When I first started teaching Brf classes at the hospital I vividly remembered a few things: One that there are La Leche League meetings that mothers can attend before or after birth that do not have the men folks around. "Any mom" can feel comfortable nursing or WATCHING other moms nurse...that is the place for mother to mother support (women and children only). Lot's of fun and free discussion often without restraint. Secondly, When I took my first baby home with me we were 30 miles from civilization, (Champaign-Urbana Il.) WHO WAS IT who was there for "clueless me" and my little precious baby girl....DADDY !!!!! He grew up in a large formula feeding family and he knew NOTHING about breastfeeding....he and I juggled and struggled with our own insecurities and NOT EVEN once did he suggest running out to buy formula when the Tear Fairy visited me upon every latch-on.....HE listened diligently to our childbirth educator when we took childbirth classes that included 1 hour on breastfeeding. He remembered things I forgot...... WHAT really stood out to me was that men are there for 6 -12 weeks of childbirthing classes that teach us new parents to handle 24 hours of labor and parents get 1 hour of breastfeeding education for a dynamic relationship that hopefully lasts a year...MOMS NEED the investment of their partners the knowledge and the support they receive is critical to success in a culture where mothers can't go to their moms for support "I tried but I didn't get any support" (while dads waited in the waiting room smoking cigars.....) Lastly MAKE THE CLASS FUN! play games, get men to demonstrate latch-on and if some mothers come without their partner the ladies pair up really nicely...it works and I get some of the best evaluations from the DADs!..have fun, be a little irreverent use cute names and analogies "baby's mouth opens like a wide mouth bass" teach the dad's breast massage "to give the baby a milk mustache" "colostrum is baby nectar from the flower" "Babe Ruth used cabbage leaves under his cap at games when he had a hangover", etc etc let your creativity run wild use NERF balls cut in half for demo breasts, call breast models "MUPPET breasts" get them involved and they won't be so hot to start bottles so soon...they have every right to want to bottle feed sometimes and I teach them to use shotglasses or medicine cups to feed with I get the dads massaging the breasts in recovery right before first attachment some guys have been restricted from intimacy for many weeks and they relish the chance to get hands on again.... The breastfeeding class is the first PARENTING class they often attend, take advantage of their enthusiasm..Go For IT Girl ! I personally get on the phone to reassure moms to bring dads and I tell them if they don't want to stay they can sneak out during break...Since 1989 I've Never had ONE DAD leave ! I enjoy Brf class better than the childbirth classes I taught for years (and I loved those until epidurals became the main agenda) good luck....keep those daddies coming !!!!!! ruthy wilson rn bsn ibclc (icea)