Flood of hormones

After a whorl-wind weekend of Lamaze childbirth educator class I needed to decompress. As we were wrapping up on the last day the instructor (a woman) said she usually gets her period after she does one of these classes. I honestly thought, "that won't be me, I'm on the pill." But guess what, I got it, which is very strange because I am in the middle of my pack of pills. Now the question is, will I get it again when I normally get my period? It will really suck if that happens.

Really though, it was an emotional weekend and I'm sure the hormones that started flowing with all the birth videos we were watching triggered my body's natural response and overrode the hormones I'm getting from the pill. With every birth we watched I felt myself reliving the birth of my kids and the flood of emotions that went with it. The pain I felt and the relief I felt when it was over.

Hormones are a powerful thing and I've realized that even just watching other women go through birth can be triggering for me. In a good way (well maybe not the getting my period part, but good in other ways). Good in the way that I can use this energy to keep me moving on the path to becoming a childbirth educator. I can use this energy to help me help other women have confidence in their birthing ability. Triggering me to keep motivated and inspired.

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