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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm very high risk for pre-eclampsia (had HELLP and emergency C under general last time) and will almost certainly need an induction and am likely to need a repeat C. I'd love to be able to go unmedicated, but that's not realistic for me.

All the classes I see are geared towards people who totally want natural birth. I think GW has one for people who want epidurals. Neither of those categories are me. Last time we did Lamaze, which taught us some useless breathing techniques and to avoid induction if at all possible (ha!).

Is there a class you'd recommend?  We don't have a car, so really need something easy to get to in or just outside the district, preferably via metro. [/quote]

I’m confused by this “very high risk” and “almost certainly need...” If you’re still looking at birth classes then you’re not far enough along to to already be experiencing symptoms of pre-e again. I also had HELLP and an emergency c with my first and know that I’m at an increased risk of it happening again but there is no “very high risk” or “certain induction” just because it happened before. I’m 36 weeks and  hoping for a VBAC if I go into labor on my own but otherwise having a c section if things go south again.

If you already took Lamaze and are open to an induction (I’m absolutely not because of the increased risks) and you therefore plan for an epidural (which is smart with an induction especially when a second c section is a possibility) then there isn’t much need for a class. You can read up on the stages and dynamics of labor but I don’t see what you think you’ll get out of a $200 class when you’re convinced you won’t be going into labor spontaneously and will be medicated.  [/quote]

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