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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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Childbirth Classes?
Hi Ladies,
Do any of you know of places that give free birthing classes?
Re: Childbirth Classes?
I'm in Tucson, and can't really recommend anything to you, but I will say that I personally didn't learn a TON from my classes (some stuff, but not a ton).
However, my husband learned a LOT. And hearing stuff from a "professional" rather than me seemed to sink in a bit with him, if that makes sense.
It was worth it to me just for that. But it's totally a personal decision. And it probably really depends on the class you take too.
The breathing stuff wasn't so valuable to me since I had an epi, but I used some of it before the epi. And it sold my husband totally on the importance of yoga balls, pregnancy massages, and things like that.
I agree your DH can learn a lot, but I was really open with mine about everything and we talked a lot about birth and labor, so he really didn't get anything out of it either. Really depends on your situation I guess. That breathing didn't work for me at all during my 8.5 hours with no epi. I did my own breathing and got through it. I wish I wouldn't have gotten the damn epi, I was almost done! Damnit, here I go getting all upset about it again lol.
My dh loved the classes! He'd take them a bunch of times if he could. lol
I think another valuable part is that you meet other people that are about the same pregnant as you, which imo adds to your experience. I think you can find one for less that $150, though it's been awhile. GL!
I think ours was $75ish? Maybe it was just our crappy teacher. She never actually answered anyone's questions and was kind of rude, and she was like 90.