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Classes at the hospital
My Dr suggest that we look into birthing and such classes. She only recommends we take the infant CPR class, since it is the most useful, and she suggested we take a tour or the L&D floor, so we know what to expect.
DH and I are still trying to figure out if we should do the 6 week birthing class and the BF class (I plan pumping, not BF). the classes are through Troy Beaumont.
Did you take any classes and do you think they were worth it?
(a little background, I lived with my aunt for the first year of her sons life, while her husband served in Iraq, so I know how to give a bath, feed, burp, change, handle ER trips, etc. I got the impression that these classes teach you how to take care of a child. I could be wrong though)
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Re: Classes at the hospital
I took a birthing class, the only thing I enjoyed seeing was the L&D rooms (the tour was part of the class). Honestly, the things that we went over (breathing, etc) went out the window when I was laboring.
I did not take a bf class, there are lactation consultants that will come to your room and help you and all the nurses can help you as well. I didn't have a problem bf my son. I switched to EP when he was about 2 weeks old and had no issues. I would suggest utilizing the LC. I found her to be very helpful, plus it's 1:1 attention as opposed to a class. That's just my personal opinion and experience though.
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I would suggest only taking the Infant CPR class as well. We took the labor/delivery classes and I can honestly say that none of it came in handy. I learned nothing extraordinary that I didn't already know from watching Baby Story and doing general reading through books/the internet. I was bummed that we spent the $98 or whatever it was on that class.
We also took the breastfeeding class, and like Sheila said... the lactation consultants at the hospital taught me more in a a short bit than the whole class did. I wouldn't waste time on this class either, especially if you're pumping. That approach is pretty straight-forward.
I would definitely sign up for a tour of the hospital though. It's exciting and information all at the same time.
Good luck!
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This! If you are planning to EP, then I wouldn't bother with the BF class. Actually I didn't find the BF class very helpful and I wasn't planning to EP. Most of my questions were about pumping and we barely talked about that at all- whenever we asked about it, the teacher just said to ask your LC. Anyway, nothing I learned in the class prepared me for what BF'ing is actually like (and how incredibly hard it is!).
I think a CPR class is a great idea though, and wish we would have taken one.