Hospital Classes

Being our first baby and all, I thought it would be helpful to take every class available at Sibley Memorial Hospital. Turns out the chairs are uncomfortable and the classes aren't all that necessary. Josh only came to 2 out of the 3 (you can guess what the subject was of the class he was excused from).

The first class we did was a "Baby Skills" class where they teach you how to change a diaper and swaddle a baby. As you can see, Josh's baby skills were very good...even if his baby looks nothing like him!

Swaddling his baby.

The second class (pics below) was a "Labor and Delivery" ALL DAY (9 hours) class.

Josh using the "birthing ball" for his back - there were only 4 in the class and over 20 pregnant women...not sure why the instructor didn't take it away from Josh!

Towards the end of our 9 hours, we moved to the back of the class. This turned out to be the best thing - we both ended up using the "birthing balls" as chairs because they were so much more comfortable.