MyBirthClass.com Review and Giveaway

If you're a first-time pregnant mommy, (heck, even if you're an eighth-time pregnant mommy), labor and delivery can be a scary and intimidating thing! If you're like me, you have tons of questions, and usually don't know what to expect or what options you have. This week I was given the opportunity to view and submit a review on a DVD called Labor and Delivery by MyBirthClass. This DVD helps expectant mothers learn techniques to give birth as naturally or medically supported as they desire. Even if you're not a first-time mom, this DVD outlines different options that you may not have known were available to you with your first pregnancy.

The DVD is professionally authored by Becky Rasmussen, a Certified Child Birth Educator (CBE) and mother of seven. She has coached more than a thousand expectant parents on effective birthing and fitness. Having personally birthed babies both medicated and unmedicated, she offers a fresh and objective class that is recommended by both doctors and midwives alike.

My review was as followed:

"I am a first time parent and look forward to delivering our twins in a few months. I was excited to view this DVD as I don't know what to totally expect when laboring and delivering a child. This video is a combination of modest child birth videos, pictures, couples experiences, and a continual narration by a doula/childbirth educator. Whether or not you have made your decision to have a natural or medicated birth, this video may or may not persuade you to change your method but it was very educational on both birthing options. I did feel that if you were more apt to have a natural child birth, this video would give you more confidence to do so as it covered almost an hour on this subject alone. Overall the purposes of labor, the birthing options and techniques,and the expectations before and after labor are discussed. I did expect to feel a little more engaged in the DVD as it is 97 minutes, but I did come out more educated, confident and comfortable bringing two children into the world. This DVD would be great for first time parents!"

MyBirthClass is giving away their "Birth Class In A Box, Labor 101" 3 disc set to one lucky reader!

It includes:

1. Labor & Delivery : Experts on Birth DVD (the DVD we were lucky to review)

2. All About Labor CD

3. Relaxation and Pain Management CD

FYI: This is something I thought would be espcially helpful and interesting... There is also information included that helps couples evaluate where they fall on their pain preferences. Most couples think that their options are pain medication, or no pain medication. They outline that there are many options, such as waiting for medication until 5cm, etc.

Win It: (submit a comment with your e-mail address for EACH entry completed)

Mandatory Entry:

1. Become a follower of this blog (in the right column under "followers"

Additional Entries:

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3. Share your special relaxation methods for labor and delivery

4. Epidural, All Natural, or half and half? Tell us what your pain plans are, or what you've done in past pregnancies. (Maybe this DVD set will help you decide, or change your mind!)

5. Follow Milan Maternity on Twitter and tweet this giveaway

6. Enter any of our other current giveaways

Giveaway open until Wednesday, February 2nd 11:59 PST to everyone! Winner will be chosen by random.org.