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[quote=Anonymous]DH and I took 3 classes together before DC1 was born:
1. Childbirth class at our practice
2. Infant/child CPR offered through Holy Cross hospital in Mont Co
3. 'It's a baby, now what?' - a general infant care class through Holy Cross as well.

It was a real effort toile all the classes, particularly through the fall/holidays, especially as I worked downtown DC and DH in College Park and we had one car. Here's my reviews on usefulness.

Class 1 - was suppose to be birthing techniques, explanation of stages of labor and an overview of the practices approach to labor and delivery. Also included a tour of the hospital's maternity wing (helpful), breastfeeding techniques (contradicted both hospital and pediatrician) and what to do when u go into labor. In the end, we found that we never used 75% of the information, 15% directly conflicting the hospital's procedures/policies and since the OB was only there the last ten minutes it only mattered what the hospital nurse said to do and the last 10% was helpful, largely in learning how to identify, not freak out and handle early signs of labor like bloody show, mucus plug and back labor. Worth it if you need that last 10% of knowledge.

2 - although the in structure was horrible I think this is the most important class. In fact I think we will take a refresher course for DC2.

3- this class had the same horrible instructor as #2 above, which just lost me from the get go. I found some of the material to be way too basic, if you are conscientious enough to be on her asking which classes to take, then there is alot that will be too basic for you as well). But it did cover a lot of the real world how to items with practice on a doll. Everything from first bath to changing diaper before ambiblical cord stump falls off. It also covered some soothing techniques and swaddling (which no one in the hospital ever did for us).  All in all, I found it to be too basic for me and did not find the instructor to be knowledgable, but classmates were a great source for information. DH on the other hand really found it helpful and learned alot. He felt more secure after taking it and it was good for us to find out who was comfortable doing what and to get on the same page in knowing how we would do things. So I would recommend. [/quote]

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