Bradley Class??

[cristeen]

Please, someone tell me it's worth the money I just spent and the 12 weeks I committed us to...

We just got back from our first session and just... ugh. Please tell me it gets better?!

To be fair, I doubt it is the Method that I'm having issues with... just the instructor.

[Monkeybutt]

It does get better!! I didn't exactly click with my instructor but when it came right down to it, those classes got me through labor! And Id take them again!

[frenchie]

It really is worth it!! However, I interviewed instructors first, and found one that I totally clicked with. I'm sure that made it better. When it comes down to it though, the information is coming from a cirriculum, so it's all the same. Each instructor is free to add extra info...but the basic stuff is the same.

[engineer_mom]

Don't judge by the first lesson!

The first few lessons were a bit "slow" for us...but by the end we wanted to come back despite the class ending! We had alot of fun and learned so much. I doubt I would have learned the "tips and tricks" from a book (although Henci Goer's book is fabulous). Plus everyone in my class was going to the same hospital/midwife so we could share information very freely.

I now highly recommend it to anyone pregnant!

[puddinnpeanut]

I would definitely recommend Bradley! I took the classes when I was pregnant with my first and went back for a refresher class just a year later for my second! My instructor was with me for the birth of #2 and I don't think I could have had him without her!
Not only was the labor/birth part of the class great, but it was in my Bradley class that I learned more about breastfeeding for 2+ years, keeping my son intact(which we did), she helped me write my birth plan, I learned about co-sleeping and La Leche League, all before I even discovered Mothering! The book Husband Coached Childbirth has some dated parts IMO, but I would say the class is worth every penny! Hope your class gets better!

[JanB]

Well, before reassuring you that it will get better, I would want to know what you didn't like about the first class.

I loved Bradley and feel that it was vital to making my birth experiences positive, but I also think that a lot can depend on the instructor and whether you click with them.

[mgeis01]

We totally loved the Bradley classes. So much that we even took a complete repeat class before our second.:shy For us it was like a great date night for dh and I to bond with and get ready for the baby. We clicked fairly well with our instructor, but not perfectly.

I do remember that the first class was kind of boring... all about nutrition, right?

[gwannenmanveri]

We just got back from class 6, I am SO SO SO glad that we decided to do Bradley instead of Lamaze. They give you so much information! I'm no longer as freaked out as I was about going through labor :) Totally worth the $$$ for me!

[badgerbaby]

We loved our Bradley classes and our instructor. Maybe if you still have the same feeling after the next class you could look for a different instructor (if that's an option for you?). It is SO worth it, especially the knowledge your DH will gain from it all. It helped us to have a 43 hour labor and birth completely natural in the hospital (20 hrs of labor).

GL!

[woo27ks]

Loved our Bradley Class. My x (dh at the time) - really got into the class.
I believe absoutely the class defined our natural birth. Without the class- I don't think I would have been so committed.

Definitely worth time and money.

[crunchy_mama]

WE found our classes, to be very, very helpful. We drove 2.5 hrs one way for classes for 10 weeks and it was well worth it.