we went to our first antenatal class last night. there were six couples (including us) and, although i'm a little picky about people, they all seemed very nice, if not a little awkward because of the way we've all been suddenly thrown together. one of the women is having twins which is pretty exciting, another is due on the same day as me and is having her baby in the same hospital so, who knows, we might actually bump into each other on the delivery day. i'm probably one of the oldest mums there and while i feel a little uncomfortable with that it's only what i expected. i was also pretty open about my preference to give birth in a hospital "with all sorts of machines and a greater variety of pain relieving options around" rather than at a midwife unit, which may not have been a universally popular view but fuck it, it's my birth and my baby and if i want to do it the old fashioned way then that's what i'm going to do. i'm certainly not keen on the idea of waiting for an hour to be transferred by ambulance to the hospital, which takes another half hour, if i simply decide i need an epidural and who knows what i will need when the time comes. obviously, as you can see i'm a little touchy about this subject! anyway, personal preferences aside, the class was kind of fun, even the cg enjoyed it, and i'm looking forward to the next session. still, in the back of my mind, i can't help thinking that my mum went into hospital knowing absolutely nothing about giving birth and she did ok. sometimes too much information is worse than too little, if you know what i mean.
11:50 a.m. - March 05, 2008
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