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Oh yeah two of the dads are quite bikey in our group so that's cool!
Pretty much the same experience as many of the posts above - we found them really useful and a nice informal atmosphere. The leader was a lovely woman and not at all pushy about BF.
We made lots of friends and are still in touch with all the couples 19 months after our twins were born.
We also went to the four week NHS course. Week one got us to the moment of birth, in week two we were told that weeks three and four wouldn't be done because of staff shortages and that session would also be cut short because she was doing it in her own time. I don't think we were actually told anything other than that.
Ohh, and one of the expectant mothers had an ASBO tag. Twas nice.
the nhs classes in our area are 2 sessions in a lecture theater. I don't think anyone is going to come away from that having made friends.But that happens anyway or at least it did with our NHS group. I think maybe some people think it's the NCT or nothing...
Also if you're a relatively shy type like me, baby groups are really hard to make friends in.
It may not be for everyone, but it was absolutely worth it for us (including the BF lesson).
My favourite session was the one where we stood in a circle passing a 'crying baby' and demonstrated ways of stopping it crying.
the nhs classes in our area are 2 sessions in a lecture theater. I don't think anyone is going to come away from that having made friends
Ah, fair enough - ours was about 10 couples in a local NHS centre.
Ah yes, if we'd had that it would have been great. personally I think the money for us was well spent in that with out making the friends I did through NCT I would have just sat in the house after he was born and given myself PND.
MrsFlash but don't you have local baby groups that you take/took baby along to which are free of charge?
Where we live there are free groups just about every single day where you can take baby rather than paying some money over...
NCT, was great and really good for Mrs L as had a mums to meet up with after the birth too.
Funkydunc yes, but if you're the sort of person I am you don't go becasue it's all too much. With the nct meetups I don't get a choice 😉
Not bothered to read the thread. But to answer the original question, I would say our NCT lessons were well worth it. The NHS lessons were almost totally pointless from a male point of view, and my wife is now in touch with a group who have become friends in a similar situation and she feels much less isolated than she might have.
I thoroughly recommend them to anyone who asks.