Review(s): DVD Nature's Way:Guide to Breastfeeding
Second-time Mom's Saving Grace
I received this DVD as a gift before the birth of my second child. I had successfully breastfed my first-born for ten months and enjoyed every rewarding minute. I wasn't concerned about breastfeeding my second child because of the postive experience from the first, but when she arrived, we found ourselves struggling. Unable to remember the details of breastfeeding from the three years before, I looked to Nature's Way for some help. I was instantly rewarded. We began to latch with more ease, and breastfeeding became enjoyable for both of us.
Nature's Way provides both new and experienced moms an in-depth look at breastfeeding. The positioning and latching segments show the mother and baby from several angles and allow the viewer to hear the sounds of proper nursing. The DVD also features sections on pumping and nursing discreetly which I found beneficial to my needs. My husband even watched the DVD with me and was able to offer specific advice and encouragement in subsequent feedings.
This DVD is a must-have for new and experienced mothers, their partners, and encouragers. We look forward to giving it as a gift to every expecting family we know!
The best breastfeeding DVD available!
As an experienced internationally board certified lactation consultant, I was thrilled to see Nature's Way: Guide to Breastfeeding available for expectant and new parents. Not only is it full of excellent, accurate information, but the visuals are remarkably helpful to any new mom wanting to breastfeed. Close ups of positioning and latch-on, sounds of a breastfed baby swallowing and true views of the unique yellowness of breastfed stools are but a few of the very helpful aspects of this excellent DVD. Hayley Wagner's calming, non-judgemental approach is wonderfully refreshing. I highly recommend it to all!
Breastfeeding made easy
I was so happy when I received this DVD as a gift at my baby shower. I really wanted to breastfeed and wanted all the information I could get my hands on since this was my first baby. After watching the DVD I was informed and ready to get started. My baby and I found immediate success with breastfeeding and I believe it was because of the video. I was ready to get started, not scared or worried, I was informed and knew the right way from the wrong way, and it all worked out perfectly for baby and I.
I strongly recommend this video to anyone looking for the right information on breastfeeding. I know you'll appreciate it as well.
I bought this DVD because I didn't want to attend a traditional childbirth class, but still wanted to be informed. I found this to be just what I needed. The instructor gives a lot of good information is a pretty compact amount of time. I like the fact that I can go back and review parts of it whenever I want. I did not find the audio quality, her sense of humor or her accent to be annoying or prohibitive to the learning process as some others seem to have. More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Sheri Bayles DVD Release Date: Released the 28 October 2003 Usually ships in 24 hours
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Our family has the video version of this DVD. Here is the review for it:
Overall, this video is absolutely excellent for any mother who wants to learn the basics of Baby care. It devotes a reasonable amount of time to breastfeeding, and does show a lot of actual breastfeeding footage (which many feel is inappropriate for husbands and children to see).
The only real problem with the video are the scare tactics that they use to promote vaccinations, such as children in the hospital. The vaccine section bothers me, not only because of the scare tactics, but also because everyone in the whole video appears to be rich, EXCEPT for the parents of the children in the vaccination portion, which appeared to be very poor. I would recommend that parents read the book Vaccination: The... More Info about this DVD Director(s): Frank Roberts - Scott Roberts DVD Release Date: Released the 01 March 2003 Usually ships in 24 hours
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Dr. Karp applied common sense to the "problem" of crying babies that most new parents face, by borrowing from traditions being used around the world to calm babies down as if you had "flipped a switch." He acknowledges the existence of a 'fourth trimester', i.e. the first three months of the baby's life and the need to use techniques to make the baby feel as in the mother's womb to calm him/her down, appealing to their calm reflex.
These techniques are summarized as the five S's: Swaddling (very tight, to resemble the tight environment of the uterus), Side or Stomach position (otherwise known as the football hold), Shushing (as loud as the baby cries), Swinging (making the head jiggle slightly, to replicate the mom's movements with the baby in her tummy) and Sucking (with your finger,... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Harvey Dr. Karp DVD Release Date: Released the 00 00 0000 Usually ships within 24 hours
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