The Peanut Chronicles

The breast feeding class was a horrid class today. The woman teaching it was insulting and I was shocked at some of the things that came out of her mouth. She was talking, for example, about breast size after the milk comes in. she says you go up a cup to two cup sizes. Then she said that “most of you will have breasts like cows.” WTF?? I am already sensitive over my breast size. She also said stuff like “be careful not to smother your baby” etc to a woman with larger breasts like myself.

Seriously, what the hell? Tongue and cheek teaching is one thing but you really need to be sensitive to people. Why is it that most people don’t realize that maybe some women DON’T like the way that they look when preggers?

Then we get to the post partum phase. She has the BALLS to say to us, “most of you will get sad, but I doubt anyone will be severally depressed. The only people who are severally depressed are people who have a history of depression or a diagnosis like PTSD. But you all are too young to have PTSD diagnosis… what wars do you remember?” followed by laughter.

At that point I put on my sweater and told the bear I was leaving. This class was insulting to my intelligence and she was a very bad teacher. Oh yes, and I let her know it in the reviews that we had to fill out. I wrote how I didn’t appreciate being made fun of, her presumptuous attitude and her down right disregard for the feelings and well being of the people in the class.

Now, you may think I am over reacting, but I heard people around me whisper comments about her as well. Obviously, I was not the only insulted one.

What really bugs me was her nonchalant way of talking about depression. I already know that there is a chance that I am going to be nutty. I am not stupid but to tell me that I am too young to have traumas in my life? Where does she get that impression? Is it because I look like a normal person? Is it because I seem fine when I laugh and smile? Seriously, where is she getting this presumption from?

2 Comments:

First Year said...: Thats awful!!!! Jeeez you'd think someone teaching a class with new/soon to be mommies would be a little more sensitive.

Also, I dont imagine there is any stage of a women's life where she enjoys being compared to a farm animal (or any animal at all for that matter!!!!).

I really hope things are going well for you regardless. Don't pay attention to that vapid women, some people haven't learned the importance of tact or social finesse.; 2:40 PM
Suburban Turmoil said...: You were right to walk out.

Don't worry too much about breastfeeding. At your hospital, there will be a lactation consultant who will check in with you shortly after you give birth. I made sure the consultant stayed and watched me actually feed my baby and showed me what to do and told me I was doing it right. She showed me a few tricks and made an adjustment or two and I had no problems from then on. She checked in again the next day and I had her take a look at me doing it again and got the all clear. And I felt completely confident.

As for post-partum. Girl, I'll tell you if you're post partuming. Just keep blogging. You'd think you'd know if you were, but I thought I was fine after I had the baby and now, looking back, I'm like, OMG, I had some post partum depression going on for a while there!; 9:36 PM

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