hey guys it's alice here childbirth educator and doula ready to answer your top internet questions
about childbirth classes and we're going to try to get to as many as we can in the next five minutes
the timer is going to start as soon as my assistant reads our first question why are
childbirth classes important oh they're so important because they're preparing you for
this huge life-changing event they're giving you information about how it's going to go
what your options are and really setting you up so you can feel prepared and make the most
a positive experience on this big day what childbirth classes should i take so you can
take a variety of childbirth classes there's some taught at the hospital with private educators
group classes there are individual classes my main recommendation is just look for a class that's
taught by a certified child birth educator what is a childbirth class like so they could be either
online or in person but usually you meet you bring your support person and you you learn about how
labor goes you learn about coping techniques you learn about intervention about how postpartum goes
sometimes you do different activities but it's lots of information and they it's presented
in a lot of different ways depending upon the educator are childbirth classes necessary so you
can have a baby without taking childbirth classes definitely not necessary but recommended of course
what do childbirth classes cost so they vary in cost they can be um like under 100
or they can be over say 400 500 depending upon if you're doing a group or a private if you're
doing a class that lasts for a series so meet several times it really has a huge variety also
where you live can have an impact on the cost are childbirth classes covered by insurance
so some insurance will cover childbirth classes it really depends on your insurance plan but i
always encourage everyone to talk to their insurance to see if they can get it covered
are childbirth classes hsa eligible so similarly as depends on your insurance plan but if you have
a health savings account you can usually use those funds to cover your childbirth class
what do you bring to childbirth what you bring really depends upon your instructor so sometimes
instructors will give you a list of things to bring sometimes they'll say to bring pillows to
make sitting in class more comfortable sometimes i always recommend to bring something to take notes
on a notebook or something like that but if you are doing your childbirth class in the comfort of
your own home via online classes usually anything around your house you can grab will be ready for
childbirth class when do you take travel class usually it's recommended in the 30-ish week mark
maybe a little bit before if you are taking a longer series of class or maybe a little
bit later if you are taking more of a comfort measures class and you want to be really fresh
are childbirth classes worth it absolutely that's who even ask that question yes they're worth it
they're so worth it i mean anytime you do something new i think preparing for it is
worth it should you take childbirth classes for a second child so yes um taking childbirth classes
for a second child is helpful especially if you if it's been a while since you've given birth or um
if maybe your birth didn't go quite the way you wanted it to and you want to be more more
prepared with skills there are a lot of educators that teach a refresher class for people that have
given birth before what are childbirth classes for dads so there's a variety of classes for dads
sometimes you'll see like a boot camp class those are usually geared more towards how to parent as
a dad afterwards and um there are classes like the supporting her online class that i've created that
is just for how to support your partner in labor i'll put a link down below so there's a variety
for dads are there childbirth classes for single moms yes so all childbirth classes should be open
to single moms or uncoupled moms what i recommend though is bring whoever will be supporting you in
labor because that person um working together in your class is really important are there
childbirth classes for c-section so there are um there are special classes just to prepare you if
you know you're going to have a c-section and also in most classes they discuss about c-section so
if you don't know if that's your plan you'll be prepared anyway are there childbirth classes for
vbac yes there are special classes for vbacs and they are highly recommended if that's your plan
what is an express childbirth class that's where you do mostly just coping skills and it's usually
like a one day and you get it all at one time what if you can't afford chocolate classes
you can look for free videos on youtube just like this one if you can't afford an actual series or
look in your community there might be some free classes available yay okay so i routinely give
free childbirth classes online here on youtube live um if you want to find out when the next
one is coming up make sure you check in the links below and you can find out all that information
also if you want to see the other rapid fire topics that we have covered i put them all in a
playlist and you can find them right here and i'll see you guys next time thanks for joining me bye
you