Pregnant Jane and I plan to get the reviews we need to do finished today – just in case.  I feel like I’m in pins and needles every single day lately and if we don’t get these reviews done, Baby Tarzan will be here before we know it!  With Jane being 39 weeks pregnant, I feel like her water is going to break at any moment.   And every morning I wake up, I’m surprised we made it another day without Jane going into labor in the middle of the night!

And speaking of labor, I want to talk a little about what got us into this journey.  Yes, it’s a subject that makes people blush.  Yes, it’s a subject that is often NEVER discussed during the beginning of a pregnancy while the morning sickness is kicking in high gear before, during, and after every single meal.

I’m talking about the word sex.

Over the past nine months, I’ve written countless blog posts about how there were some very long dry spells.  I was going crazy a few times.  But as Jane’s hormones got a little better under control and the morning sickness ended, things thankfully turned back to normal… well, somewhat.

Don’t worry.  I’m not going to go into all the wild and crazy details about pregnant sex here, so no need to look over your shoulder to see if anyone is looking at your computer screen (especially if you are at work!)

But what I do want to talk about is the DVD by Sinclair Institute called, “The Better Sex Guide To Sex & Pregnancy: Connected and Loving It!”

We were contacted by the Sinclair Institute a few weeks ago, asking Jane and I if we’d be interested in reviewing their DVD about Sex & Pregnancy.  I checked out their website first to make sure that they were legit and to make sure that the DVD wasn’t distastefully made.  Fact is, the Sinclair Institute has been around since 1991 and they’ve been helping couples improve their love lives together.

I did some digging on their site and saw that they stated: “Every year since 1991, Sinclair contributes over a third of our profits to DKT International, a social marketing organization whose mission is to fight HIV/AIDS around the globe with social marketing.”  A 1/3 of profits donated.  Nice.  I was impressed.

So last night during dinner I asked Jane if she wanted to watch the DVD.  She said OK.  Once we finished dinner (with Jane eating a LOT of spicy food hoping to induce labor!) we headed home and I put the DVD in.

The Better Sex Guide To Sex & Pregnancy: Connected and Loving It is about an hour long and I wondered which version they sent to me.  This DVD comes in two versions.  A version without any nudity and a version with nudity.  I’ll let you guess which version I was hoping they had sent us.  ;)

Jane and I watched and giggled together in the beginning.  I was laughing because I had never watched a DVD that had any nudity in it at all with the purpose of writing a review on it.  Ha ha.  But from the beginning, I was impressed with the quality.  They did do a good job making this comfortable watching this with your spouse.

Yes, we did receive the graphic version where you can see everything, but it was done in an educational way.  Sure, some scenes may have been a tad longer than they needed to be for education purposes, but that added to the entertainment value I guess you could say!

The DVD showed many positions to try and the benefits to each one.  There was a section on the “G spot” which was pretty cool and I didn’t realized how much changes down there for a woman during pregnancy.  So yes, I’ll admit, I did learn some things from the video – and I know Jane did as well!

The bottom line is that the journey through pregnanthood is sometimes really bumpy as the hormones flair up and down.  Couples need to keep that intimacy going throughout pregnancy – and you do become much more connected emotionally.  So for any of you going through that “I want to kill you” phase and your hormones are raging like a wild woman, don’t worry.  They’ll subside… at least long enough for your husband to do the pregnant chicken dance together.

Oh, and there’s also a section on the DVD about after your baby is born, so I’ll be sure to refer back to that section soon.

So check out: The Better Sex Guide To Sex & Pregnancy: Connected and Loving It and watch it with your wife or husband.  You may learn something new that’ll make your partner fall in love with you all over again!

Contest Time!

OK, so who wants to win a copy of this DVD from Sinclair Institute?  One winner will be chosen and you’ll have the choice of which DVD you want:  The version we have that shows everything, or the version that doesn’t show any nudity.

Rules: One winner will be chosen using the random number generator Random.org, which we used for our BIG contest awhile back.  All you need to do to enter is post a comment below.  The contest will end on Wednesday, July 22 at 12:00 noon CST.  (NOTE: It could be extended if Jane goes into labor Tuesday or Wednesday for a few days!)

How a winner will be chosen: Once the contest period is over, we’ll use the random.org generator to randomly choose a number for us.  We will then post the results here as a comment with instructions for the winner to contact us.  Winners must get back to us within 48 hours or another winner will be chosen.  Please do not post your email address in the comments, to protect you from spam.  Just mark your calendar to come back here sometime after noon CST to see if you are the winner.

Good luck everyone!

P.S…. Also, don’t forget to enter the “Guess When Baby Tarzan Will Be Born Contest” after you post a comment here!  At the moment, there are 123 comments there!  WOW!

UPDATE: July 22, 2009 Winner Selected!

CONTEST RESULTS

The results are in!  Very funny results from Random.org.  I clicked on “Generate” and the number 43 came up.  I went to the post to see who the winner was.  And who is comment # 43?  ME!  LOLOLOL!  I clicked on “Generate” again, and the next number came up…  And the winner is…  # 8!  Congratulations!

#8 is Alex.  We have no way of contacting you Alex, so please contact us using the “contact us” link at the bottom of this page with your full name and mailing address.  We’ll send your information to Sinclair Institute and they’ll mail out a copy of the DVD to you.  Oh, and be sure to let us know which version of the DVD you want.  The one that shows “everything!” or the one that doesn’t show any of the action.  Again, congratulations Alex and HAVE FUN!  :)

You might also want to read:

1. CONTEST! Guess when Baby Tarzan will be born correctly and win a Babies R Us Gift Card!
2. New Baby Blog Contest! Win all three Laugh and Learn DVD’s, a $79.95 value! Just comment on this post to enter today!
3. Blog Contest Update: We will host a LIVE show to broadcast the winners!
4. Giveaway #3: $100 JCPenney gift card & JCPenney baby registry review
5. The His Boys Can Swim Pregnancy Blog Contest Is Now Live! Whoo Hoo!

Tagged as: 39 weeks pregnant, Reviews, sex