Today digital cameras, cell phone cameras and video recorders are all around us, yet when excitement and stress get the better of us, we forget these everyday items and rush out the door. When you pack your hospital bag, please remember to pack a camera! I still hear stories of people not having a camera handy and you can't get those very first moments back. Pack extra batteries and film (if you still use it) and as a last resort, add a disposible camera just in case. www.LaborKit.com sells pre-packed hospital bags and includes disposible cameras in their Standard Plus and Deluxe LaborKit so that moms and dads don't miss those moments.
Some moms will have the entire labor and birth video recorded. Did you? Feel free to comment on the pros and cons.
One last thing... Don't count on cell phone cameras -- the picture is just not good enough quality and only gets worse as you try to enlarge it. Old fashioned film is still a great standby, sometimes even better than a cheap digital. Did I say, don't forget the camera!