Classes

Mrkyrain

How many of you are taking a class geared towards newborn care, breast feeding, etc?  I feel like I have a pretty good idea but was thinking it would be helpful for DH.

vanessagorc

We took childbirth prep (12 hrs), breastfeeding, and i am in an expectant moms group.  I would like to take infant cpr as well.

PennyLane26

I'm so early, but my OB brought this up to us. I will take an infant CPR class and breast feeding class. I'm not really interested in others. My mom raised 5 children and will stay with us for first few weeks after bay is born. She is all the info I'll need

jillychris

I took the two day child birth class, a breastfeeding class and a baby care basics. I was a nanny in college for two families, both with infants when I started....I still feel like I got a lot from the classes and MH definitely learned alot!

Whales124

We are taking childbirth, bringing home baby, and breast feeding.

Robeano

The class I'm taking has a range of information from labour prep, breastfeeding and some newborn care. For DH and myself we are information gathers. We figure more can't hurt, you don't have to use it. But there is always a chance of some amazing nugget you wouldn't have found out before. And my DH doesn't have a lot of experience with babies so he'll actually need the information lol.

lynn0926

I was planning on a breast feeding class. I didn't think about a newborn care. I should look into infant CPR.

Aegis2005

I'm planning on taking a prepared childbirth class - it's three weeks, three hours each.  Also looking into a infant care class that's three hours and a breastfeeding class that is three hours as well.

srveatch

We start our classes on Monday.  We are taking labor basics, baby basics and breast feeding.  

Pnut30

childbirth/lamaze, breastfeeding, infant cpr, and baby basics.  DH is coming with me to all of them.  We also considered taking the introducing baby to pets class but I heard it was mostly for dog owners and I need tips on my kitties!

We are taking the first class next weekend (I will be almost 30 weeks) and our last class is mid-November.  They suggested to me to try and get them all in about a month before your due date.  Good luck trying to decide which ones to take, I was surprised how many there were!

angela2004

We are going to go a birthing class, breast feeding class and a new parenting class.

nancyjane5150

We took a Baby 101 class and a infant CPR class that included a carseat tutorial.  I'd like to take a breast feeding class, but I might have waited too long...

jessica_gail2

I figure once it gets much closer to my EDD, DH and I will do our local hospital's childbirth/infant care class and I figured I'd do the breastfeeding class. Like one of the PP's said, we are information gatherers so it'll soothe my OCD'ness to take the classes I think.

Mrkyrain

Thanks ladies.  I guess at 29 weeks, I better get on it.  I have been a slacker.  I hope DH will come with me to the infant care and breast feeding.

Mrs.AmyDylan

We are doing the Bradley classes. It started last week and I'm trying to get a handle on which other classes I need to take above and beyond. Im already CPR trained for the professional rescuer. 

pb_bride

We took 4 classes:

Childbirth class (a 1-day, 9-hr marathon)

BFing class (2.5hrs)

Newborn care class (2.5hrs)

Infant & child safety + CPR class (3hrs)

 We also took a workshop class on cloth diapering - this was offered by a local CD store.

EAMommy

We already took infant/child CPR and First Aid...

Also taking a breastfeeding class and hoping to do private childbirth classes with our doula.

I run a daycare and DH helps out from time to time so we don't need anything by way of childcare classes... He's already well-versed in all things kids! HA!