Kathryn Clark’s 4 Personal Tips for Successful Hypnobirthing

Hypnobirthing is method of childbirth that makes it possible for women to birth children naturally. It uses techniques such as hypnosis and specialized breathing during the birthing process. Hypnobirthing is designed to provide a childbirth experience that is both drug free and painless. Use the following tips to ensure that your hypnobirthing experience is a successful one.

Ignore Negative Chatter

Every woman has heard at least one horror story about childbirth. However, understand that no two births are the same. Both you and your baby are unique, and this means that your birthing experience is bound to be special and memorable. Understand that just because other women had painful childbirth experiences does not mean that yours will be the same.

Learn about Hypnobirthing

There’s plenty of information on the topics of pregnancy and childbirth. However, this doesn’t mean that all of it is correct, up to date or useful. The horrible childbirth stories that you heard about may have resulted due to misinformation or a lack of research. Did the new mothers prepare for childbirth? What type of research did they perform before and during pregnancy? Did they make assumptions about childbirth that resulted in bad birthing experiences? Don’t make the same mistake. Learn hypnobirthing techniques and how they can make your delivery much better.

Practice What You’ve Learned

Once you find the right hypnobirthing program, you’ll learn things like how to meditate and breathe during the birthing experience. Practice these techniques, and they will help you to remain calm. Learning how to visualize and take long slow breaths will help during the birthing experience.

Purchase relaxation CDs or enroll in a online hypnobirthing course. This helps prepare you for labor. Learn and practice small repetitive phrases that will help you get through labor with less pain. Practicing helps you to maintain control of your physical and mental state during childbirth.

Relax During Birth

It may seem easier said than done, but this very important for successful hypnobirthing. You must relax in order to get the best results. Most women think that childbirth is going to hurt. As a result, they feel pain because the body tenses up and does not function the way that nature intended it to during labor. Don’t assume that your childbirth experience is going to be a painful one. Relax and allow your body to do what it is supposed to do on its own.

Hypnobirthing is a method that is designed to provide a painless and drug free birth. But there are many things that must happen in order to ensure success. Reject fear, learn the process, practice and relax. These things will help you to get the easy pain free labor that you have always envisioned.