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06.05.08, 13:59 PM Expecting
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any recs for a good short birthing class in NYC? I don't want any of those multi-session classes, just a quick short course so I'm not totally clueless when the day comes. [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
Expecting 06.05.08, 01:59 PM Flag
 

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what if I tell you it probably doesnt really matter if you go or not at all [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 02:13 PM Flag
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I agree. Total waste of time. DO not go to lamaze. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 02:16 PM Flag
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Well, it is MANDATORY to take a childbirth preparation class if you're going to give birth in the SLR Birthing Center- FYI. I've heard good things about Realbirth [ Reply | More
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General Topics 02.03.09, 02:21 PM Flag
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I know Realbirth closed- but Erica Lyon who was the founder of RB now teaches a great class at Tribeca Parenting- "Keeping and Ooen Mind". Although it goes over four sessions. I think it is available on a weekend day or two in a row. Great class- lots of information. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.04.11, 06:23 AM Flag
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Sign up for whatever class your hospital offers. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 02:14 PM Flag
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Ask at your hospital. I'll be honest with you, I didn't take one. I took a breastfeeding class at Stlukes/roosevelt and an anesthesiology options class at NYU (free). And loved both of them. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 02:20 PM Flag
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The above advice is terrible. If you have a rough delivery, like I did, it will be so much worse if you have no idea what the f*ck is happening and what your options are. You REALLY want to be on top of what all the interventions are and what the downsides can be--especially if you're delivering at a "top" hospital in nyc. Whatever you can do to make your own labor progress and to labor on your own is going to help you a lot in the long run. Take a class at Realbirth. FWIW, I was really blase about childbirth education and really regretted it. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 02:37 PM Flag
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^^^ also, I'm not talking about breathing techniques and massage. I'm saying learn everything there is to know about the upsides/downsides/side effects of Pitocin, Epidurals, fetal monitoring, episiotomy, ivs, c-section, eating/drinking and what the protocols are at your particular hospital or at the slightest sign of trouble you're going to be hooked up to a thousand machines and drips, flat on your back, and well on your way to an "emergency" c-section. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 02:39 PM Flag
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I'm sorry your birth wasn't what you wanted it to be. But the above advice in not horrible. Its just different than advice you would give :) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 02:45 PM Flag
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obviously, some people have a rough time of it, so better to be at least a little educated about the process rather than stick your head in the sand [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 02:48 PM Flag
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The advice is only sound if OP ends up having a relatively easy birth. Considering the number of emergency c-sections that go down in nyc hospitals, every first time mom's odds of having one are way higher than they should be. Which makes not be educated... Bad advice. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 02:48 PM Flag
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That is not true. Some patients trust their doctors and take it as it comes. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 02:51 PM Flag
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Your doctor doesn't labor for you. Your doctor delivers the baby. There is a big gap in there, and if you know what your options are, you can make your labor a lot smoother in many cases. Very few first babies simply pop out. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 02:58 PM Flag
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actully, the mom delivers the baby, the doc catches it. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 03:06 PM Flag
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What city do you live in? In NYC, the doc delivers the baby, often with a wild cocktail of chemicals that may or may not be necessary or beneficial to anyone. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 03:09 PM Flag
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NYC. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 03:14 PM Flag
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The more you post the clearer it becomes you are a birth nazi. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 03:14 PM Flag
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Nope, not at all. PG w/ #2, and fully planning on getting an epi, delivering with an OB at Cornell, etc. Just know a lot more about what I can do in terms of postponing certain interventions to make this delivery go more smoothly and come out of it feeling better physically and emotionally. What's so hard to understand? For every person who had an easy 4 hour labor like you, you must surely know people who had anything but that. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 03:18 PM Flag
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oh please. stop the fearmongering [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 03:14 PM Flag
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My (very pro-intervention) OB actually said to me "This is going to be the most important day of your life. Don't you want to go into it as prepared as you can be? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 03:01 PM Flag
