In the UK, the NCT[0] runs courses. I hope there are equivalents elsewhere.
They are a few weeks long, e.g. an evening a week. They cover the basics you mentioned, including practical stuff for the parents and the baby around pregnancy, birth and infancy. Being part of a cohort was valuable for discussing and socialising the ideas, and it was far more valuable to me than e.g. reading from a book. They were also a great support group in those early days.
Having a baby is like stepping onto a speeding escalator with no end in sight. It's amazing but incredibly draining. You can't be prepared for that, but getting habituated to the idea is useful, I think.
And if there was something you wanted to do or experience (movie, holiday, etc), do it before the baby comes.
And finally, you can't cuddle a baby too much. Give it as much love and attention as you can possibly spare.
They are a few weeks long, e.g. an evening a week. They cover the basics you mentioned, including practical stuff for the parents and the baby around pregnancy, birth and infancy. Being part of a cohort was valuable for discussing and socialising the ideas, and it was far more valuable to me than e.g. reading from a book. They were also a great support group in those early days.
Having a baby is like stepping onto a speeding escalator with no end in sight. It's amazing but incredibly draining. You can't be prepared for that, but getting habituated to the idea is useful, I think.
And if there was something you wanted to do or experience (movie, holiday, etc), do it before the baby comes.
And finally, you can't cuddle a baby too much. Give it as much love and attention as you can possibly spare.
[0] https://www.nct.org.uk/courses-workshops/nct-antenatal-cours...