3rd prenatal Class..

Another sat has arrived for our 3rd lesson at TMC. This time we had a little chauffeur, Mat, who came to my house to pick up old clothes, and took pictures of the goods I wanna sell (NO MONEY LA!). I wanna sell away my toys but when I opened the cupboard, they were all looking at me and telling me.. Please.. Don't sell me away..Please.. :( LOL.. but anyway after lunch, Mat fetch us to TMC and also fetch my mum to my grandma house, as Mat stayed at AMK as well. One stone kill 2 birds.. So thankful to her, if not my mum will be all alone at home as my Dad went for his mahjong game.

We were there early for the first time at 1.45pm. But there isn't any good seats left! All the people there so kiasu! Just pick any seats and sat. As usual, a video will be played. And guess what, the video for the day is the types of birth! In my mind, it wasn't a bad topic, but when the video played, it's seriously SCARY! I can say even more R-rated than last week's (whole body nude while giving birth for the ang mohs). Anyway the first natural birth at home video already put me off. Even Mrs Wong said these videos are really only meant for preggies, if not those non-preggies will be put off by pregnancy.

So, natural birth at home is done by midwives, without using any pain relief methods except for massage and then when cervix become 10cm dilated, the show starts! U can at first see the baby's head..then the woman has to push further, then the baby's face to the chin will show, and then push further, the shoulders and then the whole body is OUT! and quickly bring to the mum's abdomen for her to carry her baby. Imagine I was opening my mouth wide when I see the whole process! Then I told Mr, though it is damn scary, but the tot of it, is so miraculous that a human can come out from underneath and not say a tiny stone.. but a whole human body! :X

The whole videos shows the rest, like using epidural, C-Section where it shows the operation and the baby come out bloody from the stomach (another miraculous act when the doctor pulled out the baby from the stomach), water birth (I tot of adopting this method as I heard only Thomson has this, but I am afraid that the baby will drink water! hehe). Another one was gross, where in natural birth, the mother has actually push the poo out before the baby is out. I know it will happen but I hope it wont happen to me.. cos it will be so embarrassing and don't know how stink it will be! But anyway, after seeing all this, I felt myself prepared for the whole course of giving birth, from pain, to deep breathing to seeing a human coming out from underneath.. And I guess I will also give a tear of happiness when I see her and hug her.. :P

Today's lesson isn't much. More like a exercise revision of pelvic floor strengthening and deep breathing. Only new is Mrs Wong was there to show us the correct method of pushing and the wrong and funny ways of pushing. One wrong way when nurse ask you to PUSH, you don't make the sound of pushing like pushing out your poo, else end of the birth you end up with no voice! This really sets us off laughing loud! After which, Mrs Wong asked all the papas to do the pushing so they know how much pain we women go through.. And making sure the guys are all sweaty and face red after pushing. But end up, all only pretend! Haha..

The last part was for the guys, what to do when you see a preggie on the street and going to give birth (emergency case). Here goes the dialog:

Wong: Do you deliver for the woman?
Guys: No.

Wong: What do you do then?
Guys: Call 995.
Wong: Very good.

Wong: Then! The baby's head is out. What do you do?
Guys: No answer.. LOL
Wong: You don't go and touch people's private area hur! Wait you end up being sued by the woman and the woman can say "Sir, he touched my private part when I am in distress!" (All of us were laughing like mad!). So the answer is ask the woman to pick up her own child and carry it. And of cos you don't ask the woman to strip her clothes to clean dry the baby, take off your own shirt! Haha..

Wong: And when you want to ask her if she is alright, you don't hit her chest else you will be kena sued "Sir he squeezed my breast while I am in distress!". Just pat her back.

I couldn't imagine anyone would be so calm giving instructions when you see such an emergency case. Would you?

How sad when the class was ending, knowing that this is the last lesson with Mrs Wong, as for the next 2 classes she is not free and has to be taught by her nurse. Argh, I guess the class wont be that fun.. Imagine those who came from other hospital just for her, and knowing that next 2 lessons aren't taught by her.. :(

Next sat, is subaru challenge and as usual, Mr will go try it out to see if he has the luck to get in. If he has, it just meant that I have to go to the Doc's appt myself and as well as the 4th prenatal class. Can't help feeling sad.. and having mixed feelings of wanting him to get in and not get in.. Argh... Leave it to fate to see which is more impt.