I went to an Early Pregnancy Course on Thurs. evening. It is one of a series of free courses put on by the Calgary Health Region. I walked in late and quickly took the seat closest to the door. Then I looked around... everyone was there with their partner, including the lesbian couple. For the first time since starting this journey, I felt really different. It's not like anyone knew I was a Choice Mom, they could have thought I had an asshole for a partner, one who was too busy to attend the class.
Throughout the class I noticed everyone holding hands, giving each other tender little kisses, etc. Blllleaaccchhh!! It was enough to make me lose my dinner.
Or maybe I was just jealous?
The class was good - it was nice to see that the other women are having exactly the same issues as I am. Most people were around 10-13 weeks, so I also made a mental note of how much everyone was showing. I don't think I'm showing yet, I'm just fat! One of the women already had a kid, so she was showing the most. The others ranged from totally flat to obviously bulging.
The two most helpful things I learned that night are that's it perfectly OK to have baths, because you are not immersing your entire body, and the water gradually cools off. The instructor also said I don't need to worry about dyeing my hair since the dye is only on for such a short time, no chemicals are going to make their way to my baby.
My sister and I started Christmas shopping last weekend. I love the build-up to Christmas! It's soooo much better than the actual day. The Children's Place had some great sales on so I stocked up on $1.00 onesies, shirts, a dress, and tank tops. Without even trying, almost everything is girlie. I want a girl! There is no denying it!
I'm leaning more and more towards finding out the sex... I NEED to prepare myself if it's a boy!
Sounds like a great class! I've pretty much decided not to go to any classes, just because of the whole loving couples things. But thinking about it I just realized that while I know where everything is at my hospital's Birthplace, I have absolutely no idea what it's like to be a patient, or what to tell friends and family to expect when they come visit! So maybe I'll have to do the Birthplace tour.
ReplyDelete$1 Onesies!!! I must head to The Children's place right away!!!
ReplyDeleteI was lucky that they have prenatal classes for single moms here...there were still a few couples though.