Pls recommend a home study course (book / dvd / ...) for hypno birthing ?

sonaliagrawal

Thank you!

Tarta

Hypnobabies. ) There's a great group on Baby Center for Hypnosis for Childbirth I recommend joining too. 

sschwege

Hypnobirthing is meant to be taking in a classroom setting.  But as pp mentioned Hypnobabies would be a great home study course.  

beckpreg

I dont know much about that but my sister is a Hypnotherapist in GA and she can do sessions via skype. Again, I havent had this experience but she has a huge practice.

AnaKat405

sschwege:

Hypnobirthing is meant to be taking in a classroom setting.  But as pp mentioned Hypnobabies would be a great home study course.  

Yep.  I have the HypnoBirthing (Mongan Method) book and it constantly refers to "what you'll learn in class".  Obnoxious enough to put me off on investing in the class.  The book does have some great relaxation exercises though and I guess I should start practicing them!

seraphiclust

I did Hypnobabies home study with DD and plan on using it again for this one. Would definitely recommend it!

LindseyJW

AnaKat405:

sschwege:

Hypnobirthing is meant to be taking in a classroom setting.  But as pp mentioned Hypnobabies would be a great home study course.  

Yep.  I have the HypnoBirthing (Mongan Method) book and it constantly refers to "what you'll learn in class".  Obnoxious enough to put me off on investing in the class.  The book does have some great relaxation exercises though and I guess I should start practicing them!

 

that's because the book is really supplemental to the class, not the other way around. Marie Mongan really wants people to take the class. 

 I teach HypnoBirthing, and when people ask about what they can do at home instead of taking the class, i direct them to Hypnobabies instead.  

 

OP - if you are really committed to HypnoBirthing, here is what i suggest:

 read the book, have your partner go over all of the techniques, guiding you on what to do. practice daily. order the Rainbow Relaxation CD from the www.HypnoBirthing.com website. listen to that every day. the CD that is in the book is not the daily practice CD. 

 schedule at least one session with a local hypnotist, preferably one who also teaches HypnoBirthing. at this session, ask for a "preparing for baby" session, where you will do a fear/emotion release and a birth visualization.  

in addition to reading the HypnoBirthing book, you should also read Henci Goer's The THinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth and your partner should read Penny Simkin's The Birth Partner.