Comments on: You are getting pregnant … very pregnant

By: Sara

Sara — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 17:12:37 +0000

My sister and I were both born through hypnobirthing (1978, 1981.) My Mother was calm, collected and says that she had regular conversations while undergoing the labor. An added bonus: she says the sensation of childbirth felt similar to an orgasm.

By: Louise

Louise — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 09:32:52 +0000

I did hypnobirthing too and it was fantastic. Barbara all hypnosis is self hypnosis it’s nothing to do about giving up control. A good hypnotherpist will explain that to you so you understand how it works and are willing to participate. It feels like going to see a movie – you decide if you want to become engrossed in the movie or not…nobody can make you. I’ll definitely be using it again for my next baby.

By: Barbara

Barbara — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 02:35:28 +0000

I have tried to be hypnotized twice, both times with no success. I don’t know if it’s because I basically can’t give up control of myself or something else. I’ve have some success with self-hypnosis, although it’s really more meditation.

By: LS

LS — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 21:16:56 +0000

I was a dedicated, every-day-all-day nail-biter until my senior year of high school. I had one session with a hypnotist and haven’t bitten a nail since (that was nearly twenty years ago!). Obviously, nail-biting isn’t childbirth, but it worked for me.

By: Allison

Allison — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 20:51:15 +0000

I have had a few sessions with a hypnotherapist. My reason, I am embarrassed to say, I wanted to have a boyfriend who had just dumped me erased from my mind a la “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” That part didn’t work, because I still remember Joseph Robert Dalton, the malignant narcissisist.
Anyhow, that said, I found it very helpful for replacing some old thought patterns. It worked better than traditional therapy where you just talk until you are supposed to feel better (I could do that with a wall). I mean, at least suggestions are being given to you. But frankly I think that CBT works just as well for the “mind over matter” stuff. Lots of my friends have had great experiences with hypnotherapy for eating disorders and quitting smoking. There is however, no cure in sight for “egomaniacal jackass addiction”, so I had to quit. (Those sessions are $100 a pop by the way!)

By: Jack

Jack — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 18:30:24 +0000

I’ve never actually been hypnotized, but I was once brought up on stage by one of those entertainer-hypnotists. He claimed to be sending anyone who was faking back into the audience, but for some reason he kept me up there the whole time. What you’ve described sounds to me more like willful dissociation or meditation than actual hypnosis.

By: Joseph

Joseph — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 17:53:08 +0000

My wife used hypnobirthing for our child as well. The process takes a lot of concentration and meditation. But it definately helped my wife. We found it to be very natural and peaceful. It’s an excellent alternitave to the westernized medicine approach to child birth.

This method, although compaired to Lamaze, is actually quite different. The methods share some similarities, but Lamaze teaches different breath control and emphsizes pushing. Hypnobirthing never recommends “pushing” or forceing the child. It utilizes different kinds of breath control, and gives the mother mental “scripts” to follow on her path to child birth.

By: Duane

Duane — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 16:46:56 +0000

My wife used hypnobirthing for 2 of our children. The first one she nearly slept through. Seriously. She woke up with “back pain”, we called the hospital and they said “Sounds like early signs, get some sleep and call us in the morning.” Two hours later she gave birth right there in the bed (which was not our original plan).

For the next, she was induced on schedule (no more babies at home for us). I watched her go through the entire labor, and the only sign of pain or discomfort she ever showed was to twitch her foot. Once again baby came so fast and easy that the doctor literally had one glove on.

By: Jen

Jen — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 16:21:52 +0000

I used hypnobirthing for my son’s birth, and it went perfectly! While not exactly pleasant, it was peaceful — and no drugs, no pain, no knives. I’ve tried it since for headaches, but it’s not the same. It takes practice — an hour a day for weeks beforehand. That’s a lot of time to put in for a teeth cleaning!

By: jen

jen — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 15:58:10 +0000

I use self hypnosis to cure my migraine headaches. Works like a charm. I’ve been doing it since about 8th grade, when a series of migraines kept me out of school for months.