Product: Laugh and Learn About Childbirth - Lamaze and Beyond (2003)
Rating: 5.0
Definitely worth watching
I did not have time to attend a childbirth class and decided to try watching this DVD based on the great reviews. I actually ended up going into labor and delivering my first, a baby boy the day after I finished watching the DVDs and I have to say I learned A LOT from these DVDs and do not regret one bit not attending a childbirth class.Firstly one comment I read that made me question buying this was the corny sense of humor the teacher has. It is not that bad and she does a good job of being lighthearted while making sure you understand points that she wants you to take seriously.The content is also excellent, and I used a lot of tips she gave during labor such as how to position yourself more comfortably during contractions, checking the color of water when it breaks (green means go to hospital immediately), start timing your contractions, time water breakage, what an apgar score is, what dilation means, and tons more.She makes a good case for not having an epidural, I ended up not having one mainly because I was 9.5 cm dilated when I got to the hospital and I recalled from the video there would be very little gain for getting an epidural at that point. The doctor also mentioned (as was mentioned in the video) that part of the reason I delivered so quickly (less than 2 hours after arriving at hospital) was because I was able to feel more when pushing without the epidural. That being said, had it been a different situation and I knew I had hours of pain to go at the hospital I very well may have had the epidural, so don't feel that this video will talk you out of an epidural if you are set on it.Bottom line-this DVD is definitely worth watching.