm labor is super important and we spent the majority of the day on this topic. Well worth the time.

Belly shot: 20 weeks.