Boot Camp for New Moms

I didn’t think we had a lot to talk about for 3 hours but that time flew by! My husband and I have attended all the classes, I read at least 3 different books or magazines a week, receive daily tips and I still learned by attending this class!
Our instructor was a mom, no special training except that she has a child of her own which made her more knowledgeable than me. We had 3 «veteran» mom’s all with different work schedules: full time, part time and stay at home; 2 girls and a boy ages 3 – 8 months, and very different birth experiences.
I enjoyed that each mom was open about her birthing experience and postpartum, and that we could hold the child, as well as ask ANY question.
I highly recommend this class. It is an experience very separate from sitting in a classroom and learning.

Felt mislead. The instructor was a Family Counseling Therapist and was always telling us throughout the session about the problems we’ll be having with our significant others and family after the baby will arrive. She shared a lot of personal stories… and it felt like she was really pushing her services on us. Hello lady, some of us don’t have in law problems and we’re not here to add more stress thinking about those things. I wanted more info on mommy things and she kind of brushed off questions or made it very trivial.
The one on one time with the babies was the best, but I felt bad because it seemed like the mommies were «pressured» into bringing their new little ones in since they took the classes before. It felt like THEY were teaching us and it seemed unfair they were not compensated for their time and certainly for letting strangers touch their baby.
Now that I’m a mommy and have seen other resources out there once pregnancy fog has lifted, I can’t really recommend this class. There are better free/​discounted classes out there that will better answer questions and prepare you to be a new mom. The hospital ones are quite good, especially the childcare ones. Hope this helps!