Down to Birth Hypnobirthing

Pooja and Vijay

We met Ruth at a Mamas and Papas event. I was always curious about hypnobirthing as I personally know a few people who have used it but had heard mixed reviews about it. As a first time mother to be, I was really scared about labour. For me the thought of tearing and being stitched up was terrifying. My husband was skeptical about hypnobirthing thinking it was hypnosis related and probably would not help. After briefly speaking to Ruth and reading alot about hypnobirthing my husband and I decided to give it a go, afterall we had nothing to lose. We organised two sessions with Ruth, she was fantastic. Really engaged with us, answered all the random questions we had and we felt at ease with her from the very beginning. We learnt alot form Ruth about the labour process (alot of which we had not yet read about) which was very informative. Ruth went through the different stages of labour and explained what happens to the body during these times. She suggested techniques I could use to make the birth as comfortable as possible e.g. breathing. The most important thing that I learnt was that during birth it is important to relax. From Ruth we learnt how to incorporate sound, visualisation, touch and smell in order to relax. This is something we are not told or shown by NCT or antenatal classes. My husband and I now make the effort to practice hypnobirthing on most nights of the week when we can in order to utilise what we have learnt. I personally am now looking forward to giving birth and do not feel scared. I feel that my husband is much more involved and he feels confident to deal with anything that is thrown at us on the day. By no means are we under the impression that everything on the day going to go to plan, but we feel more prepared and have the tools and techniques that should allow us to have a better birthing experience.

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