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pdxjenn
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Childbirth classes
pdxjenn
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Just curious where you went for your classes and any reviews?
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Re: Childbirth classes
They say to sign up at 24 weeks... mine wouldn't let me sign up until 24 weeks
OHSU's "Childbirth A-Z". DH and I loved it. We were expecting "here's how to be a good patient," but it was actually really informative and not pushy towards medical intervention. Very balanced. And our teacher, an LC at OHSU, was a sweetheart. When she heard we were in the hospital, she stopped in to meet DD (and gave me a free lactation consultation
) The class includes a BFing class that was fantastic (you can also take it separately), taught by another awesome LC. We took the weekend class and liked that set up.
We also took 2 birth seminars from Mother Tree. They were free because our doula was from mother tree, and I'm glad they were. They were pretty repetative and short, so they seemed over-priced. At the time, DH and I felt like it was a waste of time, but I do think they were helpful during labor. Not sure whether we'd do it again. There's a coupon for a free seminar in MT's "Birth Book," which you may see around.
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Our first class was last night, and I thought it was empowering more than anything. I think I knew about 95% of the information that they presented, but to have it be presented again and with DH hearing it at the same time was good.
Who knew that your tailbone moved and that Providence actually promoted being in various positions like squatting and using a birthing ball and other things besides the standard "on your back" laboring. That was pretty impressive, and I thought it was only the hippie books I was reading that promoted that.