Something to keep in mind- take a look @ your health insurance- w/ DD I had an epidural (11 hrs after petocin induction) and our insurance (Aetna PPO- great coverage) did not fully cover the epidural and we had to pay $300 or $400 out of pocket for the epi.
I am hoping to go med-free this time and as long as our classes cost less than what the epi cost us out of pocket, I consider it a good deal.
Also if you have a health care Flex-spending account you might be able to get that class paid for using pre-tax dollars.
Have you considered the home study instead of paying for the classes? I think the hypnobabies CDs + materials were ~$130. I couldn't find any classes open that were convenient enough so I ordered the home study kit to start next week.
Re: Hypnobirthing
Something to keep in mind- take a look @ your health insurance- w/ DD I had an epidural (11 hrs after petocin induction) and our insurance (Aetna PPO- great coverage) did not fully cover the epidural and we had to pay $300 or $400 out of pocket for the epi.
I am hoping to go med-free this time and as long as our classes cost less than what the epi cost us out of pocket, I consider it a good deal.
Also if you have a health care Flex-spending account you might be able to get that class paid for using pre-tax dollars.