First Pre-natal Class

The Cook and I attended our first pre-natal class. I know, I'm not even pregnant yet, but I believe in being prepared. Come to think of it, we plan and spend hours and effort in preparing a special event in our lives. Whether it's a party for a birthday, anniversary, monthsary, graduation, etc., we prepare. For every milestone in our lives, we plan for it. Heck, we even plan our vacations. More so when we are bringing another life to this world.

The class which we attended was a Breastfeeding Class. For Free. That's right, it was free. The speakers, Ms. Zeny Feliciano and Mrs. Cher Anonas advocate breastfeeding so they do the class every month without cost. It's like a vocation for them.

There were about 10 couples in class. Every wife is pregnant, except for me, of course. At first, I was kinda embarassed that we are attending the class even if we are not expecting yet. All of the women have bulging tummies, most of them are due to give birth on September. But, as Ms. Zeny said, it's good that we are advanced in planning. :)

In the class, Ms. Zeny and Cher discussed about:

• the benefits of breastfeeding
• rooming in (keeping your baby with you and not in the nursery)
• the different positions while breastfeeding
• how to correctly latch your baby
• how to continue breastfeeding while working
• how the dads can help the mommies

We were told to bring a doll to practise on. I don't have a doll at home so I bought a teddy bear, which I was shy to bring out at first since the other mommies have actual dolls. :)

The lecture ends with how the daddies can give massages to their wives. They showed us which pressure points to press to produce more milk, to induce contractions (only to be done when the mommy is due) and to relax the mommy. A fun and relaxing way to end the four-hour lecture.

This free breastfeeding class is done monthly. You can check out Ms. Zeny's website:

Zeny Feliciano
http://zenconsulting.multiply.com/
http://lactation.weebly.com/

For glam nursery wears, check out Cher's website:

Cher Anonas
Plume Shop
83 Katipunan Avenue, White Plains, Quezon City 1100