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ToesnthesandBride07
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DH and breastfeeding class?
ToesnthesandBride07
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Tonight I am going to a breastfeeding class. When I signed up they told me that my DH was welcome. For those of you who have taken a breastfeeding class, did your DH go? I want him to go but don't want him to be bored out of his mind.
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Re: DH and breastfeeding class?
I went to a few of my local La Leche meetings by myself. I didn't think DH would feel comfortable, and would be extremely bored.
I told him about what I learned once I got home. And he seemed fine with not being there. And I honestly didn't miss him... I kind of liked being there on my own actually.
This is my train of thought too.
Hopefully our DH won't be dying in the class. We can swap stories tomorrow!!!
NO DH's are allowed in our class. They just changed this rule. Kinda sucks. I think DH's should attend these classes due to it being so important for us both.
Just my $0.02 from a place of "experience" (haha)...I definitely think your DH should go to the class with you. Not only was my DH able to help me out in those early, foggy, sleep-deprived days, but he also was able to see that bf'ing is not as easy as "pop baby on boob, baby eats, mama is happy". I think it really opened his eyes, and then at 7 weeks when I was struggling with BFing, having to suppliment, and we were worried about his weight gain, DH understood and supported my decision to switch to FFing.
GL!
He didn't come with me last night, and I was annoyed. I think he should have come. I pretty much already know about BFing, I want him to understand what I'm trying to do because I'll need his support.
In our class, there were about 8 husbands/partners and 4 solo women including me.
DH came with me. Out of about 15 couples, I think there were maybe only two women there without their partner.
We were both glad he came. It's not something he would have read up on on his own. We learned about how stressful it can be, how important his support and encouragement would be, and he was able to remember some of the techniques/holds they showed us when I was too tired to do so. I think it helped him feel more involved with it.
Dh came to our class and almost everyone had their Dh/partner with them. It was extremely informational for both of us, but especially Dh. The instructor talked a lot about what dads can do to help and be supportive of mom, especially when BFing is tough. We both learned about what is normal and what is not as far as how much/little food babies need and what is normal and not in regards to their diapers.
Our instructor really went out of the way to include the dads and even did a dads Q&A section.
Dh was not uncomfortable at all. My vote would be for your DH to go with you!
I discussed this with my OB yesterday when I told her that I signed up. She really really really encouraged DH to go with me. She said that he'll pick up alot of tips on positioning that will help if I ever struggle. She said that her patients that take DH to the class have double the success rate.
Now I plan on having him go with me (in February)
We just went last night. Partners were encouraged, so I didn't give DH an option. He's not a book-reader, so he's got to get this information somehow. I refuse to be the only responsible adult who knows somewhat what to expect.
He got a ton out of it. Like when the RN said that antibodies are transferred through breastmilk, he looked at me with wide eyes and said, "WOW." Yeah. So it was allllll new to him last night. Of course, he was a bit uncomfortable at times and chose to crack quiet jokes, but in all - he was pretty good!