Wobbles

Just wondering how many of you girls went to Antenatal classes?

Don't think I've been offered this yet - are antenatal classes where the partner attends too?

Angel

I went to antenatal classes with my first pregnancy.Don't know what they are like over there but in Australia they cover things like, what things you need for the baby(product research),breastfeeding,sharing baby duties with OH,financial info,staying comforatble during labour, and the last class(which scared me half to death)was discussing labour and c_sections,which involved really detailed movies.
My OH thought they were useless(think he was expecting breathing exercises)but I thought atleast some of the classes were helpfull and thought provoking.
I guess it did help as I had no idea what I was doing and the class provided me with alot of reading material.

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Jo

I went to 2 with Emily thats all, can't remember what we did in first one but 2nd was tour of the maternity unit which was good, who to phone and what to do when in labour.

With Jack i didn't bother, they started at 35 weeks and i had him at 37 so.....

sophie

I think i only went to 1 with Ka! It was breathing tecnics i think, i felt rather silly and mark was messin about (he was 19) so i said ide not go back lmao! I wont go this time i dont think all though Marks grown up a tad since then! lol.

marley2580

Mine starts next month. We had a choice of a set of 6 during the day in the health centre for women only, or 3 in the evening at the hospital that OH can go to was well. We chose the evening ones because I've done a lot of reading, whereas the OH hasn't, so he'll be learning new stuff.

Lucy

Mine were called Parentcraft classes. I had to book on the course through the midwife and they were a set of 4 classes, 3 hours long every Monday evening.

I didn't find them very helpful at all, there were lots of couples and we had to get in groups and put in order phrases about birth and pain control etc. I think I would've found it more useful if I didn't have web access but I'd just found that I wasn't learning anything new and none of the couples kept in contact afterwards.

I'm sure yours will be better, at least go and see if you like it

Layla

i went to a couple on Charlie but i found them pointless, they didnt tell or show me anything that i didnt already know so i stopped going, i didnt bother with them again after that.

Others find them really helpful tho.

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Wobbles

Parentcraft - now you've said I think thats what my MW mentioned to me the other week - she said if anything I could just go for the look around the ward.

Tilly

I didn't go, didn't want to be told stuff id already read and be told how im meant to give birth to my baby. Im glad I didn't go, I didn't have any problems for not going and the whole giving birth thing comes naturally!! breathing and all..

It's your choice though really as some women find it great, others not so!