pink.lemonade

annoyed..

david and i have decided on having ashton naturally with no drugs.. a lot of you might think, 'HOLY MOLY' but the truth is a lot of people are uneducated with their bodies and rely on doctors/drugs too much.. there are programs and ways to deal with the pain naturally.. i totally plan on doing this.. there are a few methods that allow you to learn how to relax your body so your natural pain relievers (aka endorphins which happens to be stronger than drugs the doctors give you) can take effect.. 

why am i annoyed? because david and i decided to give bradley method a shot with ashton.. it's supposed to be a 12week course.. that's right 3months long.. bradley method stresses how important it is to go to these classes for 12weeks.. i go to the official bradley method website to find a "certified" instructor in my area.. dallas/fort worth area has quite a few.. which is awesome.. but almost ALL the instructors have started classes and won't be offering the next session until christmas or after.. which obviously is way too late for me.. david and i couldn't have taken the classes sooner since we had planned our trip to germany before we were pregnant.. thankfully there was ONE instructor who was starting classes the day i get back from Germany.. "wonderful" i thought.. i was starting to worry there for a bit.. i emailed her about joining the class last night and this morning i get an email back stating her classes are 5weeks long with 3hour classes each.. umm.. what?! 

some of you might not think this is bad.. but bradley method is bradley method because of their method.. a huge part of their method is the 12week course.. as i said before they go into great detail as to why this part is so important for the laboring mother and the coaching dad.. i decided to check the other instructors in our area to see what they said.. since the one i had contacted had no info regarding that she only offers the 5week course.. i naturally assumed it was 12weeks since her next session starts October 5th and claims she won't be offering the next session until January.. turns out the other instructors OFFER the full 12week course.. at 2 1/2 hours for each class.. so 5 days times 3hours = 15hours of study.. 12days times 2.5hours = 30hours of study..that's a HUGE difference if you ask me.. not to mention both courses COST the same $300! i am tempted to almost contact bradley method and let them know one of their "certified" instructors is not following the method properly.. i mean seriously.. now i am left feeling lost and flustered about this whole thing.. do i go ahead and take the lame 5week course or skip it entirely and maybe find another method to go by? it's a bummer that i would have to invest the full price for not being able to benefit from the method if its only taught in a 5 week course.. don't you agree?

such a shame.. i just don't know what else to do.. ::sigh:: i felt calm and relaxed yesterday regarding finding the instructor and now i am a mess over it.. i posted this in all the natural birth communities i am in.. i hope someone is able to suggest something..