Hello everyone! We attended a New Born Care Class at a local hospital a couple of weeks ago. This was mandatory for us to attend before we could send in our paperwork. It was a 2 hour class, and 2 hours of our lives that we will never get back!
We walked into the room, and it was full of "dolls," pink bed pans, towels, blankets, baby shampoo, lotion, etc. at each seat. We were the only non-pregnant people in the class out of 10 couples. For those of you who have never experienced that feeling, it was a tad bit uncomfortable to say the least. The class covered what to do when you bring your new born home from the hospital...not that any international adoption couple would actually bring home a new born, but never mind. It covered the baby's first bath (We actually had to give our dolls a bath with real water and baby shampoo.), how to change a diaper (We actually had to do this, too.), beginning care for baby boys and baby girls, not to mention breast feeding. ??? I have no idea why they require this class for international adoption folks...I can understand why it would be required if you might actually get a new born, but not for those of us who will be getting children more than likely at least 6 months old. Perhaps a different class would be more appropriate, but this was the only thing offered in the area that was close to the requirement.
We survived, got our certificate, and marked that off the list. :) Now onward to finishing the paperwork!
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