Class week 9

This week we finished up learning about breastfeeding and then talked about some postpartum care of me. Teaching people about breast feeding before they have a baby is kind of like teaching someone how to ride a bike without a bike, but hopefully we soaked up some information and I know Kaiser has lactation consultants around to help get us started as well. Apparently in the beginning (when I am feeding him 12 times a day) I should not expect to do anything except feed him, change him and catch whatever sleep I can get. We learned a bit about colic (which I think Mike had as a baby) and just general recovery tips for me after the birth. We also talked a bit about C-sections and different things you can request to help aid recovery and hanging out with our baby sooner (hopefully we won't need that info). Just one more class to go, and then we will know everything a new parent could possibly want to know (ha ha).