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Lamaze Classes, is it worth it??

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This is my first pregnancy, I am about 19 weeks now, I am wondering if Lamaze classes are worth the time and money??
I plan on getting an epidural, so with that, do you really need the Lamaze??

(Also, at this time I have a Placenta Previa issue, so I MAY even end up having to have a sceduled C-Section...)

Thanks in advance for any insite on this.

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Re: Lamaze Classes, is it worth it??

  • Bride7-7-07Bride7-7-07

    I personally wouldn't take Lamaze.  I would however, spend money on Bradley classes.  In my opinion, they are worth every opinion.

    The difference is that Lamaze teaches you breathing techniques to help you divert or not deal with the pain.

    Bradley teaches you many things about pregnancy and labor but most helpful are the relaxation techniques.  You are taught to deal with the pain and work through it.

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  • Christina322Christina322
    I took a Lamaze class and found it to be helpful.  Epidurals don't take all of your pain away---or at least it didn't for me.  I used the breathing techniques discussed in my class.  My husband and I took a private class with an RN who is also a Lamaze instructor.  She also worked at the hospital that I was delivering at.  I would recommend taking some sort of child birth class.
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  • smiles88smiles88
    Looking back i didn't use anything in my class during labor, however nothing really went normal. The class was nice because it did help with the anxiety leading up to labor but i don't' know if i would do it again...
    ****DS 6/1/09 **** DD 10/13/10****
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  • RoRed5RoRed5

    I took a "Childbirth Preparation" class at the hospital I delivered at (Hinsdale) and it was very helpful.  The class covered everything from what to expect, labor progression, and c-sections.  It also covered pain med options, including epidural.  It was taught by a Lamaze instructor who was also a NICU RN.

    Don't forget, if you do go into labor it may very well be hours before you are allowed an epidural, and you may have to labor at home for awhile.  The breathing and relaxation techniques helped me greatly (and I had a pain-med free birth w/ pitocin).  But, I do think that if the class was just for breathing techniques and didn't include all of the other info it would have been less helpful.

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