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Comfortable and gentle childbirth? Yes, it is absolutely possible to have a comfortable childbirth.
HypnoBirthing® is a philosophy as well as a method of childbirth. Our philosophy is that childbirth is not a medical procedure, but a naturally occurring event that has been happening since before the inventions of epidurals, chemical anesthesias, cesarean sections and forceps. Just as our bodies "know" how to develop a child, it also "knows" how to birth one. Birthing your baby is the most normal, natural thing you will do in your entire life.
HypnoBirthing® eliminates the Fear-Tension-Pain Syndrome that is present in most births. Fear causes tension and tension causes pain. Since the time we were little girls all we have heard is how painful childbirth is. So we go into the "labor room" - which implies work - and we become afraid of all the pain. Our bodies react to this fear causing our muscles, including the uterus, to tense up. The birth path is a large muscle that the baby has to make its way down. If that muscle becomes tense, it is much harder for the cervix to open and the baby to make its way down. But if we were to approach birth unafraid and relaxed, there would be no resistance and the birth path could open right up.
HypnoBirthing® eliminates the fear by teaching a woman how her body works. Our bodies were made to have babies. HypnoBirthing® also teaches the mother to trust her body to go with the natural flow and rhythm of labor and to birth the baby as nature intended her to do. The mother learns to release the tension with relaxation, visualization and breathing. When a woman works with her body instead of against it, there is no resistance and she can have a comfortable, and often times pain-free labor without the need for chemical anesthesia. There is no need to have pain in normal childbirth.
Along with learning the relaxation, visualization and breathing techniques, the mother learns, with the assistance of her birth companion, how to avoid any unnecessary, medical interventions. HypnoBirthing® labors tend to be shorter and the babies are born calmer. After the birth, the family can focus on bonding instead of recovering.
This is the most loving, natural way to have a baby. Do not let the word hypnosis scare you. All it is, is a deep relaxation - what a way to have a baby!
Other than the obvious benefits to you, there are also benefits to your baby. The most important is that the baby does not suffer the effects of chemical anesthesia. But research has shown that babies born using hypnosis have higher IQ's and do better in school, they sleep better and they have higher self-esteem.
The classes are kept small to ensure individual attention as well as the possibility for the couples to get to know each other and support each other should they choose to do so.
Please call me for more information about HypnoBirthing®™ or to join the next class.
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