Parenting Classes...

I apologize for my hiatus from my posts...so bad! I promised myself I would stay on top of these!

Cam and I did a parenting class through the hospital where the boys will be born last night.  I will firstly admit that I messed up the time and we were 15 minutes late...FABULOUS...pregnancy brain in full swing.  Oh well, we got to eat a nice dinner and continue to stock up on diapers (thank you, BJs!!).

The class was interesting...but the format was totally not for us.  There was some talking/discussion and a couple of videos and then the "hands on" portion.  The hands-on involved stations where you (mostly) read information.  It wasn't a lot of activities.  It felt so weird.  There was information on breast feeding and the hospital stay, postpartum depression, spending time as a couple, etc. etc.  And then there were swaddling and diaper changing stations with a couple of dolls.  It was just awkward and there was no organization to it.  I definitely plan on providing some good feedback for a different format.  I felt like it would have benefited more from discussion of each thing and each couple doing the same thing at the same time rather than feeling so broken up.  It was really weird.

The three things I learned from the class...and could have learned without paying the $40 to attend the class...
1. Because we are choosing not to circumcise the boys - how to clean them after diaper changes and baths.
2. Baby powder is useless unless you want the baby to smell like baby.
3. Best way to give baths both sponge and regular.

Needless to say, I wouldn't recommend the class in its current state.  I expected it to be much more hands on than it was and a little more organized.  Lesson learned.

The only other class we have booked is on breastfeeding, so I think that one will be much more informative and it's also in a much more intimate setting so that might help.  We shall see.  At this point, I'm not sure that Cam is going to be able to go, so it may just be me...though my bestie said she'd come with me if I wanted. :)  We'll see!  Cam's schedule is subject to change from day to day....