WTF: Infant CPR classes

backinpgh · July 2011

Shouldn't this be FREE?!? The classes for this where I live are $30-50 a person. When your husband is unemployed, that's kind of a lot of money. I can only imagine if we were actually long-term less fortunate. We signed up for a newborn care class - it's free. Shouldn't this include infant CPR? I don't get it. Only affluent people should know how to save their child's life?!?!

Okay, vent over.

TheFannins729 · July 2011

we had to pay for all our classes, including newborn care.

mamastich · July 2011

Ditto, I havent found any free classes. Even the hospital charges like 50 for most classes

iahlgren · July 2011

Here the infant CPR classes seem to cost about $70. Still thinking about shelling out for it, even though they are expensive.

Azrayla · July 2011

And you need to be recertified every year I think.. however I assume most parents only need the information for a year. I took childhood education courses in highschool for 4 years and was given CPR classes and certification free.. for adults children and infants.. Im a little fuzzy on some details but I remember the positionong and what to look for Im just at a loss at the compression/breathing ratio.. nothing youtube video or online pamphlet cant fix.. My grandfather recently took a cpr class as well not sure if he had infant..

ptflip · July 2011

No free classes for us. Our Lamaze class was $80 and that covers infant CPR & our baby basics class was $30.

backinpgh · July 2011

I don't have a problem with classes in general costing money. It just seems like a class this vital should not cost money. All parents should have the ability to learn how to save their child's life with CPR. You don't necessarily NEED a Lamaze class, or a breastfeeding class, but IMO you NEED to know infant child CPR. Just like they have free carseat checks, it seems like there should be free CPR classes for everyone.

ar78 · July 2011

Agreed. That shiz should be free. However, it might be covered by your insurance! Double check!

Also, where are you guys on names? I liked your ideas from your post a few weeks ago, ESPECIALLY Rowan!

backinpgh · July 2011

ar78:
Agreed. That shiz should be free. However, it might be covered by your insurance! Double check!
Also, where are you guys on names? I liked your ideas from your post a few weeks ago, ESPECIALLY Rowan!

Thanks! We have noooo idea. It's so hard to decide. Josephine/Josie is still my favorite, and Riley is DH's favorite. I don't know how we're going to pick!

ar78 · July 2011

backinpgh:
ar78:
Agreed. That shiz should be free. However, it might be covered by your insurance! Double check!
Also, where are you guys on names? I liked your ideas from your post a few weeks ago, ESPECIALLY Rowan!
Thanks! We have noooo idea. It's so hard to decide. Josephine/Josie is still my favorite, and Riley is DH's favorite. I don't know how we're going to pick!

Oh, I also LOVE Josephine. Not so crazy about Riley---I've known too many Rottweilers with that name! Keep me posted!

Amanda&EricB · July 2011

They are not free here, but I think they are fairly cheap. I agree they should be free. Some of the other classes I'm taking are free, including Prental classes (childbirth), Postpartum Adjustments, Breastfeeding Essentials, and DH's "New Daddy Boot Camp" class.

ladyprof · July 2011

Popping in to say that I love Josephine/Josie!

Also, we have to pay for all our classes as well but our hospital only has ONE infant cpr class a month and it's so booked up, we couldn't get in until September.

MrsM1113 · July 2011

Just FYI-

When I was pg with DS, money was super tight, and I called the instructor and explained my financial situation, and asked if she could cut me a break on any of the classes. She ended up charging me I think $25 total for the six week birthing class, the BFing class, and the newborn/CPR class (The total for all the classes would've been around $250). It doesn't hurt to ask, and your hospital may even have a "scholarship" fund set aside for that very purpose.

Valerie323 · July 2011

Ours was 50 for the Childbirth and included CPR classes IF you signed up for those classes. We also took a car safety which was free. The CPR was only an hour and was VERY basic, but did include practice. We did find a great first year class of your child's life, 4 classes for FREE through a parenting organization in our area.

ShannonSky · July 2011

Ours actually was free, but DD was in the NICU and taking an infant CPR class was a requirement for her discharge.

manda26 · July 2011

Ours is $35/person for Infant CPR - I think because you get certified? We have to pay $100 for lamaze and then our breastfeeding and parenting classes are free.

kayak11 · July 2011

We're taking a prepared childbirth class that includes basic baby care, a breastfeeding class and a hospital tour (I think it was $70). They offer other classes as well, but none of them are free.

JKGymnast · July 2011

I only disagree w/you (that the infant CPR class should be free because its vital) because the class is taught by someone... someone who is making a living and teaching a class. So they should be paid, right? :-) A carseat check takes all of 5-10 minutes... whereas a CPR class takes well over an hour or two.

marriedtoeric · July 2011

The Red Cross and other organizations that sponsor the class need to pay their own bills...just because they're a nonprofit organization doesn't mean they're not a bona fide company with their own bills, staff, capital costs, etc to pay. Around here, Infant CPR/First Aid is $120/couple, and we also had to pay for our baby care basics class separately.

Maybe there's a church or other community organization near you that offers the class for a reduced fee, or you can find a group offering the class that might be open to a fee reduction or waiver for exceptional circumstances?

babyAutumn · July 2011

We went through the same thing. To cut the cost down, several of us from our prenatal classes hired someone to come in and give us a private class in order to get the certification. This is something that you could try if you get enough people willing to do it.

dianamcu · July 2011

marriedtoeric:

The Red Cross and other organizations that sponsor the class need to pay their own bills...just because they're a nonprofit organization doesn't mean they're not a bona fide company with their own bills, staff, capital costs, etc to pay. Around here, Infant CPR/First Aid is $120/couple, and we also had to pay for our baby care basics class separately.

I agree!

My hospital offers infant and child CPR for $10, and another local hospital offers it for free. I would have paid $10 to take it at my hospital since it's closer, but their next class is after my due date. The free class is July 28th. If I hadn't found the free class, I would have paid to take it with the American Red Cross.

xtinaxmariex · July 2011

The only free thing our hospital offered was the tour (which we're going to today, yay!) The CPR Class cost us $55 for both and the Childbirth Prep class cost us $40. I agree that the CPR Class should be free/cheaper than that. We thought about maybe just learning how to do it online but once I started researching it and watching videos, I found that everyone was doing it differently! I figured we might as well pay the $$ and learn at the hospital the real way. It is, in the end, your child's safety.

SpaceGirlSpiff · July 2011

I signed up for the CPR Baby Saver class through our hospital, but I believe it was still through Red Cross since you get the certification and everything...so I wasn't surprised they charged for it. They charged $25 each for H and I so we had to pay $50 total...

As much as I cringed having to shell out money, I believe it was worth it for what we got... it was a 4 hour class, and we didn't just learn infant but also adult and child CPR...and also how to handle choking emergencies. They also went over basic safety and prevention as far as setting up the nursery/crib and carseats, etc. It was actually an enjoyable and well-done class, I was pleased with it. The instructors were good (2 nice RN nurses).

I agree it is a vital class, it's actually the only class we signed up for -- It would be awesome if it were free, but I do understand why they charge too. The other stuff we're just going to wing it! (Labor, childcare, breastfeeding etc,) and just seek help when/if the help is needed...I wasn't as into the idea of shelling out the money for those things. Too expensive in my opinion, especially since so many people have told us those classes weren't even as helpful/necessary as they'd hoped.

raulsbabe18 · July 2011

We have to pay for all of our classes. I've not heard of any offered free anywhere. Our birthing class was $120, newborn care $50 and infant CPR $50.

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