I'm not taking any classes. I am an over-planner and an over-thinker. That's why I have taken the "wing it" attitude about labor because I do not want to get stressed out over something I have no control over. I have been to my hospital for 2 other births (nephews) last year so I won't be doing a hospital tour either.
Just started tonight - 6 week class, 2 hrs each time. It's great for us to connect with other first time couples, and for DH to be exposed to everything since he hasn't read anything. It's hosted by our midwives so we get to really connect with them and it's included by our insurance so no out of pocket cost. Really enjoying it thus far
I actually would like to do them cause i'm worried I will get in there and freak cause I don't know what to expect but I would rather spend the $150 on something the baby needs than on a class that I will probably forget in the heat of the moment.
That one class wasn't free?
This is old, i ended up finding that free class when you and i were talking about it!
I don't think we are going to do a class. We heard from people in our area that it was kind of a waste of time, and everything presented was easily read on your own. In Ann Arbor, the cheapest class was $175 and was only for half a day so I opted not to do it.
Post by SassyPants150 on Feb 21, 2015 9:05:37 GMT -5
We had a 2 day class that was something like "Childbirth Basics". It was a great class especially for DH who certainly hadn't spent the amount of time on research that I did. Since it was in connection with the hospital where I was delivering, it was specific to their operations. They also went through all of the different intervention things (like the long stemmed probe that goes in to get the baby's HR if they lose it on the monitor). I probably would have freaked out had it not been discussed. They talked about all the things available during labor and delivery like birthing balls and mirrors. It was nice knowing what was available. We did it around 7-7.5 months.
Post by saralynn91 on Feb 21, 2015 18:47:45 GMT -5
Late to the game! But we are taking the Lamaze class also. It's a 4 hour class once a week for 3 weeks starting middle of March. It's free from the hospital if you're giving birth there and it includes the hospital tour. I honestly wouldn't take it if it wasn't free though. I'm pretty much go with the flow type person so I don't see any freak outs happening in the future.
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