First day...I think I learned something

It was a long day but it didn't seem like it. The class went well and I took a lot of notes. Well...that is because I am a note taker and I was getting a ton of ideas for future blog posts. I learned that the instructor has "unschooled" her kids and then I got a feel for her teaching style. We watched videos and discussed various experiences. So there was some learning going on there, I'm just not sure if I can regurgitate anything, and I don't think that is the point.
This is the facility where my Lamaze class is being held. A great resource for pregnant women.

I was pretty shaky going into today. To the point of tears really. I was just thinking about the class and what it was all about and my eyes were tearing up. During my introduction I was almost crying when it got to the fear part. But the other women in the room were very open and welcoming and it made me feel a lot better. We all shared our fears and it turns out there were themes similar to mine in all our responses to that question. Once I had heard from everyone I felt a lot more comfortable and a lot less on the verge of tears.

One activity we did was "birth art". I do enjoy a good opportunity to play with crayons (pastel chalk in this case). It was a good tool to allow us to talk about what we feel is our roll as a Childbirth educator and I think it is something I might incorporate in the classes I teach (when I get there).
All the students working on their Childbirth Educator Art
My "Art". Embracing and empowering women to have the best birth experience their way.

We were also given lots of things to consider as we build our Childbirth Educator services. For example what environment we want to teach in, how we want to build our clientele, and who we want to be affiliated with. There are several options, i.e, teaching in a hospital, teaching in a birth center group, or having your own business. There are pros and cons to all of these. The most difficult option to me seemed the start your own business path, which is where I may find myself. The self motivation part may be the biggest hurdle to this. However, I feel that if I can continue to base this path on my passion for what I want to achieve, I can to it. I am open to other options and I will need to explore these as I continue to make connections in my home town.

AND OMG I forgot to do my homework. So there was this assessment thing that I was supposed to fill out before I got here and I totally spaced it! I feel like I'm not a very good student, shame! This is something that seems like it is pure regurgitation from books and other materials. I am going to try and finish it tonight and email it to the instructor, but I just looked at it and it is 35 questions and I'm not sure I'm up for that tonight. I didn't sleep very well last night and I wanted to try and go to bed at a decent time. We'll see.

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