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Is Hypnobirthing Something You Should Look Into? In my hypnosis research, I recently came across the term hypnobirthing. Now, I have had four of my own kids, and none of them were natural births. But the more I checked into hypnobirthing, the more I thought that maybe it would have been a great solution. So, if you're thinking about whether you should try natural childbirth or not, look into hypnobirthing first. So what is hypnobirthing exactly? It's uses hypnosis to achieve the most comfort, relief, pain management and relaxation while in childbirth. Hypnobirthing has several benefits. First, it's a natural form of pain management, eliminating medications with potential side effects for mother or baby. Generally, babies are better sleepers and breast feeders when fewer drugs are in their system. In addition, labor may be shorter, because resistance of the birthing muscles response from pain is eliminated, or at the very least minimalized. Hypnobirthing can decrease stress during childbirth and can provide relief, relaxation, and calm during labor. Also, it allows you to stay alert and awake for the birth. Another advantage of hypnobirthing is the ability to to walk around, which can hasten labor. It can also help Mom to get into better birthing positions. How exactly does hypnobirthing work? Hypnosis is sometimes used in medical and dental settings with great success for patients with allergies to anesthetics, allowing them to go through surgeries without drugs or pain. Similarly it can work in childbirth. While a woman is laboring, she uses suggestions, visualizations, and positive statements to guide her thoughts, control her breathing, and relax her body. This is done either through self hypnosis, or with a hypnotherapist to assist. A hypnotherapist can help a woman to learn how to use these techniques before the the birth. HypnoBirthing childbirth classes teach pregnant women to let go of all their previous ideas regarding childbirth. Hypnobirthing shows mothers how they can trust the birthing body, in addition to how to eliminate emotions that lead to fear, causing muscles to tense and strain during childbirth and labor. If you're interested in hypnobirthing, you can start looking into it by finding a hypnotherapist who is qualified for office sessions. Ask if they have a hypnobirthing program. Or you may be interested in looking into home study courses for hypnobirthing. It will probably include videos, handouts or CDs to help you with self hypnosis for childbirth.
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