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I cant say if they are worth it or not but Husband and I are taking a childbirth prep series (6 classes) and a baby basics class :).

I hope they do some good. Hubby was told by a coworker that she recommended taking the classes!

I liked the ones that our hospital offered and thought they were worth while- I can't speak for your hospital though since they are all different.

We took an all day childbirth class for $75 and a half-day breastfeeding class for $25 and got two tours and a free carseat check through our hospital. They did say that some insurance companies will reimburse you for these classes too.

I'm hoping to go natural labor in the hospital, but wanted to know how the hospital works with policies and procedures, so I know what to expect and can feel more prepared if things don't go as I have planned.

We're going to take classes, we just have to sign up for them. We're going to take a childbirth class (we chose the all weekend class instead of the six week class) and a breastfeeding class (only about a two hour class). I think they said the breastfeeding class isn't necessarily a how-to class on breastfeeding as much as they discuss issues that may arise, pros, cons, etc. I just feel like it'll make us both feel better about the whole thing as well as it gives us an opportunity to go on a tour at the same time.

I don't plan on taking any classes, but I am an NICU nurse, and have been taking LC coursework.

I have noticed a huge difference between the confidence of parents that do take the classes and those who don't though, so I think if it is your first child, and you haven't had a ton of baby care experience it is worthwhile.

They cover a lot in the courses, that they may not have time to cover during your hospital stay (because stays are so short). Most of the time most of the "teaching" you will get, it a handful of pamphlets that you are expected to read post-discharge (unless you end up with an extended stay due to an NICU stay or something).

I took breastfeeding, newborn care, infant CPR, and childbirth. I'm glad I took them all. I'm also someone who likes to be very prepared.

Breastfeeding was my favorite. We learned a lot about skin to skin when the baby is born and it was amazing to be able to do that. I think you're so exhausted after you have the baby so it's nice to already know things about breastfeeding. Childbirth talked a lot about natural birth like different positions and medication. I felt like it helped me feel good about my decision because I was well educated on all my options and you never know what is actually going to happen in the delivery room so I wanted to be prepared for anything. I didn't learn a lot from newborn care, but glad I took it otherwise I'd just be wondering what I missed.

I'm going to take both breastfeeding classes and we're both taking the childbirth and infant CPR classes. I think it's really important since we don't know anything about this whole having a baby thing except what we have read. I think going to classes will be a huge help. Plus, it's so important for everyone to know CPR. I let my certification lag for a while and am glad this gives us an excuse to get it again.

I didn't take the classes the hospital offered and instead went to a private company and did their class centered on natural childbirth. We also did the newborn care and breastfeeding classes by the same company. We would recommend the classes we took but I don't think our hospital would have been as thorough as the private company was.

We took a prepared childbirth class at a parenting center. Expensive, but I liked being educated on everything that was going on. If I were thinking of going natural, I would definitely invest in a natural childbirth course AND a doula.

Our hospital offered breastfeeding and baby bathing classes for postpartum, and we signed up for both but ended up going to neither. I kind of regret it, because we had trouble with both (I didn't give RJ a real sponge bath until 1 month! I was terrified! I spot-cleaned him til then!) but I had an amazing nurse who helped me with breastfeeding while I was in my postpartum room. I cried when we left because I wanted her to come home with us. Haha.

I so wish I had hired a lactation consultant to come to our home. I was stubborn about it and suffered through on my own. I could have saved myself so much stress.

we took breasfeeding, child safety/cpr, & lamaze classes that were offered through the hospital. I would say they were definitely worth it, if for nothing more than what my husband learned. he was so surprised at everything he learned in the bfing class & I think it was really beneficial for both of us to take those classes & discuss them later. I've researched a lot before & since becoming pregnant, & guess that I kind of took it for granted that he would know a lot of the same things that I did, so us being able to take the classes together & be on the same page about what was taught was very beneficial.

I'm still up in the air about taking a baby care class. I don't really feel like we need to take one, but then again I don't know what I don't know, so... it may be worth it.

We're signed up for 3 of the 4 free classes offered by my hospital and also signed up for a childbirth education class that we have to pay for. I figure, it's nice to know what my hospital prefers so I know if I need to be more explicit in any birth plan I create to ensure my preferences are respected.

we took two classes - one on breastfeeding and one on childbirth. both were completely worth it for us and eased our minds a great deal. prior to the breastfeeding class, i read a really excellent book called "the new mother's guide to breastfeeding" so i felt like the info was redundant. BUT i'm glad we took the class because my husband gained knowledge about it and he became the support system i needed when the breastfeeding times got tough.