Hi Girlies

OK, this is probably more for the British/expat girls, but I've been looking at doing NCT (National Childbirth Trust) classes, only to find out that they will cost me the best part of £150 (over $300) - I could almost furnish the nursery for that, so I am wondering if they tell me more than (a) the NHS class I'll be doing for free and (b) what I know from BB. I know it sounds awful, first baby and all that, but we just don't have the money to spend on classes that drugs aren't good and breastfeeding is, especially when I already know that! I already have books and magazines that demonstrate how to BF and I can't see how someone talking me through it pre-baby would help more. I just know DH will kick up a fuss about it, although I would love to do the classes we really can't afford them. I have no real childbirth fears (save that someone pumps me full of drugs against my will, but then I can't imagine anyone actually doing that any more), I've spent so long telling people that babies are meant to be born and women have been doing it for millions of years that if anyone even mentions "but what if you..." I am ready to bite their heads off!

Sorry, this isn't a vent for my anger about stupid people (cough*DH*cough) thinking you need hospitals to give birth - or rather, I need a hospital for a very low risk birth. This is just to ask if you learn anything really exciting and new on these courses that I won't learn from the NHS/BB.

Thanks!