Hypnobirthing

[becky85]

Hi, just wondering if anyone could recommend a book or audio cd about hypnobirthing? I'm quite interested to learn some of the techniques and find out more about it Incase any of it helps at all - have already signed up for nct classes so can't afford a separate course but a book or something would be good if there is anything out there people can recommend? X

 

[CARNAT22]

Maggie Howell (book and CD). You want the Birth Preparation CD [she has quite a few different ones!]

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[Baker_Baby]

Maggie Howell (book and CD). You want the Birth Preparation CD [she has quite a few different ones!]

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I agree this one x

 

[becky85]

Fab thanks ladies x

 

[buttonbear]

http://www.natalhypnotherapy.co.uk/index.html

Great site and they have CDs and books etc for not only labour but everything

Also this website has lots of information http://www.hypnobirthing.co.uk/

 

[Loretta]

I'm reading the Marie Mongan book and working through the practical side with a friend. Very useful x

 

[pink79]

Another Maggie Howell recommendation here!

 

[carlyhan]

Agree with all ladies above, Maggie Howell is great!

 

[Lucylastic]

Katherine Graves is good. I really need to start practising more..3.5 weeks til due date x

 

[rozyt]

Hello, i am doing a dissertation of alternative therapy in pregnancy and was wondering if anyone could help me by answering some questions on it please, all responses will be gratefully received

thank you.

 

[kitty2016]

Katherine Graves is good. I really need to start practising more..3.5 weeks til due date x

I have this one too and getting on really well with it. I love the Katherine Graves method

Has anyone actually been through a hypnobirth? Would love to hear stories. I'm also planning on having a water birth.
I'm a little worried as to how staff will react when I ask them not to use the word 'pain' and ask for lights to stay dimmed, etc. This is first baby so have no prior experience of birthing units - they must get these requests all the time mustn't they? We can't be the only ones!

 

[Birdie]

I'm a little worried as to how staff will react when I ask them not to use the word 'pain' and ask for lights to stay dimmed, etc. This is first baby so have no prior experience of birthing units - they must get these requests all the time mustn't they? We can't be the only ones!

I used hypnobirthing when I had my son in 2013 at our local hospital and I had on my birth plan that I didn't want updates on my progress with regards to cms dilated.... this threw the midwives completely as I arrived at hospital already at 10cms and with baby on its way and they didn't know how to tell me I had to start delivering him immediately.

I was fairly oblivious to everything at this point and actually wouldn't have cared what they did - but there was lots of hushed whispering and then eventually someone went off to get someone senior and they had her ask me my reasoning for putting it on my plan and I explained between contractions that it was because I didn't want to be disheartened with slow progress..... and so she told me I really didn't have to worry about that and asked if i was happy to know when I was fully dilated, which I was.

I don't imagine that dimmed lights and avoiding the word pain are all that unusual at all in a birth unit, especially in areas where hypnobirthing is popular and midwifes are pros and will take it all in their stride.

I found the hypnobirthing most useful at home to be honest - I got so far along without any stress or pain. I highly recommend it. Good luck

 

[Blueclass]

I have a maggie howell cd only just started using it, listened twice now. Not sure how i feel about it but il give anything ago x

 

[kittykitchn]

I started the CD a couple of days ago Blueclass. I really want to say I'm up for it, but it so isn't my kind of thing!

 

[Maud]

I always fall asleep listening to mine. I know she says that's OK (and I do come back round at the end so maybe she has hypnotised me!) but I'm not sure how much benefit it gives me other than getting me a rest. Will have to listen to it in a less comfy position some time to see what she is actually saying, lol.

 

[Blueclass]

I started the CD a couple of days ago Blueclass. I really want to say I'm up for it, but it so isn't my kind of thing!

No its not really my thing either and in the book it says to do different things to help. I dont have the energy.

 

[Lander]

I've been reading one of the books, was rather amused, I use the breathing suggestions and the mental focus stuff in my everyday life anyway lol

Also, having done some student midwifery and looked in to being a Doula before now as well, I've always been reading related articles about birth position and dim lighting etc etc so, I'm glad I'm having all my existing preparations given the thumbs up iykwim.

At least three of my friends are midwives as well and after years on here making friends during my previous episodes of TTC, my facebook feed is usually full of related articles too!

 

[Phoenix85]

I'm doing a class based on the Katherine Graves one.

The CDs annoy me (I don't like the music so don't find it relaxing), and some of the stuff is weird/annoying, but, the bit about visualising a place you want to go to or be at, and picturing meeting and holding your baby etc, that helps me and I'm "for" that. I just try to ignore the other bits lol.

I've bought the KG book off Amazon but haven't bothered with the CDs.