First NCT class (zoom) and nervous!

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I think I accidentally posted this to a beauty section 🤦🏼‍♀️ Trying again here!

I have my first NCT class tonight through zoom because of covid restrictions and I’m starting to feel really nervous. I’m not sure what to expect and, like a lot of people, my husband and I signed up to try meet some friends that will have babies. I’m 26 and he’s 29 and none of our close friends have babies yet. I don’t feel too young to become a mum, in fact we planned our pregnancy! But a couple of people made comments about my age and today I kept hearing those voices in my head a bit worried that the other mums to be might not see me as a peer as such? I don’t know I think I’m just a bit nervous because it’s not a “normal” thing to do to sit on a video call trying to make friends with people you’ve never met! What kind of experiences have people on here had with their NCT groups, especially, the ones you have had to this online in recent times!

We did NCT via Zoom in December and it was great. I was nervous as well but the course leader was good at putting us at ease. To be honest it was less nerve wracking than in-person would have been, because we were all in the comfort of our living rooms. The sessions were a mix of listening to information and discussing it in breakout rooms. Some of the couples were chattier than others so don't worry if you're feeling a bit shy. Everyone is there to make friends (you can find everything they teach you online) and no one knows each other, so everyone is in the same boat.

I'm 31 and I'm not sure how old the other women in my class were - to be honest it's not something I even thought about. If you were in my group, your age wouldn't stop me from seeing you as a peer.

@sarahb083 hello! Thanks! I wasn’t really worried about the age part at all until someone said something to me and then it was in my head! Do you remember what your first session was about?

The first session was about late pregnancy and the second was an overview of labour, then later sessions went into much more detail about labour.

There's no need to worry about having to make awkward small talk - there are small group discussions, but they are about specific topics, so there were automatically things to talk about if that makes sense? Things like your concerns about labour, how you're feeling, etc. I think most people were a bit nervous and uncomfortable so it won't just be you.