Antenatal classes - too late?!

[Babygirlpw]

Just a quick question, due 3rd week in October. Got my NCT antenatal classes booked for Sept, is that too late?!

Is it an 8 week course or a weekend?

If it's the former then you may miss the end but I wouldn't worry too much because they do the really important stuff at the beginning.

I think I started my NCT classes at around 28-30 weeks.

Its about 11 hours spread over 2 evenings, a morning and a weekend. All done and dusted by end of Sept. I guess they would have said if I'm leaving it too late.

Sounds about right then. You don't want to forget it all when the big day comes!

DD is 2yo, I've still not had any AN classes

I'm pregnant with my 3rd child, and never went to any classes. A good book on childbirth and babies can be just as useful.

I'm due very beginning of October and my NCT classes (booked by due date) start mid august - so I think you're spot on :)

I'm also due 3rd week in October and my NCT classes start beginning of September -sounds like it's pretty standard. Perhaps we're in the same class

Sounds right to me. I'm due 20th Sept and started my NCT class on Saturday - but nearly all of the rest of the group are due in August, so are all around 34-36 weeks.

Ask the organiser if the other woman have similar due dates- they usually bunch people to help with the friendship element of the experience. Not too late !

Thanks everyone.

Cakeandcava - where abouts are you?

I'm pretty much same as you - due 25 Oct and my last NCT class is 19 Sept. That was the course the NCT website recommended based on my EDD

I'm in Edinburgh -I think my class is spread over 3 evenings pluss one weekend though, so probably not the same -would be quite a coincidence if it was! :)

If you wanted to do something earlier then you could look into doing something like Lazy Daisy as well if they have them near you.

I'm exactly the same as you, due 3rd week in October and I begin the classes on September 4.
It's a five-week course, two hours each Monday evening. So I guess there's a chance I could miss the last one if they arrive early, but the timing sounds sensible to me. I want it all to be fresh in my mind!