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I didn't say ALL, I said some. Why can't people understand we all make choices, they are all different. A birthing class is not a necessity. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 03:05 PM Flag
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of course an OB said that. Labor and delivery is HIS life. Its one day. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 03:13 PM Flag
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I gave birth flat on my back twice, without meds. And I was happy to have fetal monitoring. I really dislike fear mongering. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 03:02 PM Flag
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Me too. Induced with first baby, four hours of labor, 12 minutes - yep 12 minutes of pushing, epidural - no problem. The whole fear thing that women do to other women is awful [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 03:08 PM Flag
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You know you are really lucky, right? It's really not this easy for everyone. What if it hadn't been so easy for you, wouldn't you have wanted to know as much as you could? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 03:10 PM Flag
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No, I don't know how lucky I am - I know lots of induced women with no problems at all. And no, if there is a crisis in childbirth - I defer to the doctor, I don't know more than they do by reading a book or taking a class. Sorry. We are all different. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 03:12 PM Flag
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Why? So you could lie there and argue with your OB about wether or not to have a c section when doc says you need one? Are you kidding? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 03:13 PM Flag
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OR: I hate that birthing has become a competitive sport, that one choice is better. And I have no patience for the "intervention is evil" types. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 03:13 PM Flag
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I know. Make your choices and I sincerly hope that every woman gets exactly what they want - a scheduled C or a natural birth. Whatever it is, to each her own [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 03:16 PM Flag
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thank you. very helpful. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 02:46 PM Flag
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Sure. If you aren't going to take a class, you should read a book called "The Big Book of Birth" by Erica Lyon. It covers all of this in a very sensible, straightforward way with a lot of personal stories thrown in. Written by the founder of Realbirth and very informative. GL! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 02:50 PM Flag
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I will definitely check it out. Thanks again. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 02:51 PM Flag
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OP, just so you know Realbirth is touchy feely, breastfeeding natural birth kind of place. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 02:52 PM Flag
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Not into the natural birth for sure, but it was also mentioned to me by someone else, so I may look into it. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 02:53 PM Flag
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If you breastfeed they have good breastfeeding support group (and cheap). But, go in with your eyes open. Intervention is evil - but you probably guessed that from the responder. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 02:55 PM Flag
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Don't let the intervention is evil folks scare you or make you feel like your choices are less valid. I ended up needing a c-section for my first and my supposedly woman friendly birthing instructor made me feel like a failure, and some ind of traitor to womanhood. hard to take when you are huge and hormonal. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 03:04 PM Flag
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Just so you know, there is a wide, wide range of pain relief offered by epidural anesthesia. The more you get, and the earlier you get it, the more likely you are to "fail to progress" for many, many reasons. And YOU are the one who gets to decide when it goes in and how much it's ratcheted up. You really need to know this stuff going in! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 03:05 PM Flag
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Thanks doc! Anyone intereted in pain management should take the class at NYU. Its great. Taught by head of department. Factual, not emotional. And free. Once a month. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 03:09 PM Flag
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It is and it isn't. There is a class there specifically for people who know in advance that they will probably want an epidural. They cater to all--except maybe to those who really would rather just schedule their c-sections and avoid the whole thing. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 02:54 PM Flag
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Would love to hear some answers to the OP question - any recs for a birthing class? don't really want to know your individual opinions on whether interventions are good or evel, whether you should go with whatever your doc says or not, or whether you think childbirth education is good, bad or meh. Which classes did you take and where? Where they straight up dope about procedures and required infant testing, or make you draw pictures and the like? did they cover breastfeeding, is it possible to get all the info in a one day class? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.03.11, 11:06 AM Flag
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Hi, i wanted to introduce you to HypnoBirthing, The Mongan Method. A great way to prepare yourself for a calm, more comfortable birthing experience Please visit www.hypnobirthingny.com [ Reply | More
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General Topics 02.06.13, 09:40 PM Flag
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