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Parentcraft classes at Dulwich hospital - useful (in addition to NCT) or not?

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Afternoon all

We are scheduled in to attend 3 evening classes of parentcraft classes at Dulwich hospital on Tuesdays starting tonight. However, my other half and I are now attending (and really enjoying) NCT classes, so is it necessary to go to Parentcraft too? Did anyone else do both? I'm starting to feel rather knackered (32 wks) & so would rather have an early night if Parentcraft is simply just a repetition of NCT but on a much larger scale.

Any thoughts gratefully recieved :)

Thanks!

Ruth_Baldock

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I didn't do NCT, much to my chagrin and idiocy, but I did do the NHS ones and they were really great! We had three evening classes, and it was all quite open and relaxed and we were able to ask any questions we wanted (including my winner 'What if my baby doesn't like me?'). You could always go along to one class, see if it's for you or not, and if not, let the MW running it that you probably won't be back for the next two sessions?
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not sure whether you went last night or not....but I did both and I think the first Kings one my husband came along too (except I recall very few partners/husbands were present), the second Kings one I went by myself and the 3rd one I missed....information overload.


Depends really how much you know about the whole birthing thing / want to know. As mentioned above I would give it a go and see whether its for you or not.


I found the NCT ones good and excellent for making a frined/baby network three years later we are still in touch &I see them all annually at the babies joint birthday party and see two of the others regularly. Shame not more but people move away, have more babies, go back to work etc etc

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thanks to both of you for the friendly replies :)

I elected not to go as i'm getting a lot out of the NCT classes (as is my other half) + reading up loads and quite frankly needed a very early night (bed before 9pm, the joys of being 8 months gone!). also i'm planning a home birth, so i think maybe the NHS ones will be a lot more skewed to hospital birth...

I might pop along next wk to the 2nd session though if i'm feeling more energetic....

thanks again

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