While we were pregnant we knew we needed a birthing class, BUT 1) we couldn’t afford birthing classes and 2) didn’t have the chance to really look for any that we could afford. Baby girl made it very clear Mommy and Daddy were not going to have opportunities to make us ready. And that is completely alright with me.
Ok so a few things you can use is YouTube. YouTube has a lot of resources to choose from- I like the one by TMC health its broken down into a few hours a day for nearly a week taught by a very experienced birthing instructor here in Arizona.
There are some tiktoker’s that are very helpful and are birthing specialists but I greatly discourage using them because any one can be something they are not on social media. Make sure you are getting information from a vetted source.
I have some online courses I liked looking at while I was pregnant I will list them here:
https://chmcmaternity.hc.digital/#~9m7D9p4 ~ this one is from a hospital in California but seems to be better at explaining what all is included in the birthing and recovery units as well as classes .
Pampers website has 9 free classes taught by numerous birthing clinicians- you do have t sign up on Pampers website to be able to take them but that can be a life saver later because they have a diaper rewards program & signing up for that program sometimes can be a pain in the butt when your sleep deprived.
Udemy has a list of birthing classes which I looked up and saw as options if you want to go that route. They also go on sale sometimes for about $15.
Amazon is a great resource for getting books you can read to help either your spouse, birthing partner or yourself with a lot of informal books. I loved the birth Partner and in fact reference it a lot when talking with friends about everything labor and baby. Here is my Amazon affiliate link for some of my favorite books ~
Happy reading!
Proud Preemie Mommy 