Hypnobirthing: Practical Ways to Make Your Birth Better

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What are your preferences?: You may already have some opinions and preferences about the pregnancy and birth experience you want, and this may dictate the kind of book that's right for you. If you have your heart set on a natural labour, a hypnobirthing book may be the obvious choice, whereas if you already know you're going to bottle feed, the breastfeeding specialism options may be ones to avoid. The NCT (National Childbirth Trust) offers paid-for antenatal courses, and refresher courses for parents who already have a child.

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The theory in there that if you relax and let your body work for you the experience will be much smoother is solid, but Mongan doesn't use a lot of technical information. She doesn't want to bog mothers down with terminology that will freak them out. So instead of prepping mothers with a lot of the science of childbirth, she glosses over a lot of the facts in favor of reminding you, often, that it isn't supposed to hurt. That may work for some women, to go into the experience with an ultra optimistic, happy thoughts mindset, but personally I'd rather know what I'm getting into. If you are like me, I'd also read Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way. A bit (or a lot) outdated, but it'll give you the nitty gritty facts about childbirth that Mongan glosses. I feel much better prepared about what to expect having read both. Hypnobirthing uses breathing techniques to gently encourage a baby out rather than pushing. Traditionally, pushing encourages you to hold your breath, whereas hypnobirthing teaches you to trust your body to be able to give birth and use breathing techniques to gently encourage your baby out. How do you breathe during hypnobirthing?

3. Best hypnobirthing book for first time parents: HypnoBirthing: For a safer, easier, more comfortable birth by Marie F. Mongan

Definitely some useful tips and things I'd like to remember from this book. I'm on board with the concept of hypnobirthing, cultivating the right mindset and all that. A Mumsnet favourite, the book Hypnobirthing: Practical Ways to Make Your Birth Better by Siobhan Miller is the best hypnobirthing book to buy right now. It explores hypnobirthing, common myths and provides useful information to help women prepare for all kinds of childbirth. Hypnobirthingwill change your mindset towards birth and give you the tools needed so that you can navigate your birth - and any twists and turns - with confidence, feeling calm and in control throughout. She doesn’t claim that a birth will be perfect but that it can be a positive experience for both mum and baby. Through Your Birth, Your Baby, Hollie’s aim is to build confidence in women so that they listen to their instincts during childbirth. Having worked with celebrities including Fearne Cotton and Giovanna Fletcher, Hollie de Cruz is a renowned hypnobirthing coach.

The Hypnobirthing Book: An Inspirational Guide for a Calm The Hypnobirthing Book: An Inspirational Guide for a Calm

I also didn't appreciate the relentless heterocentrism, which went beyond using "he" for your partner into constantly telling you that your baby was conceived through perfect lovemaking - no, he wasn't. That doesn't even hold true for all straight women, but she obviously finds the idea of lesbian and otherwise non-heterosexually partnered mothers completely inconceivable. It's also cringeingly racist. The "happy simple primitives speaking in broken English" she presents as totally real people she's worked with made me die a little inside. It Finally, it speaks only to wealthy women who have completely unrestricted financial choices about birth - she actually says that if you say you can't afford something, then it's your own fault that you're poor, because, you know, the Secret. You can choose classes that are just for pregnant women, or classes that welcome a partner or a friend. Some offer classes specifically for single mothers or teenagers. There are currently 62 episodes, with two new ones released every month. For anyone wanting to research and learn more about hypnobirthing and how it can be put into practice, this is a great place to start.

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Saying that a woman who had a difficult birth did so because the drama was more important than her and her own child's welfare. Remember, ladies, any complications are your own fault. If your baby dies, you killed her, always remember that!

The Hypnobirthing Book - Childbirth with Confidence and Calm

As a result of the amazing impact this book and programme had on my daughter's birth (gas and air, not particularly painful), in fact, just today I started a course to teach HB. And guess what? Right next to me was another mum. She had been induced and had a C-section, but was totally convinced of HB's worth. Also around me were many midwives who'd seen it in action and know it can work extremely well. If you are considering giving birth naturally, this book will give you the courage and determination. Although the techniques didn't really take away the pain, it did help remove all fear of childbirth. I know this sounds crazy, but I actually look forward to labor. It is such an amazing experience and surreal to give birth naturally. This book empowered me as a woman to embrace the pain and visualize the natural process taking place. It has been written by Katharine Graves of The HypnoBirthing Centre who has been teaching hypnobirthing in the UK for several years now, so for her to at last produce a book is a big deal. What is great is that she writes it from a British perspective, whereas most books are very US-centric, which isn't great if you want to understand about giving birth in the UK. Katharine takes you through everything you need to know, including a section on the NHS, and then gives you really helpful self hypnosis techniques. Mindful Hypnobirthing: Hypnosis and Mindfulness Techniques for a Calm and Confident Birth by Sophie Fletcher There’s really no set time for this so it’s totally up to you. Obviously, the more time you give yourself to learn the techniques the better - especially if you plan on doing a course - but you can start as early as say six weeks or as late as 34 weeks, or even later.Access to our renowned private Facebook communityfor ongoing support and daily positive birth stories Maggie Howell CD is great! I used it twice. Not especially hippy or judgy I think?” (Recommended by Mumsnet user Stillathing) Our verdict We all know how important it is to eat a healthy, balanced diet during pregnancy, but pregnancy cravings, food aversions and nausea can often make this feel like a real challenge. Coupled with ever-changing advice on the foods you should avoid during pregnancy, it can be hard to know where to start when eating for two. The hypnobirthing techniques do help with pain management but anybody who tells you the birthing process won't hurt is dishonest. It's how you view the pain that makes the difference. Each birth experience is unique and I wasn't able to have a natural birth with all 4 kids. There are so many factors that contribute to the pain level a woman may endure. (length of labor, size of baby, strenth of contractions, internal canal size, genetics, labor induction, etc.)