Having Your Baby! A Complete Lamaze Prepared Childbirth Class

 

 

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Thought the content was excellent. We live in Canada and every time the coach said CENTIMETER she pronounced it SAN O METER. Here it is pronounced
CENT O METER. We got a lot of chuckles as it came up so many times. No big deal.

I don't write this to be mean for the sake of it, but please....SAVE YOUR MONEY! At a time when advanced filming and editing techniques could potentially have created a useful and accessible at-home tutor for Lamaze, this offering manages to preserve every excruciating and ponderous nuance of actually being there, that you were trying to avoid by purchasing this. It looks like it was filmed by the the high school media club, which would be tolerable if it offered useful information. The self satisfied instructors walk you through their secret ritual which you are asked to observe and somehow repeat, yet, while they clearly believe that they are describing this in perfect detail, the viewer is somehow left with an impression, but not a plan for their own utilization of the information. You purchase this because you want a step by step plan and a clear rationalization for each part of the process. This melds together in a way which leaves you feeling more perplexed than you would have done if you marched into the hospital on birth day, and said to the nurse, "tell us what to do". I think that would actually be a better plan, if this is your only tool to learing the birth process. Couple this format with musical backdrop that makes you want to tear out your own hair, and that of your partner, and the treat is complete. Oh, there is one interesting section showing vaginal and ceserean births, but with the exception of a bit of a massage, which you probably could have figured out by yourself, these sections fail to display any of the techniques taught in the video. The birth actually seem to have gone off quite well with no Lamaze at all. Still, seeing the births is interesting if you have not experienced that sort of thing yet, but, believe me, you are going to see this one way or the other, whether you drop your cash on this or not. Lastly, my wife, who has had a baby before, several years ago, used Lamaze through her labor at that time. We got this so that she could review, and I could learn the techniques. Result? Although she had used Lamaze before, after viewing this, she suddenly had no idea what she or I was supposed to do. And me? Well....you know.

10/30/01

"We're Having a Baby" is one of the most useful and well produced how-to videos I have ever bought. As busy, late-in-life parents living in a rural area, it provided us with clear info and practical birthing skills in the comfort of our own home. I have recommended both the English and Spanish language versions to my pregnant clients and to local social service and health care agencies.

David Jackness, Counselor
Mendocino, CA

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Videos
I've seen both the complete childbirth video and the labor of love video and they are both excellent. Read more

Published on Oct 30 2001 by dejagirl_200

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Video
My wife and I purchased this video because our work schedules were such that we could not attend classes together. Read more

Published on Oct 22 2001 by Adam Young

2.0 out of 5 stars Very Disapointed
I purchased this video to use in my practice. I am a nurse midwife and I wanted a video class for my clients. I was very disapointed in this video. Read more

Published on Sep 27 2001 by Dayne Wensel

5.0 out of 5 stars "Definitely the best video on the subject..."
In searching for the best aid in teaching expectant parents about childbirth, "Having Your Baby" surfaces as the most complete, the most useful, and the most balanced... Read more

Published on Jun 3 2001 by Dr. Alan Levine

5.0 out of 5 stars Great video - It helped a lot!
Both my husband and I were unable to attend Lamaze classes due to the fact that we work very different schedules. Read more

Published on May 30 2001

2.0 out of 5 stars Wish I would have had the choice to attend classes
As a Mom to Be that works full time, I didn't have the time to attend a Childbirth Class, but now wish I would have. Read more

Published on April 20 2001 by Taryn Phillips

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT VIDEO!
I couldn't get to a lamaze class -- but thankfully, I found this wonderful childbirth video. "Having Your Baby! Read more

Published on April 18 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars Having Your Baby - Outstanding!
I have to admit that my wife and I were a little skeptical about purchasing a tape cold off of the web. Read more

Published on April 15 2001 by Howard S. Abel

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Childbirth Preparation Video!
Since my husband and I couldn't get to a lamaze class, we were thrilled to discover this video. IT WAS GREAT! It answered all our questions -- and was easy to understand. Read more

Published on Mar 26 2001

1.0 out of 5 stars What a waste of time!!!!
I would really like to recommend this video to other parents but unfortunately this video was very incomplete and deceptive. Read more

Published on Mar 7 2001 by keith boudreaux

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