I am attending a breast feeding workshop tomorrow..

zizii · Apr 3rd, 2012, 17:41 PM

Its part of my antenatal and is 4 hours long!

Does anyone have any questions they'd like me to get answers for???

As everyone is always helping me and others out thought id offer my services too

Mrsctobe · Apr 3rd, 2012, 17:43 PM

wow 4 hours long??...
I was asked when breastfeeding my 2nd if i would do a talk with pregnant women about breastfeeding...i didnt lol x

good luck hope all goes well x

lilmisslilly · Apr 3rd, 2012, 19:18 PM

Will you be taking your partner or going on your own? I have a class in a couple of weeks (only an hour long though) and I don't know if it's the done thing to take your partner to this one as there isn't much he can do with Breastfeeding unless he should go to learn and understand, maybe help the baby to latch on etc I don't know xx

orangeshoes · Apr 4th, 2012, 04:39 AM

I went to mine a couple of weeks ago and it was brilliant! No one elses OH was there but they are more than welcome to go...both my OH and I wish he had gone, if your OH has the chance to go then he should!

zizii · Apr 4th, 2012, 09:53 AM

It was specified mine was women only!!

It was really good! I'd suggest everyone should gob to one if they can!!

kat2504 · Apr 4th, 2012, 09:57 AM

I went to one, it was an hour and a half long. It was informative though. And definitely take your partner along so that he has realistic expectations of what the early weeks are going to be like.
Obviously if it's a women only session then fair enough. But in which case have a good chat with him afterwards and get him to study the reading materials/dvd
Mine only has experience of formula feeding and I am glad he came to the class with me.

zizii · Apr 4th, 2012, 10:05 AM

Kat I really would have loved to have OH there but I don't think all women feel comfy having men there or so that's what the midwife said!

kat2504 · Apr 4th, 2012, 10:14 AM

Seems bizarre to me though. It's well known that having good support from your partner in the early weeks is crucial for making breastfeeding work. If they think it's going to be a walk in the park and are expecting only 3-4 hourly feeds then they will not realize that what is happening is normal and may think there is a problem and you should just give baby a bottle of formula.
However, they ought to cover breastfeeding in antenatal classes and you can get a book about it anyway.

Apr 3rd, 2012, 17:41 PM	#1
zizii Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 1,112	I am attending a breast feeding workshop tomorrow.. Its part of my antenatal and is 4 hours long! Does anyone have any questions they'd like me to get answers for??? As everyone is always helping me and others out thought id offer my services too

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Mrsctobe Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Uk Posts: 6,554	wow 4 hours long??... I was asked when breastfeeding my 2nd if i would do a talk with pregnant women about breastfeeding...i didnt lol x good luck hope all goes well x

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Apr 3rd, 2012, 19:18 PM	#3
lilmisslilly Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Preston, Lancs Posts: 679	Will you be taking your partner or going on your own? I have a class in a couple of weeks (only an hour long though) and I don't know if it's the done thing to take your partner to this one as there isn't much he can do with Breastfeeding unless he should go to learn and understand, maybe help the baby to latch on etc I don't know xx

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orangeshoes Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: UK Posts: 233	I went to mine a couple of weeks ago and it was brilliant! No one elses OH was there but they are more than welcome to go...both my OH and I wish he had gone, if your OH has the chance to go then he should!

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Apr 4th, 2012, 09:53 AM	#5
zizii Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 1,112	It was specified mine was women only!! It was really good! I'd suggest everyone should gob to one if they can!!

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Apr 4th, 2012, 09:57 AM	#6
kat2504 Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Northamptonshire, UK Posts: 5,304	I went to one, it was an hour and a half long. It was informative though. And definitely take your partner along so that he has realistic expectations of what the early weeks are going to be like. Obviously if it's a women only session then fair enough. But in which case have a good chat with him afterwards and get him to study the reading materials/dvd Mine only has experience of formula feeding and I am glad he came to the class with me.

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Apr 4th, 2012, 10:05 AM	#7
zizii Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 1,112	Kat I really would have loved to have OH there but I don't think all women feel comfy having men there or so that's what the midwife said!

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Apr 4th, 2012, 10:14 AM	#8
kat2504 Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Northamptonshire, UK Posts: 5,304	Seems bizarre to me though. It's well known that having good support from your partner in the early weeks is crucial for making breastfeeding work. If they think it's going to be a walk in the park and are expecting only 3-4 hourly feeds then they will not realize that what is happening is normal and may think there is a problem and you should just give baby a bottle of formula. However, they ought to cover breastfeeding in antenatal classes and you can get a book about it anyway.

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