breastfeeding class
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Topic: breastfeeding class
Posted By: cole88
Subject: breastfeeding class
Date Posted: 02 August 2009 at 11:51am
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hi i have a breastfeeding class at the hospital on monday night just wondering if any of you have done it? whats involved and do you take your partner or should i go alone? ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Bobbie
Date Posted: 02 August 2009 at 12:36pm
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Yes take your partner. It helps if they are there too because it's hard to remember everything when you're first starting out sleep deprived with a new baby.
The one I did at NSH we got dolls to practice with and also went through some diagrams of the makeup of the breast and discussed issues etc. I found it hugely useful and I would (and have) recommend it to anyone. -------------  
 
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Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 02 August 2009 at 8:39pm
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I work as a Breastfeeding counsellor (and I can say that now I have a lisence and registration, lol) and I can truely say YES GO!!!!!!!! Your antenatal classes will cover BF, however we find that parents are so focused on he getting baby out thing, that they don't really take in the BF thing, lol. TOTALLY reccomend it! ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: _SMS_
Date Posted: 02 August 2009 at 10:20pm
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I never went to one while i was pregnant.
Luckily for me i had no issues BFing at all. DD latched fine from the first feed, without any pain for me lol. I would suggest going, although i could BF it would have been nice to know other things about BFing. Its good to get all the information you can get  -------------  
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Posted By: KiwiL
Date Posted: 02 August 2009 at 11:21pm
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I went to classes run by Penny Wyatt at Wellington Hospital. Definately go to them, they're really good. If you're going to see Penny (not sure if you're in Wellington), she's a little eccentric in her style but the information is incredibly useful.
I didn't realise how useful it was until I started to have problems with feeding and I was able to try a number of things that she had suggested. I didn't go with my husband, he was away for work at the time. I would say that about 50% of the women had their partners there, so you won't feel uncomfortable either way. |
Posted By: angel4
Date Posted: 03 August 2009 at 10:10am
| i went to classes at chch womans hopsital. And they were brilliant!!! Ours were for four days during the day though so dh couldnt come. We were welcomed to bring support people however i went on my own. I think it would have been good to have someone else there as i found i forgot alot of info. Plus it was fascinating information so i would have liked to talk with someone who knew what i was talking about. I think breastfeeding classes are great!!! |
Posted By: tishy
Date Posted: 03 August 2009 at 12:05pm
We did the class at Welly too. Found it incredibly useful, we only made one class as the bubbas arrived the following Thursday! 
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 03 August 2009 at 12:19pm
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There is one at the local maternity hospital where I live aswell, Im definitly doing it this time! I think its every Monday...its the LLL one.
Im just going by myself, well with bubs and Caden will be there unless I can get mum to babysit him. ------------- |