BTDT question - hospital classes

[river]

For those of you with outside babies or further along, did you take any multiples classes? My hospital offers a number of classes, including one for multiples with limited spots left. Or did you skip any classes?

[dream2be3]

I am 32weeks - My area does not offer multiples specific classes but we did take a few baby classes. We took baby basics, birthing preparation and bringing home baby (included car seat installation). DH also took infant CPR - I am already certified. As a FTM, I am glad we took them. DH is clueless so it was really good for him to go.

[piccyami]

We took the marvelous Multiples class at our hospital. It really helped us to feel better about possibly having babies super early. We also made some good friends and heard from some multiples parents in our local multiples group. It was totally worth the time , even if just for the multiples centered hospital tour.

[Deleted]

We didn't have a multiples specific class. We wound up taking a regular birthing class and the breastfeeding class. Both wound up being a waste of time. Birthing class was geared basically for vaginal deliveries with C-sections talked about but only briefly. My girls wound up both going breech and I needed a C-section, so all that "opening the pelvis" stuff was a waste. And my girls wouldn't latch, plus I had almost no supply at all, so we were forced into formula feeding. They never once took milk directly from me.

[pbandj714]

The only class we took was the Marvelous Multiples at the hospital. I'd say that quite a bit of the information I already knew just from this board, but it was good for DH to hear it. The most helpful thing for me was that they had a panel of POMs at the end who just gave it to us straight on what worked/didn't work for them as they navigated being new POMs. They were hilarious and so informative!

[schmella]

No multiples specific classes in our area, but we did a birthing, a lactation, and a newborn care class. I think MH benefitted from them all. I think the hospital specific info we got was really helpful but we would have been fine without any of it.
I would, if I could go back in time, hire an outside LC before their birth. But hindsight is 20/20

[mc13]

We didn't take any classes this time around since we did the Bradley method class for DD1. I ended up with an induction and vaginal delivery so I was very happy to have all the knowledge from that class to be an advocate for myself.

If there are multiples classes available that might be worth it especially a breastfeeding one. The LC in the hospital was pretty useless for twins. I asked her to show me how to tandem feed them and she said it wasn't possible until they were about 2 weeks old and has more head control...but I figured it out myself when I got home at 3 days old from YouTube videos. Lol

[lindy04aggie]

There was a multiples class at my hospital, but I procrastinated and the spots filled up. I would've liked to have taken it. Instead, we took the "Baby Basics" class. DH had never really been around babies and I could tell he was nervous. They taught things like how to hold babies, how to swaddle, change diapers, etc. I could tell he was much more confident after that class. I also took the breastfeeding class and the instructor gave me additional info on BFing multiples.