Video Nasty

Last night was our Birthing Class part 2. This week the same couples as last week kept talking, and if I wasn’t so damn British I think I would say something to them. They soon shut up when the video was put on. And for good reason. Whilst it wasn’t the most graphic film I have ever seen (that would be some Swedish “ART” I saw whilst at school) the shot of the babies head breaching was pretty wince inspiring, and I am not even going to have to push. The intake of breath that went around the room almost sucked all the oxygen out of the room.

Jen of course has been through all of this before so when the tutor was telling the other mum’s to be that it could take anywhere between 12-24 hours of labour to get the little bundle of joy out Jen would nod sagely and the tutor would then tell Jen that she would probably have a much quicker birth as she has done it before.

Before we went to our class we had our scan, and whilst this was supposed to put our minds at ease, it has actually made Jen worry even more. You see we were there to check on the heart. Our technician wasn’t really much of a talker and so his silence whilst viewing the images of our little girl (and yes he confirmed it was a little girl) made us feel uncomfortable. At the end of the exam he went of to consult with a colleague before saying that we were free to go, but he didn’t tell us why he had consulted with a colleague. The results are being faxed to our doctors today so I am sure Jen will be calling them every hour she can.