Reddit mentions of Laugh and Learn About Childbirth

I absolutely love and recommend "Laugh And Learn About Childbirth" that we found at our local library. With our last baby we forewent the birth class and just watched this video. My husband liked it and felt it was really informative.

Edit: here it is on Amazon

I just posted a request like this a couple days ago. Here are the responses I got!

DVDs:

Orgasmic Birth -
u/middlegray says "Catchy title, but misleading. Great footage of a big range of women giving birth. Less instructional and more show-by-example. Really helpful."

“Laugh & Learn About Childbirth”
u/invisible_one_boo says “I absolutely love and recommend "Laugh And Learn About Childbirth" that we found at our local library. With our last baby we forewent the birth class and just watched this video. My husband liked it and felt it was really informative.”
http://www.amazon.com/Laugh-Learn-About-Childbirth-Bayles/dp/B000PLXFSS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1416262633&sr=8-1&keywords=laugh+and+learn+about+childbirth


BOOKS:

“An Active Birth”
u/jwachank says this is a good resource

“Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn”
u/yogicj says this goes through all the stages of labor, what you'll be feeling (ex: transition gets hairy, you'll want to give up, etc) and has pointers for your husband


ONLINE CLASSES:

https://forms.lghealth.org/Classes/Group.aspx?groupID=CNF-ON
u/peacheypie says this is the online version of the class she took at her hospital!

http://www.babycenter.com/childbirth-class
u/willteachforlaughs says “It’s pretty basic, and I was pretty sure I would do an epidural because of my circumstances, but it definitely helped both me and my husband feel like we understood what we were in for. We tried out some of the positions (including counter-pressure). It also gives a little information about a lot of the possible interventions.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWbhgg4AGxQ&index=1&list=PLEE0133C59F77CF3B
Healthy Birth Your Way
u/enigmaniac says her sister recommended this series.

WEBSITE RESOURCES:

http://www.birthingnaturally.net/cn/tools.html#

http://www.pcnguide.com

EXCERCISES TO DO AT HOME:

http://www.reddit.com/r/BabyBumps/comments/2ldqcm/had_my_first_birthing_class_last_night_and_i/

I'm headed for a scheduled C-section as well for a breech monkey =P

Someone recommended this series here very recently and I found it very useful - Laugh and Learn about Childbirth. It looks like it's from about the late 90's but the info still sounds quite relevant (I think). I found this after my childbirth class and now that I compare the two, I probably wouldn't have paid $250 for the childbirth class. I would have just watched this instead.

Earlier today, someone else recommended this Baby Center one. I saved the link, but I haven't watched any of it.

We did:

Four-week "comprehensive childbirth" class at our hospital, which I really liked and am glad I took. The instructors were all either nurses or former nurses at our hospital and were familiar with our hospital's policies and standard practices, so I now feel very comfortable with what might happen during our birth; also, it turns out our hospital is pretty awesome. It was also actually some nice bonding time with my husband, especially when we practiced having him coach me.

One night breastfeeding class, also at the hospital. Informative, but not necessarily anything I couldn't have learned on my own. It was good to hear about the breastfeeding support that my hospital offers, but I suspect I would have found out about all of that anyway during my stay.

Watched the DVD series Laugh and Learn about Childbirth. It was nice to have a second perspective, and there is so much to know about childbirth that there was material covered in the videos that wasn't covered in our class. The instructor has an interesting style which we found to be hit or miss, tonally, but overall it was a good use of time. We also have Laugh and Learn About Breastfeeding, but haven't watched it yet.

I also read (I've been to the library more in the past two months than in the previous two years...):

• Ina May's Guide to Childbirth (highly recommend; very empowering)
  
• Husband Coached Childbirth (The Bradley Method) (seemed a bit dated, even though it was an recent edition, and a bit "out-there" for me)
  
• The Official Lamaze Guide: Giving Birth with Confidence (recommend)
  
• Pregnancy Sucks: What to Do When Your Miracle Makes You Miserable (a fun and quick read; more helpful for general pregnancy than labor and delivery)
  
• Mayo Clinic Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy: From Doctors Who Are Parents, Too! (also more helpful for general pregnancy)
  
  My husband is reading The Birth Partner, Third Edition: A Complete Guide to Childbirth for Dads, Doulas, and All Other Labor Companions, and likes it so far.
  
  I still have HypnoBirthing: The Mongan Method: A natural approach to a safe, easier, more comfortable birthing; The Birth Book: Everything You Need to Know to Have a Safe and Satisfying Birth (Sears Parenting Library); and Natural Hospital Birth: The Best of Both Worlds on my reading list. About three weeks to go; we'll see how far I get.