The class on Sunday was supposed to run from 8:30 - 5:30, but we got out at about 3:15. That was a great ending to an information filled day! I couldnt imagine it going much longer unless people in the class had a lot of questions - the instructor gave us a lot of information and was very knowledgeable and I think Jeff and I walked out of there feeling a lot more confident about what is going to happen when Baby Schneider decides to make his/her grand entrance.The entire class was really focused on the hospital itself, and how the stages of labor & delivery take place in this particular facility. If you werent having your baby at that hospital, I think a lot of the information would not have been useful. They talked to us about when we should arrive and how we arrive (things like parking & check-in). We were also told in a lot of detail exactly what happens when you get there. First you are checked out in "triage", which takes about 1 hour. If you are admitted they bring you up to L & D and after you have your baby (and go through a 2-hour recovery time) you are brought to the room in which you will spend the next two days or so. We got to walk around the floors of the hospital, see the paths we will take, and view each of the rooms.
The instructor also talked about a lot of the services the hospital offered, gave us information on pain-management choices, and told us how we can order food after delivery using the flat-screen television! Overall it was nice to have that information. The whole process still seems really scary, but having do a walk-through makes things seem a little more transparent and hopefully will keep Jeff and I from panicking on the day we have to go there for the real deal :)
