HypnoBirthing® UK

[Heather]

I can't rave enough about Hypnobirthing. My husband and I decided to do the course as I was interested in what it involved.

Don't be sceptical until you have tried it.

We started off with the intention of having our baby in hosptial but by the end of our course decided to try and have it at home and hired a birthing pool which was lovely. As the labour progressed Andy took me into relaxation which enabled me to relax and even sleep while in the birthing pool.

I did go into hospital as a precaution as I wasn't dilating enough, on entry to the hospital they wan't to give me a c-section straight away believe it or not however I had a fantatsic midwife who new what we wanted to do for the birth of our baby and gave us a chance to continue with that as the baby wasn't distressed.

Andy took me into deep relaxtion at this point and I actually feel asleep for about 1/2 an hour in the peak of my surges..it was at this point I believe my body had rested and relaxed enough to allow my baby to move ready to be delivered.

I do genuinely believe that if I had not had the hypnobirth experience I would not have realised the potential of my own body and how it needs to be able to 'get on with the job in hand' without the addition of stress which fights it all the way.

When in relaxation I would describe it as that Sunday afternoon sleep that you contently drift in and out of. I could feel the surges and would describe them as the ache you get during your period.

Happy hypnobirthing!

[Danielle]

Its also great to hear that you had a midwife that supported you and who kept control of the doctors. How did you find the birthing pool and hypnobirthing? Did you find you could still relax in it? I thought about having a birthing pool, but was induced, so I was in hospital and couldn't use the pool as I had a drip in.
Danielle

[Heather]

Yes I did relax in the pool while in relaxation. It help more because I felt sooooo heavy, it just to the weight away and I love a warm bath anyway.

I would do exactly the same again. I would stay at home.

What I would say to anyone doing it is to go into relaxtion as soon as you can. I think I should have gone into deeper relaxtion sooner and as a result may not have had to go in to hosptial...who knows....but I was too excited and to nosey and interested in what was going on! typical me!