Class week 4

Class was interesting as usual this week. We talked about laboring on the birth ball (one of those exercise balls people sit on) and different positions to take in labor if you are having back pains during your contractions (which means the baby is pointed face front instead of face back like he is suppose to. We also did these exercises where we I held an ice cube in my hand for a minute to simulate labor and our instructor told all the women to do something wrong (breath shallowly, not relax our legs) and see if the dads could figure out what we were doing and get us back on track. Mike was one for two (he didn't figure out my leg was tight) but he did a great job of making sure the rest of me was relaxed. I think he is going to be a great birth partner.