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ABC's of Newborn Baby Care
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Manufacturer: Independent
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Theatrical Release: December 3, 2008
Average Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars
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Starring: Abc's of Newborn Baby Care
ABC's of Newborn Baby Care is a highly informative DVD on how to care for your healthy newborn. Doctor recommended, this 'how to' DVD is led by a professional baby nurse with over 25 years experience. Covering everything from bathing to dressing to nursery safety, it is divided into 18 easily searchable chapters. The methods and techniques of the professional baby nurse are shown in detailed close-up, providing an exceptionally detailed reference work. ABC's of Newborn Baby Care is for ANYONE preparing to have or care for a new baby in his or her life.
User Submitted ABC's of Newborn Baby Care Reviews
March 10, 2008
Rent or borrow instead
I am expecting my first baby in 6 weeks and I have a ton of questions on baby care! Although ABC's of Newborn Baby Care is comprehensive in terms of the range of topics (from choosing a pediatrician to car seat safety), the time spent on each topic is very brief. You may find you'll have more questions in the end than you started with after watching this DVD. The script and acting are also kind of cheesy.
In comparison, Laugh and Learn About Newborn Baby Care was more engaging and entertaining to watch. However, it only covers Bathing, Diaper Change, Dressing, and Swaddling.
There are pros and cons to both DVDs. There are tips and techniques included in one that are not in the other. My suggestion is to rent or borrow instead. I got both at my local public library and I'm waiting for another DVD from Netflix, Bringing Baby Home: The Ultimate Baby Care DVD. Afterwhich, I'll decide which DVD I will purchase to keep as reference.
June 3, 2007
Not useful at all
Maybe if you've never held a baby or truly are clueless about ANYTHING involving baby care it'll be tolerable for you. But those who need that much help will need something that actually goes into detail. For instance, the nursing part of the program is so short and only talks about a few things and doesn't even show a baby nursing. They actually even go through the steps of picking up a baby! It's pretty irritating and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone.
June 16, 2006
Covers the very basics, feels incomplete
This DVD's 40-minute program covers the very basics of newborn care. Please note that the content is on caring for a newborn; if your baby is already a few weeks old, you most likely won't need this as you won't be able to learn anything new.
The DVD is divided into over a dozen chapters. Each cheapter is very short, with a nurse (or is she a midwife?) demonstrating newborn care techniques, such as feeding, swadding, dressing, etc. She never explains in detail some of the intricacies in caring for a baby. For example, if a baby cries her heart out during diaper change, what should a parent do?
In the end, this title feels incomplete and unsatisfactory. The "bonus" chapter on baby gear is a complete joke, with the model quickly running through a list of things while pointing her right hand at each in the same way. Really annoying.
I would not recommend this video at all unless you are (like I was) completely clueless. Even then, you can find this at your local library or on Netflix.
December 19, 2005
The basics for a nervous new dad
We watched a couple dvds and this one was comprehensive yet simple and sweet. My husband found the other one to be a bit overwhelming. This DVD is for the GUYS. This was an easy visual guide for him. It obviously doesn't replace a book on the subject, but find me a husband whos reading a 300 page book. Of course I did. This guide reassured my husband to basic baby handeling and baby care. My husband is ready to burp, change diapers and give baths now. To me that sounds great. For you girls, check out the "essentials" list. It helps when you go to babies r us.
December 8, 2005
Not a First Choice
I purchased "ABC's of Newborn Baby Care" and another video called "Bringing Baby Home". The "ABC's" video uses a baby who is not a newborn. The umbilical cord is healed and the baby is at least three weeks old. The video does go over basic care of how to hold, change, dress a baby, bottle cleaning and baths, but skips over the details I would have found useful. "Bringing Baby Home" by the Liandrea Company is a much more complete video that uses actual newborns and parents (no actors)and covers a wider range of information. I do not recomment ABC's of Newborn Baby Care as anything but a suppliment to another video.
September 12, 2005
Perfect for me!
It's broken down into simple segments and very easy to follow. Watching it gave me a real sense of how long a bath might take, etc. If you don't know much and are considering this DVD, then it will probably be perfect for you. If you already know how to take care of a baby, and need some reminders, then you might do better asking around or looking online for refreshers.
August 11, 2005
Okay with some problems
Much of the content is pretty decent except for 2 areas: 1) storage of breast milk - on the DVD, the mom stores her breast milk on the refrigerator door - which is a big NO-NO. You are supposed to store breast milk inside the refrigerator. The temperature on the refrigerator door is not cold enough. 2). carseat safety - they don't really go over that much and you can tell on the DVD that the baby is strapped in incorrectly.
August 6, 2005
Unclear formate of product
I was unable to view the film as it was sent as a DVD instead of VHS. The TV to be used for teaching baby care has built in video. Therefore DVD was returned.
May 9, 2005
Are you serious?
I bought this DVD for my sister who is expecting. I see that this DVD won awards but I don't know how. This video is cheesy and hard to watch. I would not recommend this video, it was not worth it.
April 26, 2005
Great for what it is
Not everybody has experience with babies. We haven't all had the opportunity to 'practice' with the children of friends and family. Some of us have never even touched a baby before, let lone changed, bathed or fed one. While I think this DVD is probably far too simplistic for the kind of woman who has spent her life cooing over baby pictures in magazines, for men like me who know NOTHING and are scared to death, it provides invaluable reassurance. Of course it can't replace in-depth books and pre-natal classes, but as an easy visual guide, I can't imagine how it could have been done any better.
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