Antenatal Lesson 2: Pain Relief

Monday 23 March 2009:

Lesson 2
Pain Relief	• Antenatal Exercise • Physiological Approach to Breathing Relaxation • Changes in Pregnancy Leading to Signs & Symptoms of Labour • Other Alternative Types of Pain Relief in Labour • Instructional Video • Q & A

When I was watching the video on the women who are in distress when in contractions, and the various methods of pain relief available to them, I was suddenly afraid (again). Afraid the moment when I have to face the pain (there are too many real life stories being told to me), especially its my first time... Its quite scary to be facing the unknown and the unforseen, you know?

Many people also told me that whatever breathing techniques you learnt beforehand, you will forget everything when the contractions come.. I will TRY to remember what the instructor has taught us in this lesson and TRY to apply when the need arises - Deep Breathing to relax the muscles, the Panting technique when in contractions.

Oh there's this idiotic and irritating guy who is the husband of one of the coursemate, who is really childish! When the instructor wants us to relax and imagine us at the seaside, to imagine the sea waves and sea breeze, tat stupid guy try to imitate the sound of the waves and the breeze, and blow air onto his wife's face. HE IS DISTRACTING ME LOR!!! I can't concentrate when he keeps making all these stoopid noises!!! I almost want to ask him to stop doing that...

Well, I shall worry about the pain and the fear when the time comes. But I will think its all worth it, to bring my little Princess to this world