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Infant CPR, birth class, anf breast feeding

I wonder if they have like a "what to expect when home class"
DH is a worry wart and I think this would be good.for us both

Breastfeeding, baby care and child birth.

A hospital tour. That's it. We had a doula who went through any lingering questions we had about birth beforehand. We were more concerned about the fact that we had no clue where to go when I was in labor than we were about what to do with the baby once she was born.

We did a child birth class. We had signed up for a breastfeeding class, but lo was born early. The class was taking place while we were at the hospital/lo was in the nicu, but we were so distracted that we forgot about it. Whoops. I may actually sign up for one this time around since it was so hard for us the first time.

Nothing except the hospital tour. Our hospital has fulltime LC's on staff to help with / teach breastfeeding that were free and available 24/7 and an array of laboring options and nurses who were trained in alternative pain management, on-staff labor massage, etc. Oddly enough though, most of the classes were held during the day, so working parents-to-be would have had a hard time making them. So, we just sort of winged it!

Infant CPR only. I was signed up for others, but missed them when I was in the hospital for bleeding + pre-term labor. I would recommend taking classes at the beginning of the 3rd trimester - I was trying to be cool and wait it out - jokes on me!

None. I had a close friend take them and she said they weren't worth it so we didn't take them and so far so good! We have a happy, healthy almost 9 month old who's breastfed and STTN

Breastfeeding and Life with Baby-- the latter was REALLY helpful for DH and I think it helped him to feel more helpful/involved in the first couple of months.

ETA: We did a child birth class too which was also good for DH. He loves and respects me but I think sometimes he just needs to hear things from "an expert" other than me to fully believe it. Also he got to practice giving counter pressure on my hips which helped when I was laboring at home.

@FaithFertility: Yes it was great. I knew a lot of it, but actually there was quite a bit that I hadn't thought of. They talked a bit about everything and quite a bit about safety and soothing. It really helped DH to know what to expect and then to have a solution. He was the master swaddler and diaper changer after that class. Which in the first few weeks was awesome for me and empowering for him.

@travellingbee: I hope they have a class like this

We took the Bradley Method classes, which included pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum care, and breastfeeding. We both already have infant CPR and first aid through our jobs, otherwise I would have taken them.

Childbirth, breastfeeding, and something that was geared toward pain management techniques. I'm happy I took all of them, but I think the most useful for me was the pain management one. That one gave me a lot of positions to try while in labor, some breathing techniques, and a realistic picture of how long a contraction would last for. Since I wanted a med-free labor, this class gave me the best preparation for what I might expect.

We did Childbirth, breastfeeding, and infant CPR.

We took infant care and that was about all my sore pregnant parts could handle sitting in those chairs. It was useful for people like us who had never changed a diaper! There was also a helpful part about car seat safety.

We didn't take any and I never got around to scheduling a hospital tour. Luckily my hospital has very clear signs about where to go after hours if you are in labor.

All day birth class including cpr. And a separate bfing class.

Infant CPR. That's it!

We took infant care because it included infant CPR. The rest of the class was pretty basic/useless. We also took a breastfeeding class, which was also pretty useless. We mostly did it to meet other couples since we are the first among my friends to have children, and DHs friends all have older children.

I didn't take childbirth because my plan was always to get an epidural. I don't regret not taking it.