Having a baby is one of the greatest gifts life can give you. It gives you the ability to create, nurture and birth another human being.
However, when women think about giving birth, fear of pain is one of the first things that come to mind. It is mostly because the pain during labor is excruciating and difficult for women to handle without anesthesia.
Fortunately, you can reduce this fear through hypnobirthing techniques, which are based on relaxation and visualization to reduce memory of pain during birth.
When done right, hypnotherapy helps women experience a relaxed, calm, and positive state of mind. This enables you to go through the birthing process with courage.
Is Hypnobirthing Right for You?
If you’re looking for a low-tech labor and delivery experience without epidurals for pain, induction, or C-section, then hypnobirthing is right for you.
Hypnosis can reduce the need for medical intervention during birth and lessen the impact of any intervention that your doctor recommends or performs on you or your baby.
Those who choose hypnobirthing usually want to be in control during labor rather than follow their doctor’s lead. Hypnobirthing is also helpful in explaining what happens to the body during childbirth.
Benefits of Hypnobirthing
Shorten Labor Time
Hypnobirthing is a popular choice for women who want to shorten labor time. Hypnosis during birth works by relaxing the mother, lessening pain, and decreasing stress hormones. Some mothers have reported being able to dilate up to two centimeters an hour with hypnobirthing.
Lessen the Need for Interventions during Labour
Hypnobirthing has been known to lessen the need for interventions during labor. Since it works as a pain relief alternative, hypnosis allows your body to go through the motions of giving birth without any discomfort or pain. In turn, this will make you confident with what you are doing and thus draw less attention from medical staff, which will also help the process along.
Many mothers have claimed that they were able to give birth completely med-free. Hypnobirthing has been shown to lower hospital stays and even reduce postnatal depression rates.
Pain Management
Hypnosis is a pain management method that involves creating positive images or suggestions for your subconscious mind to reduce, block out, or even substitute discomfort with a preferable sensation.
It is not a miracle worker and does not mean that you will avoid pain altogether but rather reduce it significantly compared to most expectant women, which can often help you achieve a med-free birth.
Result in Healthy Babies for Breastfeeding
Due to the lack of stress hormones in women who have gone through hypnobirthing, their babies are born relaxed and with strong, vital signs. This makes them well-prepared to breastfeed. It also helps mothers get more rest after giving birth for breastfeeding too.
Hypnobirthing Classes
For you to master the breathing techniques that bring your body into a state of hypnosis during childbirth, you need some training.
Attend hypnobirthing classes in the weeks before the due date to prepare yourself and your partner for the process. After the lessons, daily practice at home can also help make the process easier.
