"Only Happy Birth Stories, Please... My Baby is Listening!"

Last night, we started our HypnoBirthing Course with three Edinburgh couples and their birth companions. What a wonderful evening!

It's a real joy to be able to impart positive birth imagery and birth preparation techniques in such a comprehensive way. The course is run over five weeks, with 2.5 hour sessions each week, so there is plenty of time to discuss, explore, relax, prepare and enjoy the emotional and empowering journey of preparing for the arrival of our first 'HypnoBabies'. 

Last night, we looked at society's perceptions of birth, the history of women and birthing and the pioneers of natural birth and their research. We explored our feelings about childbirth, our thoughts about hypnosis and we discovered why HypnoBirthing is such a natural and obvious way to enable couples to have a calm, safe and easy birth experience. We practised calm breathing techniques and enjoyed participating in the first of the relaxation visualisations and hypnosis exercises. It was great fun and with three research scientists and an experienced birth companion taking part in the course, we enjoyed some thought-provoking chat. The beautiful birth stories DVDs we viewed left us all (including the non-pregnant participants) feeling empowered about the birthing process.

It's all so easy and natural... there are no tricks. HypnoBirthing, put simply, is a collection of very easy-to-practice breathing, visualisation and massage/touch techniques to help you achieve a state of deep relaxation during childbirth. It is great for you, your partner and your baby.

After last night's introductory session, the couples said they felt more optimistic and calm about birth than they had done previously... and they were all delighted with their 'Only Happy Birth Stories, Please... My Baby is Listening!' badges!

For more information about our HypnoBirthing courses, please contact KnotStressed.