late pregnancy class

On 7/3 i had an 1.5hr late pregnancy class. i told j he didn't have to go since it was at 6pm and we'd be taking plenty of other classes. i turned out to be the only one without their partner heh. anyways, the teacher went over the fun symptoms we should be dealing with now -lower back pain, frequent urination, swelling, problems sleeping. unfortunately all she could say was, it only gets worse until the baby comes. yay. then she talked about contractions, going into labor, and when to go to the hospital. she also talked about the birth plan which is basically just a form you can fill out beforehand which indicates how you would like your labor & delivery to go. ie if you would like an epidural, if you plan on breastfeeding not to feed the baby formula, who to cut the umbilical cord, if you have a boy whether or not you plan on circumcising, stuff like that.

i'm still undecided about the epidural, i'm not opposed to it but if i can handle the pain, i would prefer not to have it. since i have no idea what the pain will be like, i'll play it by ear. but i think most likely i'll be getting the epidural hehe

and one big decision we are still undecided about is circumcision. it's a pretty controversial topic though and is mostly done for aesthetic or religious reasons. the american academy of pediatrics no longer recommends the procedure saying that there isn't enough evidence that it has any health benefits. i'm kind of 50/50 on it, both have pros and cons so hopefully we can come up with a decision.