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• Tarta

  October 2012

  Well, I am a Hypnobabies mama which is slightly different than other hypnobirthing because it teaches anesthesia techniques along with guided relaxation/imagery. I will say that I was pretty surprised how well it worked. I had two days of prodromal labor before my actual birthing time began and those contractions were pretty uncomfortable, which made me feel doubtful. But when active labor started and my pressure waves were more productive our hypno cues started working wonderfully.

  My husband kept me calm and comfortable for pretty much the entire time except for pushing. He and I got a little excited about the pushing and sort of stopped practicing our cues and hypnosis techniques so I had a fairly intense pushing phase, but it only lasted 15 minutes and felt more like 5 minutes to me. The 6 1/2 hours of pressure waves up until that point though were entirely manageable.

  I felt a lot of sensations, pressure, tightening etc. But pain was nearly non-existent until crowning. I would say the pressure at crowning was more intense than actual pain too. 

  Keep practicing and mastering your techniques. I practiced hypno-anesthesia and listened to positive affirmations and hypno tracks every day. It was a big commitment, but it also helped me get good rest during my 3rd tri and during those 2 days of contractions I was able to sleep at night thanks to my hypnosis tracks so I wasn't exhausted for actual birthing. It was well worth the time investment. I'm very pleased with how my hypnobirth turned out. 

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• Celyn member

  October 2012

  I've done both hypnobirth (with my first) and hypnobabies (with my second).  They are similar in that you have to put a lot of work into it to get a good result.  Very few people are able to practice infrequently and stay in the zone during labor.  It's also more effective when labor is textbook.  Natural variations in labor, like OP babies, sometimes throw a first time mom who was expecting to feel nothing and has to work hard to stay in her happy place.  It did me, and I practiced a ton but had an OP baby with my first.  With practice and education on what variations can look and feel like, however, I've seen many people have incredibly easy labors using hypno. My second was relatively easy, although not particularly short for a second labor, because I was able to stay in the zone really well.  

  
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• escseuss member

  October 2012

  TAKE THE CLASS!!!  I've been reading the book too and my husband and I are starting the class tonight.  I've talked to a number of mothers who wanted to do hypnobirthing and read the book, but never took a class and, therefore, struggled to properly use hypnobirthing when the time came.  Those I've talked to who used it successfully did both though.  I'm friends with my instructor and she's told me multiple times that in order for hypnobirthing to work properly you must practice with your birthing partner daily.  It's definitely a commitment, but, like you, I'd like to avoid the epidural and still not experience tons of pain. 
  

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