The 34th week of pregnancy started on Sunday. Mr. T and I were quite busy. One of our friends gave us some wonderful gears and clothes for the baby, including a crib, changing table, feeding chair, and a bouncer.
Now we were faced with another dilemma: how to arrange our apartment to fit all these things. I had originally planned to put the crib on my side of the bed, but since it's a little bit wider and longer than we pictured, we had to move the dresser and put the crib at the end of our bed. The changing table was placed right next to the crib. It looks a little bit crowded and plain at the current time. We just have to un-clutter and store what we don't need somewhere else, which might be the parents' house :) Will post completed nursery/bedroom combo soon. Hopefully!
This week we also went to our Baby Care class. Very basic basic baby care information. Class was 2 hr 20 mins. There wasn't anything that I didn't know already like the fact that baby cries to communicate and it's normal. Or that some baby are crossed eyes due to muscle weakness. Temperature in room should be between 68-72 degrees. Don't overdress your baby or let your baby sleep face down cause it might lead to SIDS. Safety and SIDS were repeated several times. After the instructor went over her stuff, we saw a 30 mins video that repeated the same exact thing. It was a good class, but could be an 1 hour long. If you get those free baby magazines they also have baby care information. Some go into a lot more details than this class. You can get the gist of caring for your newborn without paying too much money for it. No matter how many classes you take or magazines you read, it's when the baby arrives that you really test your knowledge and your motherly instincts.
Two good things about the class: 1. It was a good place to meet other mothers-to-be and see that we're all in the same boat. 2. I was exhausted when I got home so slept through the night without having to get up to use the bathroom. I also slept four extra hours! Wonderful feeling! Thanks Baby Care class.
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