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06.26.08, 11:21 AM General Topics
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Anyone have experience with hypnobirthing? [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 06.26.08, 11:21 AM Flag

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I know someone who did it. She said the techniques were helpful but she still felt like she was dying! [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.26.08, 11:45 AM Flag

Yeah, I'm have a hard time believing the stories in the book claiming that labor actually doesn't hurt if you do it right. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.26.08, 11:48 AM Flag

np from below again: This was one of my beefs about Hypnobirthing too -- that if you do it "right", it won't hurt. If it hurts, you must be doing it wrong. It really sets you up for failure and regret, IMO. Also, I have a friend who was in a cult, and I found a lot of the techniques too close to the brainwashing she went through: "There is no pain. You feel wonderful."etc. I think it works well if you find that you can easily suspend your own disbelief. If you are a real critical thinker, it's harder to let go and give in to the hypnobirthing concept. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.26.08, 11:53 AM Flag

Well so far I find it helpful for getting to sleep, so if that's all I get out of it, no harm done. The nutter in the book who claims to have had dental work done without any pain meds is obviously in a cult! [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.26.08, 11:55 AM Flag

np: This was my experience. My midwife said most people find it's helpful until they hit transition, then it all goes out the window. That's certainly how I felt. I used a visual metaphor of gently floating above the pain waves. As soon as I hit 5cm, I felt like I was being dragged underwater, over and over and over again. Oh well. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.26.08, 11:50 AM Flag

OP: this is kind of what I suspected. Oh well, worth a try. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.26.08, 11:53 AM Flag

The CDs *are* very, very relaxing during your pgy. That's not a bad thing! [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.26.08, 11:54 AM Flag

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General Topics 06.26.08, 11:56 AM Flag

I used the HypnoBabies CD course, but I had the Hypnobirthing CD from the book too. That one seemed a little more sane to me. In fact, maybe I'll dig it out. I'm 32 wks pg with #2, and it couldn't hurt . . . [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.26.08, 11:58 AM Flag

Thank you! This is really helpful. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.26.08, 12:00 PM Flag

You're welcome! [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.26.08, 12:04 PM Flag