As you know, we decided to start HypnoBirthing late in our pregnancy (34 weeks) for a number of reasons (negative impact of the nct course and being told our baby’s head was on the large side). I had already read the book so I was aware of the main tenets of hb but Michael was pretty green to it all.
From the first session we changed our view on birthing our baby and we started to be positive about it. We believed in the logic of HypnoBirthing and we worked hard at practising the techniques you taught us (thereby banishing all negative thoughts from our minds) and almost immediately we had a very different view on birthing. By the end of the last session we were completely confident that we were going to birth our baby naturally (or address whatever happened during our labour positively) and bring him/ her into the world in the most positive way we could.
Techniques which we found most useful were the affirmations and the surge breathing – these were invaluable during the birth of Zach. Applying pressure on the lower back during surges was also incredibly useful and eased the discomfort of the surges until I went into the pool.
We found the videos very useful – in particular the hospital birth as that is what we were having.
Having the classes at home was brilliant, it was really helpful being able to envisage going through the early birthing stages in our home. Obviously your flexibility with timing was great for us.
Overall we have nothing but positive things to say about HypnoBirthing and your sessions. We tell everyone who will listen about how amazing HypnoBirthing is!
