Would you say parenting classes are important?
admin on November 17th, 2008
The parenting classes aim:
A)To enable preparation for labour and your delivery.
B)To provide you with emotional and psychological
preparation/support for your new role as a parent
C)To encourage peer support.
do you think these classes are important as i don’t want to go as i think i will be uncomfortable with other people around me ?
November 30th, 1999 at 12:00 am
I honestly didn’t get anything out of them. They gave me different options for controlling labor but I was able to breath through the contractions without all that other stuff. Even if I would have needed it I think a nurse would have given me the options to use the birthing ball, massage tools, etc. GL!
November 30th, 1999 at 12:00 am
It is very much an individual choice. I have asked so many people what value they have gotten from these classes and every time I get a different answer. Some answers are great whilst others say they aren’t worthwhile at all which has now left me with the difficult decision of whether to go or not. I have decided to attend one or two of the classes and then decide whether to continue. It’s not as if you pay for them and they are completely optional so I figure why not give it a go and if I don’t like it I won’t go back =]
Good luck xx
November 30th, 1999 at 12:00 am
I didn’t take any, but I wish I did… especially for B.
My nerves stay so frazzled I feel like I can’t enjoy being a mommy.
Don’t feel uncomfortable, everybody is there for the same reason…
November 30th, 1999 at 12:00 am
Yes, they help! Especially if it’s your first child. If it’s not, well, you could take it or leave it. I learned a great deal in classes before I gave birth to my first. And wouldn’t you know, that 2 years later, they helped again, as some things had changed in those years slightly. You may be surprised at how much you get out of them.
November 30th, 1999 at 12:00 am
i didnt go with my first, but i did read about 5 different pregnancy and birth books!, as long as you feel you know everything and so does the birth partner, you will be fine, however i do think they do a great job at getting the men involved if he isnt so keen on book reading, or taking advice for others who have been through it before, i had my second child with my new husband and we went to the classes i was bored to death, but my husband knew what would happen at the birth, and it did make us feel closer.
November 30th, 1999 at 12:00 am
I think childbirth prep classes are a waste of time and money. Go on a free tour of the hospital at your convince and read online/in a book about what labor and delivery are like. You can even see a birth on youtube.
I’m not into the whole sitting around with a bunch of couples practicing breathing. The nurse can show you how to breathe when you are in labor.
November 30th, 1999 at 12:00 am
Its not as embarrassing as it sounds. I went to my parenting classes and yes they use dolls and demonstrate how the baby move through the pelvis in labour and how much pain you REALLY feel during labour and what to expect when you go into labour. Mine also offered a tour of the maternity ward and delivery suite so that you knew what to expect when you were admitted. I found this useful and also talking through pain relief with people who had had it was useful too BUT if your anything like me you’ll forget you ever went to those classes once you start in your labour and just ‘wing it’. you’ll do what come naturally from the second you realise your in labour (took me 4 hours til i knew i was in labour) for the rest of your life. Parenting comes naturally and you have alot of help after the fact anyway.
November 30th, 1999 at 12:00 am
hey well not long now good luck and all the best as for you question being a mother comes from your heart not from a book the support classes are good if you haven’t got a lot of support from family members being a good mum is important some classes are good and a lot of people learn many things i would say you won’t be shy after giving birth think about going to some of the classes
November 30th, 1999 at 12:00 am
no! waste of time.when your in agony you dont remember it anyway lol