anotherfakename

just wanted to add to say that my classes were not in East Dulwich - from all I have read the classes run by Sillywoman are much more helpful and sensible. I think maybe the problem is the NCT is not monitoring its teachers and some of them are allowing their own prejudices to run wild.

hi all - i just wanted to post in support of newfakename - (i've changed my logon too as I know what this place can be like!) to say I had very similar NCT teacher and very similar birth experience and post birth depression because of my experience. The c section was fine - it was the guilt and upset that I hadn't had a natural birth that did it for me - and this is from someone that before the NCT classes had always wanted a planned c section . Our teacher even said - why not take a toaster in, (hardly ) and also - if you don't like your midwife ask for another one (!!!!!). Also my daughter may not be here now if I had listened to the NCT all the way and not my friends - I was advised to have an induction when my daughter was a week late , I ummed and ahhed - and then all my friends said - do what the doctors say - so I did and in the end my daughter had been in some distress so who knows what would have happened. my experience of birth and breastfeeding completely ruined my first 6 months. and I entirely blame the childbirth classes I went to. very very glad the government has changed the guidelines as it gives the right message to all those mothers to be out there - do what is right for you - or more importantly your baby, nothing else matters.