Birthing Classes?

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My mom tells me I need to take birthing classes to “learn how to breathe.”  I’m already petrified of giving birth and I think they’ll just make me even more nervous. What are your thoughts/experiences ladies?

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Tell her you know how to breath, you have been doing it since you were born.

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I enjoyed my birthing classes. Not only did I learn, but I got meet and talk to other moms to be.

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Birthing classes made me LESS stressed because they talked about everything

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The more you know, the less scared you will be! If you don't want to go to a class, thats completely understandable. These videos on youtube are full of good information presented in a non-scary way

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I didn’t with our son, I felt like a failed for not taking them. Curve ball I was induced & every method of induction was thrown at me in a 3 hour span sooooo no class could have prepared me lol 
I’d say don’t stress about it. The nurse helping you deliver will guide you and ensure everything goes smoothly

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If you’re a social butterfly, that loves meeting new people, totally, go for the info and the atmosphere. But if you’re more of a home body, then everything you need to know is available on websites and YouTube. 
If your mom is so insistent on you going, have her pay for the classes and join you. 
I honestly think everything just comes naturally when it comes to that “big day”, somehow your mind just tells you what to do. Along with doctors/midwives and/or nurses, you’ll have plenty of guidance come the day of. Don’t be nervous, plenty of women have babies everyday! And some of us love it so much, we just have another!

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Honestly I didn’t learn anything I didn’t already know at my birthing class. Most of it was common sense. The nurse said they don’t teach you how to breathe during these classes anymore, so I just sat there and watched several hours of a PowerPoint. The only beneficial thing I did learn was more info about the epidural. I got to see it in person and it’s way less scary than everyone makes it out to be

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You are the fact person who should take them. Educate yourself so you have less fear. Fear will increase your pain making for a more difficult experience.

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We are doing a class so my fiancée has some knowledge to help support me in labor. I’ve done a ton of research so feel confident. My fiancée thought it would be 5 hours and done and the baby would be 15in as normal. So lots of education has been happening in our house

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We never had time to take those classes with my first so I never went with either child. I think labor would’ve been easier if I knew some of the breathing techniques but once I got the epidural it was fine and the midwife coached me through pushing so it wasn’t that necessary for me

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