1st Bradley Class last night

Lexs4

& it was awesome!  I expected a bit more of a "crunchy' scene, but it was not the group of dreaded hippies wearing petrulli oil that I had imagined.  Just a bunch of pretty down to earth, educated, and "normal" couples trying to do the best they can to have a natural & intervention free birth.  My teacher is amazing, but I was pretty aware of that before class started. The next 12 weeks are going to fantastic!  I hope for anyone else who is signed up for the class, that they have a great group & instructor like we are lucky to have. 

dec05bride2be

That is great, I wish I could sign up for these classes but working and finding a babysitter for that many nights for my two year old would be tough! 

LaLaaaa

That's fantastic!!  Mine start the 13th and I hope I love my class as much as you do!  How did your husband/SO like it??

RGriffone

that's great!  we had ours last thursday.  We have so much homework!  The class was awesome. it's us and 2 other down to earth, young couples.  we are quite the comedy act.. it's a lot of fun.  the classes were a reality check for me/us because of the exercises/positions you have to practice each week (the stretching and rocking and squatting)...  makes me realize how important the stamina is going to be throughout the labor and delivery.

cavewomanf16

Mine starts the 18th - I'm also hoping there are some down to earth couples there.  The interactions I've had with the instructor so far have been great though.  I'm really looking forward to starting!

Lexs4

DH loved it!  Probably not as much as I did just because he's not into these types of things as much, but I think he was really happy that we decided to go the Bradley route in retrospect. 

Our class is fairly large (something like 11-12 couples) but its nice to meet all these couples and get a diverse opinion on the idea of "natural" birth & know that there are so many out there in our VERY conservative area that are down with a more "heady" approach to birthing your child. 

Cheekers2010

We had our 1st Bradley class last night, too!  And, I agree-we were expecting a very crunchy scene (even making jokes about it), but it wasn't that way at all.  I don't know why I had preconceived ideas given that I'm a doula and a lot of people expect that all doulas are hippies, too (I'm afraid I'm not at all).  Our instructor was very deadpan but I'm hoping she perks up a bit.