Having a baby is the greatest gift ever, but the upcoming pain and the actual process of giving breath causes anxiety and fear.🙁 Hypnobirthing is a childbirth method that uses self-hypnosis techniques that replaces painful labor with happy ones.😃
Hypnobirthing
What is hypnobirthing?
Hypnobirthing is a method of childbirth that gives you a gentle view of labor and pain through practiced deep breathing, visualization, hypnosis scripts and new vocabulary for birthing sensations.😃 In other words, you train your brain to elicit a relaxation as a response instead of feeling pain.
Are you in control during hypnobirthing?
Yes! You are in complete control of your body.😀 At the core, you are learning to control your mind on demand. Using intense focus on positive affirmations and suggestions, you guide your thoughts, block out any distractions, and control your breathing and feelings. You can come back to your normal state whenever you wish at any time.😃
Two programs of hypnobirthing
Hypnobirthing
Hypnobirthing classes rely upon body relaxation, controlled breathing exercises, positive affirmations and visualization to put you in a deeply relaxed state. Instead of using normal words such as contractions, pain, you will be exposed to a tape of positive expressions such as pressure, waves🌊, surges. Then, you will see flowers blooming🥀, for example, to abstractly discern what you’re going through yet achieve relaxation.
Hypnobabies
Hypnobabies want to put you in the deepest state of hypnosis. These classes aim to create harmony between your body👩 and your baby👶 and let you be in charge of your birth experiences. Once you go through the process, you will learn a new perception of the normal sensation of birthing as pleasure.
Advantages and disadvantages of hypnobirthing
Advantages of hypnobirthing
It’s a natural form of pain management to help you relax when you don’t want medical intervention. It is easily accessible in any birthing environment for any moms.👩 It is a gentle experience which has no side effects for you and your baby.😃
Disadvantages of hypnobirthing
The classes require a strong belief and a substantial commitment of time, usually more than 6 hours per week.💪 You can either do it by yourself or receive assistance from a hypnotherapist. Depending on where you want to have your classes, the price ranges from $200 to $500💰 and some classes may not be covered by insurance.
The program doesn’t promise a pain-free birth. Asking for an epidural or other pain relief interventions during labor defeats the whole purpose of hypnobirthing and may leave you disappointed.😔
Unlike tangible pills💊, it’s hard to evaluate hypnobirthing’s effectiveness through visible improvements. The process does require you to have faith. If you don’t believe it will work for you, it probably won’t.🙁