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Moms and soon-to-bes
Do you have any recomendations about childbirth and breastfeeding classes and books.
I kill myself with Amazon's reviews, who likes it, who doesn't, why...
BLEH!!!
Any real-world advice? TIA!
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Re: Moms and soon-to-bes
i didn't do a class or read a book beforehand. About a week or two after L was born I realized I really needed one! After checking them out I bought The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding by la leche league. I was a bit turned off by the title, and because how militant LLL can be, but its really helpful and I highlt recommend it. It has lots about common problems and getting started as well as weening and introducing solids which will be helpful in the future. I highly recommend it! Whatever book you get, learn from me and read it before your baby is born!
Ditto Kristy. We were really lucky. The only problem I had was w/pumping. It's still a PIA.
Good luck! I met w/a lactation nurse before leaving the hospital. That helped a lot. She showed me the football hold.
I watch the show "Birth Day" on the Discovery Health Channel religiously!
I feel like I will know what to expect under almost any given circumstance. They show 2 episodes twice a day, at 7am and 10am.
As for the breastfeeding, I know it will take a lot of work. My brother and I both rejected my mom's boobies. She could never get us to feed. Same with my niece's mom, SIL, and a good friend. The hospital where I'm going to deliver offers classes, so I might sign up. Your hospital probably does too.
Yeah, Sharra. Kaiser offers a lot of classes for free. H and I took "Caring for a newborn" but we felt it was pretty dumb. Not sure if the bf class would be better or not.
Try to make it to at least one La Leche League meeting before baby. ?I wish I had prior to going. ?Talk to friends, family - anyone you know about BFing. ?You'd be amazed at who comes out of the woodworks to talk about BFing. ?
Ditto the lactation consultant in the hospital. ?Get to know them really well. ?
And be sure to head back to a LLL meeting to share your experiences - good or bad. ?I ended up calling one of the LLL leaders the first week because his latch was so bad I was in shooting pain. ?They helped me get through it - and now we're at almost 21 months and still going!
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Cheers,
Jen
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I would say that 95% of our child birth classes was a complete waste of time and sorry to say boring.
The only classes I would say is a can't miss is the infant cpr and first aid. I did like the BFing class but most of what they taught was also taught at the BF class they had in the hospital for all new moms.
Ditto Amy on this one. The only class I really thought was worth it was the infant CPR. I didn't need the childbirth class, because I had an epi, but I took it anyways.
I learned so much from the LC's at the hospital. Not only that, but at San Antonio they have a breastfeeding clinic right next to the hospital that you can visit as often as you like. It's wonderful!
I didn't take any childbirth classes, but we did get a dvd titled: Laugh and Learn about childbirth
It was kinda cheesy, but at least it gives you an idea of what's to come.
As for breastfeeding, ditto what everyone said about utilizing the hospital's resources.
Also, 2nd time around, I learned my lesson and started applying Lasinoh on my nipples a few weeks before my due date. I think it made a big difference and I wasn't in so much pain when E started BF.
Good luck!
We're taking a childbirth class and are on class number 2 so I'll have to see how it pans out. So far its just a lot of what to expect/anatomy info with a little bit of breathing and coping tecniques thrown in. I haven't signed up for BF classes but my MIL is a lactation consultant, and I'll get a nurse at the hospital so I figure that I'll use those two sources. My MIL sent me the DVD The Happiest Baby on the Block. I haven't watched it but its suppossed to be full of tips.