Comments on: The Tantrum: Should dads go to birthing class? http://www.dadwagon.com/2010/01/26/birth-the-horror1/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:32:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: karen http://www.dadwagon.com/2010/01/26/birth-the-horror1/comment-page-1/#comment-538 karen Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:54:22 +0000 http://www.dadwagon.com/?p=3036#comment-538 I love that you are doing something about the lack of dad stuff, Tessasdad. At our classes, a couple with a crazy birth story came in, told their story and then the class split up: the guys went with the dad to talk hockey or something (I wasn't there, I can only assume ...) and the women stayed with the mom, cooing over her new treasure. I think, aside from ogling all of the hot pregnant mommas in the room, this might have been the most worthwhile part of the whole show. I love that you are doing something about the lack of dad stuff, Tessasdad. At our classes, a couple with a crazy birth story came in, told their story and then the class split up: the guys went with the dad to talk hockey or something (I wasn’t there, I can only assume …) and the women stayed with the mom, cooing over her new treasure.

I think, aside from ogling all of the hot pregnant mommas in the room, this might have been the most worthwhile part of the whole show.

]]> By: Tessasdad http://www.dadwagon.com/2010/01/26/birth-the-horror1/comment-page-1/#comment-486 Tessasdad Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:45:40 +0000 http://www.dadwagon.com/?p=3036#comment-486 All the birthing classes did for me was stress me out and scare the crap out of me about how many things could go wrong and that I better be there to support my wife. WTF!?! The birthing classes were the only thing I fought my wife on - I begged week after week to not go and would pout like a 8 year old when I went. All this being said, I think the classes CAN be worthwhile if there are actually things applicable for the dads-to-be. I approached the local org. that does birth classes and gave them feedback. They asked me to help them out and I'll be facilitating a session for dads only at their next session of classes in March/April. All the birthing classes did for me was stress me out and scare the crap out of me about how many things could go wrong and that I better be there to support my wife. WTF!?! The birthing classes were the only thing I fought my wife on – I begged week after week to not go and would pout like a 8 year old when I went.

All this being said, I think the classes CAN be worthwhile if there are actually things applicable for the dads-to-be. I approached the local org. that does birth classes and gave them feedback. They asked me to help them out and I’ll be facilitating a session for dads only at their next session of classes in March/April.

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