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Antenatal courses
Hi Ladies,
Is it ok to book onto a NHS course if you're already doing a NCT course?
I'm not sure if I should?
Is it ok to book onto a NHS course if you're already doing a NCT course?
I'm not sure if I should?
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We've decided to stick with NCT only because of this.
I also found that the NCT had a much more natural approach towards childbirth and the NHS's very negative view (ie. concentrating on the pain, not the fact that it's what your body was designed to do) annoyed me a bit so I only ended up going to one NHS class. x
re content. the nct is all about ways to help yourself naturally, and managing after, relationships, games (groan), etc. the nhs focused more on pain relief in general (includng shock horror epidural), and basically just giving out information. we also got to watch a new born getting a bath at the hospital and view the ward and dlivery rooms. they were both useful in different ways as they both cocentrated on different element. you can not be too prepared.
re content. the nct is all about ways to help yourself naturally, and managing after, relationships, games (groan), etc. the nhs focused more on pain relief in general (includng shock horror epidural), and basically just giving out information. we also got to watch a new born getting a bath at the hospital and view the ward and dlivery rooms. they were both useful in different ways as they both cocentrated on different element. you can not be too prepared.
Have the midwife later today, so will see if they still have space for me as she hasn't told me about the NHS ones yet!!