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11-07-2009 at 1:37 PM
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Did you take a BF class? If so was it worth it? If not do you wish you had? I bf dd for a brief 6 weeks & had a really rough time with it. I really want to bf next baby the first year. Would you recommend the class?
11-07-2009 at 1:46 PM
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I planned on taking a class but bed rest thwarted me.  I wish I had taken on or at least read a few books so I wasn't sleep deprived and trying to figure it all out.
11-07-2009 at 1:51 PM
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We took a class before DD was bornand it was sooo worth it.  DH came with me and I'm so glad he did because I couldn't remember all the information and when I started to have a hard time with DD, DH would help a ton and pull out the information from the class that I had forgotten! 

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11-07-2009 at 1:52 PM
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I didn't take a class, but it was generally covered in our birth class. 

I kind of wish I had, but I don't think any class was going to really help much with the six weeks of pain I had -- DD was latching correctly and everything, it just hurt.

But I highly recommend lining up a LC prior to birth or ASAP after, for an appointment during the first week.  If I'd known what I know now, I would've called during the early stage of my induction (while watching movies with DH :)) and tried to get an appointment with someone on day 3 or 4, which was when the pain really started to get awful and I needed a lot of support and reassurance. But by the time I called, it took a week to get in an actually see someone. Luckily, we saw my pedi several times in that period and she was really supportive and as helpful as she could be, and the Nursing Mother's Companion was a lifesaver in the meantime. 

Personally, I'd skip the class and save the money to help pay for the LC. The individual help when the baby actually arrived -- help with our specific issues, and just someone to talk to who really understood -- was what helped me get through. 



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11-07-2009 at 2:31 PM
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Bfing was a lot easier to do with the second baby for me. I had a great book

"So thats what They are For" which was a great resource. I would probably skip the class and save the money and meet with a lactation consultation after you have the baby. The lc's taught me much more than I ever learned in the class I took and help with problem specific areas you may encounter.









 
11-07-2009 at 2:46 PM
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Thank you ladies! I hadn't thought about a LC. The class is offered for only $10 so I think I might do both since the class seems pretty reasonable. Hopefully I can talk DH into going with me! I'm very nervous about BFing because wtih dd it was very painful for the 6 weeks & we had serious latch issues. She also had some health problems that made bfing difficult for her so that may have been part of it. I definately was really unprepared for it with her & want to do all I can to be better prepared this time.

11-07-2009 at 3:09 PM
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Does the hospital you're delivering at have LCs. That might be another resource.  Where I delivered they had LC's.  They did a follow up several days after you left the hospital and since we were having issues they had me come in a week later.
11-07-2009 at 3:24 PM
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I took a class and I'm glad I did. I also worked with the LC during our hospital stay and for 3 weeks afterward which was priceless.
11-07-2009 at 3:44 PM
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I took a class before E was born and found it helpful. I also went to a weekly bf clinic after he was born and that was were I really got support.

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11-07-2009 at 4:13 PM
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I didn't take a class - hospitalization prevented me from getting there.

My pedi has an excellent LC available.  Because I was in the hospital a bit longer due to a c-section and perhaps because I'd been there so long on bedrest, the nurses were an excellent resource.  By the time we left, we had a good pattern going.  


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11-07-2009 at 4:21 PM
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I did, and I thought the breast feeding class was the only useful class I took.

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11-07-2009 at 4:23 PM
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I took a class and I am glad I did, both my husband and I got a lot out of it.

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11-07-2009 at 4:58 PM
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Nope, did not take a BFing class, and never regretted it or wish I did.  For me, BFing was so baby specific that even though *I* knew what to do, it didn't mean it was easier because baby had to learn to know what to do.  I realized that with my 2nd child and it made me really glad I didn't pay the $$ to attend a BFing class...especially when lactation consultants came to help me and baby while in the hospital for free.



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11-07-2009 at 6:35 PM
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Thank you for all the great advice ladies! My hospital does have a lactation consultant available so I think when I go to pre-register in a month or 2 I will meet with her as well.

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