We took a L&D class with a hospital tour with DD. My H also took a new dads class. Planning to try and do a hospital tour again to see the new birth center and to sign DD up for a sibling class.
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Baby ClassesNov 27, 2016 23:32:20 GMT -5via mobile
Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2016 23:32:20 GMT -5
I didn't tour the birth center last time but I'm probably going to this time. I have a feeling this is going to be night and to to what I'm used to, hospital wise.
I also did a Bradley class last time and I think it helped a lot.
First time we took a birth class at the hospital where we delivered. I'm glad we did because we got really good insight in to how things worked there specifically. Really good for DH to have a third party explain birth, BFing, etc. I'm delivering at a different hospital and this time we'll just go on a tour!
Wow, I just spent an hour trying to figure out how to make it to the most classes. I will sign up for a Breastfeeding Basics, Childbirth Express (full day, with tour) and Baby Care class. I have to move my 32 week appointment but I can knock out all 3 the classes in 8 days, but we'll have to come back into town for the Baby Care class.
Nothing else will work. All my appointments are on Mondays, and all the classes seem to be spread out, different one per week, between Wed-Sat. It sucks. I'll have to do the CPR class later, possibly after the baby is born. They seem to host a lot of those, but they don't plan them very far in advance.
Post by daisylola11 on Nov 28, 2016 0:47:37 GMT -5
Loved taking DH to the tour and I think it was a basics class, he needed to hear it all from someone else and see the hospital and rooms was good prepping.
There were a few DH was out of town for so I went and then gave him the info, like the breastfeeding class which was amazing I didn't know how complicated it could be but very interesting. Would have loved to have done a CPR class, I was certified so long ago and would be nice for DH.
For our first we did a l&d, breastfeeding, and safety class. All were helpful and through the hospital we delivered at. This time we are trying to take a safety class as a refresher...just need to find the best time to fit our schedule.
Post by erinshelley21 on Nov 28, 2016 6:44:27 GMT -5
I didn't do a childbirth class. I think I would have overthought l&d if I had and been to worried. I liked going in blind and don't regret it. We did do a newborn care class and a breastfeeding class, which were helpful. No tour either but SIL is an L&D nurse, along with a few other friends and acquaintances, so we felt comfortable and it's the only hospital my OB delivers at so its not like we could have gone somewhere else.
I took zero classes. We couldnt fit it into our schedule and I am an over-worrier so I felt sure itd do more harm than good to me, mentally.
I did not feel at a disadvantage on delivery day. My nurses were wondeful and walked me through everything. I had done tons of research on my own plus TCF anecdotes. I felt surprised by nothing aside from the emergency procedure, but Im not sure any class could have prepared me for that. It felt like an out of body experience anyway.
I do wish I took a baby care class but even that came pretty naturally. I also had no real plan to BF because of my medical issues. I pumped as long as I could manage and then was EFF. Ill probably do the same this time as well.
I think the most worthwhile class would be the safety one. Otherwise, it all depends on your birth plan and BFing goals, and comfort level.
Post by kristhegirl on Nov 28, 2016 8:54:17 GMT -5
I took a one-day class that covered the basics of L&D, medication options, and breastfeeding. Then we toured the delivery rooms.
TCF probably prepared me most, though.
I do recommend knowing about no-med/medicated/C-section birth and recovery, no matter what you want or think will happen. Birth is a bit unpredictable and having at least a general idea of what happens in various scenarios seems like a good idea. (Disregard if knowledge is anxiety for you!)
I took a childbirth, breastfeeding and newborn safety class with dd. It was good for me because I'm a worrier, but I don't think it was 100% necessary to be prepared.
Post by moutonrouge on Nov 28, 2016 9:25:25 GMT -5
I know my hospital offers weekend-long courses, which cover all types of birth and some basics of newborn care. The midwife group I go to recommends them, so I should probably sign up for that soon. They also recommended a breastfeeding class or support group, but I haven't looked into that at all.
I took a birth positions class through Fit4Mom but it was pretty basic - I'm already taking Fit4Baby classes and it was just a special workshop one of the instructors did since she's also a doula.
The city does carseat checks at a hospital near my house every week, so once we have that set up I'll go there and make sure we didn't mess it up. And I'm hoping they might show me how to check the straps, etc but if not I will seek out some additional resources.
We did a L&D class, a newborn class, and a breastfeeding class. I felt they were all nice to take. If nothing else, it was time for us to focus on the baby and actually get our minds around being prepared. This time, I'm hoping to meet with a lactation consultant ahead of time to discuss some of the difficulties I had last time and to figure out realistic expectations for me. I also want to look into a sibling class for DD, mostly so I can know how to deal with having the two.
I took zero classes because I am cheap and you have to pay. I did take a hospital tour though. I wish I took a BF class and CPR class. I may look into those.
Baby ClassesNov 28, 2016 14:43:22 GMT -5via mobile
Post by cosmicav on Nov 28, 2016 14:43:22 GMT -5
I took a breastfeeding and birth class for round one. The breastfeeding class was great but I learned a lot of the info in the birth class just from absorbing stuff online, since I had been avidly reading everything I could get my hands on.
I will probably not take any classes this time around, though I am thinking I'll probs try and keep a lactation consultant on hand while I'm at the hospital. I will really need the support there. Lactation consultants are amazing.
I took a prenatal class series with my first, 5 classes once a week. The breastfeeding class was pretty good, l and d class okay, the others were useless. If I could go back I probably wouldn't bother because my midwives covered it all and did a better job. Hospital tour was good, I'll be doing one again once we arrive at our new posting in February.
We did a breastfeeding class, childbirth class, baby care class, cpr (all one day classes).The babycare class was a little silly because we knew how to change a diaper and bathe an infant, but it was fun bonding time before baby was born.
We took CPR when I was like 36 weeks. Do not recommend waiting that long--it was super hard to do compressions that pregnant!
This time around we'll take CPR as a refresher, but otherwise we feel like we are good to go!
I think our insurance covers some classes at our hospital, so we plan to! H is most nervous about how to take care of a newborn, so we will definitely be taking the class designed around infant care.
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