Why I Chose Hypnobabies

Well, you may wonder why or how I ever came upon Hypnobabies. Well, I'll tell you. When I became pregnant with my first, my Mom told me the more detailed story about the birth of her firstborn-my older brother. She told me that she had gotten her epidural late into her labor, and they had to use forceps to get the baby out, and then she did not do well recovering because of her epidural. She had to have catheter because she couldn't go to the bathroom for a week. So for her next 3 babies, she did it natural. So I decided to do more research on the subject of epidurals and other pain medication used in childbirth. And while I was reading on babycenter.com about what they had to say on the subject, I saw a comment from somebody who had their baby using childbirth hypnosis, more specifically, Hypnobabies. It sounded interesting...so I went to the website. I read all that they had to say about childbirth hypnosis. At first I didn't think it was possible, like it was all sounding too good to be true. But I was intrigued, because I thought that everything I read about it sounded good. So I decided then to join the Hypnobabies Yahoo Group to talk to real people actually using Hypnobabies. I wanted to ask questions to those who already used Hypnobabies, and I was also able to read the many birth stories listed in the group. I loved reading the birth stories, it was amazing the way their births turned out. My questions were answered, and it didn't take long for me to decide that this is what I wanted to do. So I ordered the home study course because there were no instructors in my area of Southern Utah. I was so excited to get the course in the mail, and started the lessons pretty soon there-after. As soon as I started listening to the CD's everyday, my pregnancy symptoms were diminishing away, and I was sleeping a lot better! I slept all the way through the night all the way through my pregnancy. I also started reading a book recommended by Hypnobabies called, "The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth" Reading that really made me see the facts about all the interventions that may happen during a birth and the CHOICES you actually have, and how to avoid the things you don't want. I recommend this book to anyone ever going to have a baby. It really educates you on these things, and I believe woman having babies should know about these things and the risks, and not leave the final decisions up to the doctors, nurses, or hospital without understanding the birth process. But anyway, Hypnobabies really changed my mind-set on childbirth, and I really have been able to accomplish amazing, wonderful, comfortable births.