Breastfeeding Class

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I hope you ladies don't mind but I wanted to ask y'all a queston.  I am signed up for a bf class and I don't know if I should go or not.  My question is how many of you did and if it was helpful or not?  What did it include?  Some of the 3rd tri's said that they had Dh with them and I didn't know if your dh went with you and did he feel out of place? Sorry I know that these were a lot of questions and I am sorry any help would be great. thank in advance

JulieandBen

I didn't take a class before having my first child but I did before having this one. I did nurse my first as well but have found the little bit of knowledge I gained in the class has really helped.

My husband didn't go with me to the class. Our hospital has a husbands welcome class and a no husbands allowed class so the husbands don't feel out of place. I would have preferred my husband to go with me but our schedules didn't permit it.

Having your husband there might help him to understand what goes into nursing. This way he can be more understanding when he sees you sitting on the couch doing nothing but nursing your newborn what may seem like 24hrs a day at first.

deltagirl79

I took a class and I thought it was super helpful, since DS is my first I felt so clueless on the whole BFing thing but I knew I really wanted to do it. It was good to hear/see the different holds and there was a video in ours to help you tell if baby is acutally swallowing or just sucking. My class also had info on how much they should be eating, and the differences in pumps and how to pick which pump is best for you. DH did go with me and while he wasn't jazzed at the time he was glad he did once DS was here. DH was much more comfortable helping me get him positioned and he remembered things that I had forgotten. In our class there were 9 moms and 7 dads, I felt bad for the two girls by themselves. HTH

Beasley17

I thought my BFing class was extremely helpful.  The nurse gave TONS of info and really let me know what to expect.  They went over the different holds, differences between swallowing and sucking, talked about going back to work, how to make pumping work, BM storage, etc.

DH went - there were about 10 other couples - all their DH went too.  I think they should definitely be there.  They need to know how time consuming it will be and our nurse told them they needed to be up and helping with positions, getting water, changing the baby, etc.

whirli

I learned a ton in my BF class and highly recommend taking one. DH went (I'm so glad he did) and everyone else in the class had SOs  with them.

beckytr

i thought it was helpful - we went over the different positions and also some troubleshooting and how to know if baby is getting enough milk.  dh came w/me - about half of the class brought their SOs.

Mrs.0428

The class was very helpful for me.  DH did not go with me, but the first day home from the hospital we was wishing he had. He tells all his friends now whose wives are hoping to BF to make sure they go with their wife.  Nothing worse then having a crying baby and a crying wife and not being able to help.

Amanda Nordhoff

I thought it was helpful. DH did not attend. (there was only 1 man in the room with 15 women)  We went over the different positions, troubleshooting, how to know if baby is getting enough milk, pumping and storage. They gave out pages of information.

I say you should go, after all its only a few hours of your life and could make a big difference in knowing what to do and not to do in the future. Better to know and not need it then not know and wish you did. 

iteachk

DH went & learned a lot.  Most women had their husbands with them.  I learned a little, but not as much as DH, b/c I had done a lot of reading.  I def. rec. going & bringing your DH.