Prenatal Class #2

Tonight was the breastfeeding class at Johnson City Medical Center. Ben didn't go because someone had told him it was "awkward and uncomfortable" for guys. My mom went instead.

The class was taught by Ann Perry, the lactation consultant for Specialty and JCMC. She was really nice and helpful. The class started with a powerpoint that she was going to use. It ended up shutting down and the computer turned off. So, we ended up "practicing" holding babydoll's in different positions to nurse. The remainder of the time she talked about different issues, concerns, and took questions. It wasn't awkward at all.

At the end as a few people were leaving, her powerpoint came back up. We sat there looking at the slides, just to be sure we didn't miss anything, and I've decided that must have been the "awkward" part. The powerpoint was full of half naked women trying to breastfeed. Ha, I'm sure Ben would not have been interested in seeing that. :)

Overall the class was pretty good and helpful; I would definately recommend it to women interested in breastfeeding. Next week we go back to Specialty for more birthing/infant care classes.