Mine didn't really give me any new info from what I had read. They were also free. I only went as I was staying in hospital accommodation as I live out of town and had nothing else to do.
When I had my first the classes were free and I found them very helpful, I didn't really want to go to them as I thought they were a waste of time, but a lot of the information I had no idea about. At the time I was only 18 and had no idea about the different stages of labour. I never went to the breastfeed class as I wasn't going to breastfeed even took formula to the hospital but once he was born I gave it a go.
They were around that price at my hospital. We didn't bother. Lucas was hubby's third baby so he was confident enough and I've always been around babies/kids and didn't think we'd get our money's worth. Plus hubby works nights and ours were at night too.
I think if you have the money and aren't so confident or don't have too much experience with kids, they'd be a good idea :)
Hubby and I did it. I didn't find it helpful (I've been around kids all my life) but it was absolute gold for hubby, he didn't have any experience and it gave him a bit of information about everything.
I'm tossing up whether to go or not. I'm not sure if there's anything I'll get out of it that I can't find online or in a book.
SO isn't overly keen, but says he will if I really want to.
I'm confident with babies/children. I've been around them most my life and worked in a day care centre. I'm 110% sure having your own is different, but I don't think there'll be much they can teach me I don't already know and that I can't get support off family and friends.
If it was free I'd probably go, and it's not that we can't afford it, but I don't want to throw away $140 for nothing.. lol
We did it for our first baby but we personally didn't find that useful nothing you can't get from a book or the Internet to be honestly for me I was bored there and I honestly tuned out more then not and when they started talking about c sections and epidurals and in the end I had to have an emergency c section lol but everything was explained to us on the way down to the surgical rooms so no biggie really I was offered them free with the hospital I had my second in and didn't go as we didn't find it useful the first time
Yes, we went. I particularly wanted to take OH a he didn't have much exp woth babies and pregnancy etc. I feel it made him much better prepared and i was a bit more prepared too
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If you are a first timer, yes i think it helps prepare you for what to expect at your hospital.
But you can get just as much, if not more from books about labour.
I think it can be nice to get to know a couple of the midwives though.
Having said that, i'm not doing it with this one, even though it's been 15 years since dd and it's hubby's first baby.
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Mine didn't really give me any new info from what I had read. They were also free. I only went as I was staying in hospital accommodation as I live out of town and had nothing else to do.
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When I had my first the classes were free and I found them very helpful, I didn't really want to go to them as I thought they were a waste of time, but a lot of the information I had no idea about. At the time I was only 18 and had no idea about the different stages of labour. I never went to the breastfeed class as I wasn't going to breastfeed even took formula to the hospital but once he was born I gave it a go.
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They were around that price at my hospital. We didn't bother. Lucas was hubby's third baby so he was confident enough and I've always been around babies/kids and didn't think we'd get our money's worth. Plus hubby works nights and ours were at night too.
I think if you have the money and aren't so confident or don't have too much experience with kids, they'd be a good idea :)
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Not worth it imo especially if there charging u.
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Hubby and I did it. I didn't find it helpful (I've been around kids all my life) but it was absolute gold for hubby, he didn't have any experience and it gave him a bit of information about everything.
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Yes definitely go to them. I found them extremely helpful
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We didn't do it as our pregnancy with DD wasn't "normal". So I felt like it may not have been relevant to our situation.
Looking back though it would have been nice to make some new friends as a couple.
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I'm tossing up whether to go or not. I'm not sure if there's anything I'll get out of it that I can't find online or in a book.
SO isn't overly keen, but says he will if I really want to.
I'm confident with babies/children. I've been around them most my life and worked in a day care centre. I'm 110% sure having your own is different, but I don't think there'll be much they can teach me I don't already know and that I can't get support off family and friends.
If it was free I'd probably go, and it's not that we can't afford it, but I don't want to throw away $140 for nothing.. lol
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We did it for our first baby but we personally didn't find that useful nothing you can't get from a book or the Internet to be honestly for me I was bored there and I honestly tuned out more then not and when they started talking about c sections and epidurals and in the end I had to have an emergency c section lol but everything was explained to us on the way down to the surgical rooms so no biggie really I was offered them free with the hospital I had my second in and didn't go as we didn't find it useful the first time
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Yes, we went. I particularly wanted to take OH a he didn't have much exp woth babies and pregnancy etc. I feel it made him much better prepared and i was a bit more prepared too
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Totally worth it !!!! We had to pay about same amount. I just had baby number 4 and still came out with stuff i didn't know ! It was amazing.