Wednesday, December 07, 2005

Baby classes

We're off to our first baby class tomorrow night. Even though a reader suggested the pain management class wasn't really worth it, we're still going to give it a try. Because of the time of year, classes at our hospital are somewhat limited. That means we're taking a couple of full-day classes rather than spreading the classes out over a month or two.
That has us a little worried. I'd rather let things sink in, try to remember stuff from week to week, have someone to ask questions to. Because we're doing it condensed, I want to make sure we get to the hospital at least a few times to have someone around that can answer our questions.
Not that the doctor can't do that, but I like a few different points of view whenever possible.
Anyway: Pain management on Thursday; full-day baby class on Saturday and another lengthy one the following Saturday. Somehow, I have the feeling this is going to create even more stress for us.

In other news, I put together the Graco Travel Lite crib this week. We opted a little smaller than the highly regarded Pack 'n' Play. This thing was more confusing to put together than the full-size crib! There are at least four places on the thing where directions and warning are printed on the fabric or sewn into it. If that's not enough, one of those sets of directions also hides a secret pocket that has the real directions for putting it together. I figured I was doing fine without any "real" directions, but the bassinet feature clearly warns not to try putting it together without the written instructions. The last thing I was going to do was risk my unborn baby, so I was on the verge of giving up for the night when I located the secret pouch.
Then all I had to do was figure out what the directions meant. My favorite was two diagrams of the crib with "OR OU O" in between. Is there an "S," Pat? Maybe an "M"?
I'm thinking now it was showing two optional ways to finish putting it together (A 'or' B), and had "or" in a couple of languages. I was thrown off, however, because everything had been English up to then, and the two options were so similar, there was no reason to give you as much information as it gave.
So far, the Travel Lite has been my biggest headache. And, all things considered, that's not so bad.

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