good birth videos to prepare DD for birth?

[snoopy5386]

We're having a birth center birth and our just turned 4 yo will be present at the birth if she chooses. She will be at the birth center with us no matter what - her choice to be in the room or not. I want to show her some natural birth videos to prepare her for things she might see/hear during the birth process.
Any good ones out there?

[Belle]

A good cheap one to get is Gentle Birth Choices. It comes inside the book by Barbara Harper.

Our dd also watched Born in Water:A sacred journey ,
The Birth of Sabine , and one we got from the library by Suzanne Arms that I can't remember the name of. Since that birth there's also been some great documentaries. There are a couple homebirths in The Business of Being born, Orgasmic Birth (screen this one yourself before showing it to your kids), and Pregnant in America.

We also watched one by discovery health that we got from the library and neither of us liked that much. Dd1 didn't understand why she couldn't see the births and why the mothers were lying flat on their backs with needles plugged in them.

There are also several great videos on youtube.

[Juvysen]

[Wittyone]

Another vote for Gentle Birth Choices - several birth center births, graphic but not scary. When I taught childbirth classes I used this video and my son (then 2.5 yrs) liked to watch it with me while I cued it up for class.

I also used one called Born into Water - again some graphic shots but set to gentle music and not scary.

You Tube is a great resource as well - there are such a variety of births there and you can pre-screen before watching them with her.

ETA - I clicked on the link in the above post for Born in Water, that's the second video I was recommending as well

[sarahtdubb]

I just used google and youtube to find videos to watch with my son-- it was great! there are sooo many birth videos out there on the web. It really helped prepare my son--especially seeing and talking about the sounds the moms were making while in labor.

good luck!