What is HypnoBirthing?
HypnoBirthing is a complete antenatal program that provides all the tools and confidence to make informed decisions about your birth. Hypnobirthing helps take the fear out of your birthing day, so you can work with your body, baby and birth companion to achieve that empowering and positive birthing experience.
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When you are properly prepared for birthing physically, mentally & spiritually, you can experience the joy of birthing your baby in an easier, more comfortable way.
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Whilst you learn lots of techniques – breathing, deep relaxation, self-hypnosis, visualisation and affirmations, HypnoBirthing is also a philosophy.
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When a healthy woman, carrying a healthy baby, experiencing a healthy labour, trusts birth, is free of fear, and is beautifully relaxed, her body will function as it should.
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For your chosen birth companion, they will learn to advocate for your birth choices and work together with a chosen care provider to achieve them. As well as many useful skills in supporting and comforting your journey every step of the way.
What can I expect
5 Sessions over 5 weeks
HypnoBirthing is comprised of 5 sessions over 5 weeks, with each session being 2.5hours in either a group or private setting. Group sessions are kept to 3 couples to allow for personal attention. Refreshments are provided and there will be lots of time to ask questions.
Building a Positive Expectancy for Birth
Session 1
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The history of women and birthing
Why and how, you can have an easier more comfortable birth
How our bodies are perfectly designed to birth
Assisting your body’s natural instincts, rather than resisting them
The Hypnobirthing vocabulary
Falling in love with your baby, preparing your mind and body
Session 2
Prenatal bonding for both parents
Rapid and instant self-relaxation techniques
Breathing techniques for labour and birthing
Visualisations
Selecting the right care provider for you and your individual needs
The birth companion’s role in pregnancy and birth
Nutrition, exercise, massage and toning
Getting ready to welcome your baby
Session 3
We go through your birth preferences in depth and work out exactly what you are wanting from your birth, so you can discuss it fully with you care provider
Light touch massage for labour and birthing
Achieving a natural start to labour, to avoid artificial induction
Releasing negative emotions, fears, and any limiting thoughts
A Labour of Love
Session 4
The onset of labour – The Thinning and Opening phase
Getting too and preparing your chosen birthing place. Hospital, Home or otherwise
The Hallmarks of labour, what you and your birth companion might be experiencing and noticing
If labour rests or slows – What your birth companion can be doing at this time
As labour advances, working with your baby to achieve that gentle spiritual birthing
Breathing Love - Bringing Life
Session 5
Moving into the final stage of birthing, what you and your birth companion might experience
Positions for birth, to make you comfortable and to assist baby down the birth path
Breathing baby down, with love, to birthing
Breastfeeding information, including what to expect and how to get support
And the beautiful act of bonding together as a family