D’oh ! One more thing !

i never had one and it didnt brother me at all but i had a wicked midwife i was booked in but didnt go it relly is up to u if u do go some people like them some dont

It's funny, my midwife had a bit of a funny reaction when I said it was likely I'd deliver at North Shore - but still wanted to go to Birthcare afterwards. I'm wondering if it's worth going "stuff it" and delivering at Birthcare as well and skipping the hospital altogether ?? She mentioned that I could stick to delivering at Auckland if I wanted (in relation to my other post about maybe changing midwives), but I felt that was a bit odd. We'll see, I feel like I am losing control of what's going on a bit at the moment.

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Im in Auckland, and have booked antenatal classes through Birthcare in Parnel. My midwife said i should do it sooner rather than later as they book up fast - but I have booked one starting mid April and Birthcare didnt say anything about them being over booked or anything. I think they run them in all different areas of Auckland too. It cost $25 and you get two booklets.

Also a friend suggested that the antenatal classes dont talk about when the baby comes home, so I was considering doing another class for that - but not sure at this stage.

This is my first baby, and I understood that I had to deliver in a hospital but that if everything goes Ok they would kick me out as soon as possible, so my plan, so far is to deliver at Auckland hospital and then go to Birthcare in Parnel for 1 or 2 nights.



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oh, thanks Becca, maybe Ill deliver at Birthcare too. Much easier, I think than having to drive across town right after. Im seeing my midwife on Friday so Ill see if I can.

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I had mine at Manukau and it was free. It ran for 4 weeks for 3 hours each week....long long night (started at 6pm and finished at 9pm). I went there when I was 32 weeks. They say you should book in from 28 weeks but no one told me ....until some one in oh baby mentioned it and I had to beg the lady to fit me in those classes!!!

Any way it was bit dissapointing because all they covered was the labour, pain, baby at birth and pain relief etc....and very short quick "why the baby is crying lesson"!!! ...was good for my hubby tho. Oh and one week included the tour of the hospital (which was really really good) specially because I saw the theater and said nah I wont come in this room and I ended up there.....I was very relaxed because of it!

You drive yourself to birthcare (or your support person drives you I should say!). I thought Birthcare was only for people who used Auckland City Hospital and who lived in Auckland City as opposed to North Shore City or South Auckland or Waitakere???? I could be wrong though!