We did all of the positions as well, but DS came so fast that I ended up lying on my back with my body doing all of the work. Positions be sort of ceased being relevant to me at that point. As it would for those who have had a ceasar. I was panicked and scared, but because of the good background my support person was legendary.
Lana the newborn stuff is good to. Maybe more reference to how you may feel afterwards. I felt like I was in a black hole I didn't get out of until DS was about 12 weeks old. No one really told me about that. I wasn't depressed as such (I think I had a mild case of PND), I think I was mourning the life I had before where I was free to do what I wanted when I wanted. A light switch eventually went off in my head and the little elf in my brain said, "you wanted this baby, you idiot, get over the life you had and accept what is in front of you!" I did, and it's been all plain sailing since then. People tend to think of PND as something where you're sitting on the bathroom floor with a knife ready to slit your wrists, but it can come in many different forms. That is my personal experience, others have other experiences. Either way you look at it a newborn in the house is certainly interesting when you're standing there thinking, "What the heck do I do now?"
Newborns are pretty basic creatures. They need heaps of sleep, need to eat a lot (and rather slowly) and often and just want their mummies to hold them 24 hours a day. Pretty confronting when you've lived in your own world for so long. If they don't get these things (or they suffer from colic etc) life can get very difficult and your relationship needs to be strong to get through it together.
I only went the first time, and didn't learn anything new - BUT that was no fault of the class. The ante-natal classes I attended were really good and covered everything! It was just that by the time I went to them I had already researched all the information or learnt it from BB before I got there. My hubby found them very informative and I am considering going to some classes now with our third, not for myself but for my DH who doesn't know as much as me and who has forgotten some of the basics but doesn't want me lecturing him.
I think how much you get from a class can depend on how much information you are going in there with. The classes have to cater for those who don't know anything, so those who know a little can sometimes feel like they aren't getting anything out of it. Unfortunately (or fortunately depending on how you look at it) those who visit BB do tend to be better educated about birth then the general populous and as a result may not get as much out of the class as others who don't go online.
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