I remember feeling really overwhelmed after the classes and felt like there was no way I could do this. Obviously a lot of information needs to be covered as every birth is different and there are a range of possible outcomes but I think I would have liked to walk out feeling confident that it was do-able. Being realistic it was going to be a challenging experience but with a confidence and calm that our bodies are designed to do this and that we would be supported and we would be ok.

The other thing I would have liked to cover in the session on caring for a newborn was how your life is changed by a baby for you as an individual and as a couple and what it does to your life. I realise it is hard to do this justice as at that time all you are focused on is the birth. However if somebody had said something about the ups and downs psychologically of a newborn I might have been able to draw on this in the early days when I was struggling with the change and not think I was so freaky for not loving having a newborn.