32 Weeks and 1 Day
It is amazing to me that I only have 8 more weeks until Aiden is born. We have now been to three of our childbirth classes and I left the first two feeling more scared then ever. The third one was a little better. The anesthesiologist came and spoke to us the first part of the class. I got to see the little tubing that goes into your back during labor and for whatever reason that relieved me a lot. I don’t know why but I was picturing some kind of hard plastic tubing thing that was like 1/4 inch around at one end and like 1/8 inch around close to the back and then I guess I thought that the needle stayed in my back the whole time. So, to find out that I will have flexible tubing taped flat to my back made me a little less stressed. We also got to see the needle that they use for the epidural. SCARY. But I figure that if I just make sure not to look at it when I am being prepared for the epidural then I won’t remember just exactly how big it really is, plus they explained that they stick a smaller needle in with numbing stuff first so you don’t feel the big needle going in. AHHHHHH. But I suppose I would rather worry about my epidural so that I don’t spend the rest of the labor and delivery worrying about everything else. I really am pretty terrified about the whole thing. At the next class we will get to tour the labor and delivery area if there is an empty labor and delivery room. I am looking forward to that immensely.
I have another prenatal visit on the 26th. They are still mostly just talking visits but at this one Brandon and I will probably discuss our birth plan with the doctor.
Lastly, I have been feeling Aiden’s hiccups. How miserable for him. Even I don’t like the hiccups and I am fully grown. I try to ease his hiccups by rubbing my tummy but I don’t think it really helps. Well, I hope that everyone has a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!