Pregtastic

I have discovered a wonderful podcast called "Pregtastic." It's a free podcast that I found on itunes. Each podcast is about 45 min-hour, which is good, I don't like podcasts that only last 15-20 minutes. Each podcast starts out with a few pregnant women introducing themselves by giving their names, professions, how far along they are in their pregnancies, and 2 ups and 2 downs in their pregnant life so far. For some reason, I just can't get enough of this. I think it's a pregnancy thing to be paranoid and worried about everything-it's all so weird-so hearing someone else have the same concerns and questions is such a relief. Each show also has one or two guests, the one I listened to today had someone from that show Notes from The Underbelly. I've never seen the show, but is was interesting. The second guest was a certified midwife and expert of Lamaze. It turns out Lamaze isn't what we all think Lamaze is. It is a philosophy that means, "birth is normal." Breathing is a part of it, but no specific techniques, lamaze is more individual, each woman needs to figure out what it is that relaxes and distracts her. It is ridiculous to think that all women would be soothed by structured breathing exercises (hee hee hoo hoo...). Anyway, it's a decent podcast. Now that I only have 5 or so weeks left to go I better stay on task. There are about 100 Pregtastics backlogged.