I think nct classes are great, we made friends with 7 other couples in our area expecting at the same time and for me during my time off my nct friends were my rock! We went to bumps and babies (the nct coffee mornings) but the ladies who didn't do classes admitted to struggling socially there as the nct groups already had their friend circle set up. That's the one thing to be mindful of, as a lot of people made there friends in classes and dont really have the interest in making new friends. (sounds harsh but they all have new babies, lots to do and are just preoccupied!) not everyone was like it and definitely not intentional. I actually plan on doing another class for second timers this time round to meet mums who already have other kids.
There are free options places but in my area you tend to get a different type of people there. The hospital run classes I was told to avoid as in my area...
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