Bay Area (Peninsula) Birthing Class Recommendation

Loue0709

I live in the peninsula and will be delivering in Sequoia (Redwood City). Anyone have recommendations for birthing classes or other classes DH and I should take?  I looked up the ones @ Sequoia but their earliest availability is mid August which I'm worried might be too late for us since we're expecting twins.

I don't want to go to those 'natural' birthing classes with doulas since I KNOW I'll be delivering at a hospital and c-section is a very high possibility for me.  I don't want someone telling me natural or home birth is the way to go etc. when it's not going to be one of my options.  Thanks!

LittleFish1

We went through our Kaiser (are in SJ though) and I think non-members could have signed up for it but would have higher costs. Felt like our birth class was balanced in preparation, but there was zero focus on multiples (no one was expecting more than one either).

Friend has heard good thing about Blossom in Palo Alto; looks like they have info with resources for parents expecting multiples & the first entry sounds like it might cover what you're looking for:

blossombirth.org/Community_Providers/twins.html

Loue0709

Thanks so much!  I actually ended up signing up for a multiples class at Stanford (Lucile Packard) that covers twin birth/NICU/BF etc.  It's in August and if anyone's interested on how it goes, let me know and I'll write up a review.