Breastfeeding class - worth it?

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Have a NHS breastfeeding workshop booked for tomorrow morning so was just wondering if anyone has been to one recently? What happens and is it worth attending?

Planning on going with my boyfriend so we can learn together (he's been loving the other antenatal classes), just not sure what to expect

I'm glad you've gone! I didn't have a clue when I turned up at my support class with leaking rock hard boobs and a hungry baby.

I learned that cluster feeding was a symbiotic relationship, that co-sleeping and feeding lying down was SO designed for tired Mum's, that breast massage and a warm shower could prevent blocked ducts and potential mastitis, that breast milk on a clean cotton wool ball could help wipe away conjunctivitis...so much more.

It's not for everyone but I continued with my 2 daughters into l they were 3. I haven't washed a single bottle - and I don't say that to be virtuous - far from it! I'm bloody lazy!

An added bonus is that, despite being a crabby old antisocial baggage, I made a life long friend. She is still someone I call upon nearly 12 years later.

Knowledge is Power OP. Keep going.

It's good that you went to the class. Don't get too hung up on breastfeeding once the baby arrives. It doesn't work out for everyone but it's fantastic when it does work. I didn't bf any of my DCs and they are all successful, healthy and happy adults now. I'm still very glad that I tried it with my first baby.

I'd agree with Honey. Too many guilt-ridden Mums who try and cannot bf - keep an open mind OP. By all means give it a go, but if it doesn't work out for you both (you and baby, no one else), then use the formula. Don't get drawn into reading the bf v ff debates because they rarely end well.

Good luck.

Thanks for the advice! Find it so strange that for such a natural thing there's so much to learn and remember but I'm trying to learn as much as I can. I don't know many babies that have been bf, all of my family has solely ff so I am totally of the belief that fed is best but just want to give it a go and see how I get on!

Aahhh Good luck my lovely.