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I did mine almost 3 months before my due date. I'm glad I did it earlier than later. Doing a day class a month before labor sounds not fun given everything you are trying to do to prepare for the baby. Plus I had issues with the health insurance company reimbursing me for the class and am happy I had enough time to get it squared away before the baby came. I found the most helpful parts were hospital specific information and policies.

We did it 3 months out based on our schedules and I wanted to be sure we had plenty of time before my due date.

Ours was a little over 2 months before my due date too!

Mine's a little less than 2 months before...

I was supposed to take mine 3 weeks before my due date, and then I found out I was being induced 3 weeks early. So I called and they made an exception and squeezed me in the Thursday before my Sunday induction! It wasn't ideal but at least it was all fresh in my mind. And the instructor (and fellow classmates) was sensitive to the fact that I was in the red zone so she actually gave me a lot of attention and advice specific to induction.
Ideally I would have done a month out. I like for it to be fresh in my memory.

We took Bradley which is 3 months. The way the schedule worked I took it when I was not even 20 weeks! Very glad I took it early. Felt confident and prepared and the class helped me focus on nutrition throughout my pregnancy. It also taught me to take charge of my healthcare so I was much more empowered and engaged. To be honest, it tamed my stress too because I learned a lot... I knew very little going in! I took all my classes early- breastfeeding, caring for newborn, etc.

We just took ours yesterday, at 28w 6d. There were several ladies in the class who were also due in August, and only a couple due sooner. I thought I was ahead of the curve, but it seemed to be a similar timeframe for most of the class. That could be because the hospital wasn't offering a Saturday class in July. We found the class to be pretty helpful. I think there was more new information for my husband than for me, but it was good to get some hands-on practice with the techniques and hear how things are done at our hospital. We haven't done our tour yet though; that won't be for almost another month.

I took my class last week at 31 weeks. It's where it fit in our schedule, I was looking to schedule the class prior to 35 weeks. There were a couple of late June due dates and a couple of August due dates in our class, as well as a couple of July due dates!

Two months before. I was the same was as you, I thought it would benefit M. But neither of us cared for the instructor and skipped a few classes. Way to get it done in one day! I vote 2 months before. At 1 month you will likely just want to rest on the weekends.

We took a 5 week class from about 31-36 weeks. I think anytime 3rd trimester is fine.