Antenatal Classes:attend Or Not Attend

Talking of husbands having never been around children my husband was somewhat nervous at the thought of being responsible for a tiny baby so I arranged for Yvonne Heavyside to run a baby basics course at our home for him. It was really useful for him and she did a great job of calming his nerves so for first time dads I'd really recommend something like this.
 
Many mothers I've spoken to think that classes about the time after the baby has arrived have been very benefical.

This spring LLL in Hong Kong is offering the chance to take a Breastfeeding Class at a convenient location in Central. The three hour class is aimed at pregnant mothers and covers all the essentials you need to know about breastfeeding for your stay in the hospital and the early weeks at home.

A recent study reported in the January issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology stated that a single antenatal counselling session with educational materials improved breastfeeding practices up to three months after delivery.
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/550406

The details of the classes are:
Date: Wednesday February 7th 2007 or Wednesday April 11th 2007
Time: 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Venue: Annerley Midwives, 1801,Car Po Commercial Building, 18-20 Lyndhurst Terrace, Central, HK
Cost: $400 per couple including a copy of LLLI's book The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding.
Details of the class are available at http://www.lllhk.org/Class.html
Contact: Sarah 2548-7636 or [email protected]

Please encourage all your pregnant friends to attend.

Best wishes,
SARAH
web site: www.lll-hk.org
 
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We attended classes at the Adventist Hospital in September 2006, I also knew a lot of stuff from books and the Net but it was lovely to go with my hubby and get him informed plus we got to chat to other couples going through the same thing, and it was something to look forward to whilst struggling with pregnancy (i was carrying twins). I found the midwife running this class to be excellent, very informative and patient. Plus they give you samples of things (wet wipes etc.), 4 lessons of 2 hours each HK$1000
 
Has anyone attended the ante-natal classes at Adventist? Would it be advisable to take the classes at the hospital you're delivering at?
 
I do believe I posted just before your post that I attended classes in the Adventist, so I guess I'm somebody that's attended.

Several of the ladies in my classes ended up giving birth at the Matilda.
 
Antenatal classes

If anyone signs up for a class in the coming weeks, please could they let me know about it.

I live in the NT but the Prince of Wales has few classes for speakers of English.

Would greatly appreciate going with someone.

Thanks.
 
these classes are also a good place to meet other expecting families and share experience, support and create a new social network
 
Four months is a little earlier, as pregnant women are forgetful! I would encourage you to attend at around 6/7 months. I attended way too early and personally think the course was a little waste of time. My confinment nurse taught me mostly everything and she ended up staying for four-months! Good luck...
 
We participated in classes prior to our 1st son and my husband felt much more comfortable with the expections of delivery. "It is not like you see on TV" was the response.
 
I worked as a researcher before I became a mom and so, I was convinced that there is nothing much in the ante-natal class which I wouldn't know about (being obsessive about finding and reading information on pregnancy, etc.). However, I was glad that I attended the ante-natal class at Canossa Hospital (it was cheap) because there were some things which I didn't think about researching! Most parts were boring but I think it's interesting to just listen to other opinions and what they offer in hospitals here, etc.

It was my OBGYN who advised that I should go for ante-natal classes. I was 7 months preggers when I started and the biggest amongst the mothers. I had my baby a week after the last class!
 
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