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I knew from
the beginning that wanted to do HypnoBirthing. I have had
friends use it in the past, and I’ve heard nothing but great
stories about it. I approached my practice of HypnoBirthing
with positive thoughts and warded off all negative comments
from others, replacing them with positive thoughts to
reinforce the fact that I could do this. I couldn’t wait to
actually give birth and experience using HypnoBirthing in
its truest form to show all the “nay-sayers” that it could
be done. Never once throughout the entire birthing process
did I experience pain. I would say that I had a lot of
pressure and tension, but not pain. I equate pain with
smashing your finger or the result of an injury. I wasn’t
injured and knew that my surges were working to bring my son
into the world. As my surges increased in intensity, and I
began to involuntarily bear down, I knew that HypnoBirthing
was working and that it was the right choice for me.
Throughout my labor I didn’t really talk to anyone. I ate a
bit but I wasn’t really interested in food, as I was too
focused. I can honestly say that I think I would have lost
control had I not been using HypnoBirthing. My mom, (doula
and instructor) was able to deepen me upon request (which
was only once) otherwise I stayed in my own state of
relaxation. With each surge, I used my breathing and
visualization of the dial releasing the endorphins and I
turned it up if I needed to. As soon as I stopped surging,
my brain and thoughts would go elsewhere. Though I could
hear what was going on in the room, I stayed in this state
of relaxation. No one knew I was surging. The only
indication was that I would point my index finger of the
hand that my mom was holding at the onset of a surge. Prior
to getting into bed and laboring on my left side, my midwife
believe my surges were about ten minutes apart, though they
were actually about 3. She just couldn’t tell because I was
so relaxed through them, while laboring on the toilet. Once
I was hooked up to the monitor, she realized they were
actually much closer. My surges coupled and were about 3
minutes apart. Being that I was HypnoBirthing, and time
really didn’t register, it felt like they were on top of
each other. It did help during the pushing phase though, as
I pushed for 3 hours total. I wasn’t too excited about
pushing, I really wanted to breathe my baby down, but
pushing was a necessity as we needed to get his head past my
cervix and his heart rate was of concern. I could go on an
on about HypnoBirthing. It truly is a wonderful tool to use
to naturally bring a child into the world. As soon as
Jackson was born and freed of his cord, we were skin to
skin, and he began to breastfeed. I would honestly say that
the discomfort felt while laboring didn’t even compare to
the discomfort felt while recovering from the birth
process. I am very proud to say that I had my son naturally
with the help of HypnoBirthing.
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