Product: Laugh and Learn About Childbirth - Lamaze and Beyond (2003)
Rating: 1.0
Mean-Spirited, Bad Advice, with an Audio Buzz
The DVD opens with an excuse. A notice appears, telling the viewer that the DVD audio has a buzzing sound. We are told that this is "normal."Well, getting ripped off is "normal," therefore I suppose I agree that a defective video sold for $31 can be "normal."The actual DVD footage has such a loud annoying buzz that no sensible person would consider it "normal." The fact that Sheri Bayles and "Expect This, L.L.C." are willing to sell a defective product clues us in to the fact that the advice in this DVD is going to be bad.The first scene of the DVD features Sheri Bayles sitting with some couples who will be participating in the video. Ms. Bayles gets the "Laughs" she promises by mocking her guests for their supposed ignorance about newborns. Ms. Bayles mocks an Hispanic man who is her guest because his English language skills are not up to her standards.In other words, the "laughing" is going to be due to mean-spirited mocking jokes pointed at her guests and intended to make the viewer feel guilty for watching a birth class video.It's a terrible video. We couldn't stand it for more than 15 minutes and turned it off.Becky Rasmussen's "Labor 101: Birth Class in a Box" is 1000 times better. It might be one million times better.This "Laugh and Learn About Childbirth" video is a complete waste of your money. Watching it will make you feel bad about yourself. Paying for it will make you feel bad about yourself. Do not buy this video.