Did you do "baby classes" to prep for baby?

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I'm really just entirely curious how many people do prenatal/baby classes to prep for baby.

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I'm not. So many people say that everything they learned went out the window once during labor. My mother is a mother-baby nurse and she said more and more people are not taking those classes, and it doesn't affect them either way.

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Yes, as a FTM they were very helpful even with all the reading I had done before hand, especially Breastfeeding and baby CPR....

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I know a lot of the stuff with babies I'll just have to learn when he gets here...but I figure the classes can't help. I'll be doing a childbirth education class, a newborn class and a breastfeeding class lol. I also figure I might meet some other moms (I'm new to the area so friends would be nice...)

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A lot of it I had known from doing all my reading but it was really helpful for my husband who hasn't done as much reading as I have. Even for me I thought it was worth it hearing real nurses and trained experts talk about everything that happens rather than reading everything on the internet.

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The breast feeding class at our hospital was amazing!! My Mom went with me since my husband was out of town and she was floored by the info. Said if she had that info before my brother & I, we would have been breastfed but it hurt and she gave up after a week.

We also took CPR - helpful but you could probably watch a YouTube clip and get same info. And Newborn basics - more so for my husband than me but I still took away a few nuggets.

We also did a 12 wk Bradley Method class about Husband Coached Childbirth as we plan to have a hospital birth but without meds. Which was really great if you are going to go that route.

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Only class I did was breastfeeding class.

Did you do "baby classes" to prep for baby?

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