Hypnosis For Birth

Whether women (and men) accept it or not, child birth is an experience that puts the parents to tense and anxious state. Notice a mother to be in her last month of pregnancy and whether she admits it or not, you would surely find her anxious about that final labor day. This anxiousness can vary from minor concern to full fledged panic at times.

The final day is the most incredible day of your life! Shouldn’t it be stress-free and pain- free? That is where hypnotherapy steps in. Live every moment of the most memorable day of your life to the hilt, with less pain.

It is strongly believed by hypnotherapists that hypnosis decreases the labor time, lessens the pain for the mother, helps parents become more calm and confident during the labor. Not only hypnosis practitioners, but even obstetricians admit that hypnosis for birth can act as a big tool in helping the would-be parents and hence, is vastly used by doctors as well. The process is known as Hypno-birthing.

We have already discussed in the previous posts that hypnosis is a relaxed state that makes a person much more responsive towards suggestions. Here, the person is completely in control of his feelings rather than his mind. During labor, when the hypnotized mother-to-be is more responsive to suggestions, she understands the birthing process much better. Understanding makes the fear of the unknown go away, making the mother and father to be more calm and confident.

Why is labor, at times, such a painful experience? It is so because the mother tries to fight what is happening to her rather than going with the flow. Fear and anxiety automatically tenses the body. This makes the blood flow in the arms and legs of the mother which should actually flow in her uterus, thus making the process more painful. Hypno- birthing helps you accept what is happening and come to terms with it, thus making the experience easier and less painful. Hypnosis makes you welcome each contraction as another step closer to holding your precious baby in your arms.

There is no pressure on the mother to enter and exit hypnosis. All types of hypnosis are self hypnosis only and the hypnotherapist acts as only a guide and a friend. Thus, the mother is in total control as to what and when she wants. Being in hypnosis converts the pain and contractions into the pressure that is essential to push the baby out. It is also very strongly believed that a baby born by a hypnotized mother leads a much more healthier and stronger life.

Giving birth in hypnosis is like experiencing a day-dream. The mother is fully aware of what is happening around her, yet understands it and thus, deals with it calmly. Needless to say, the mother is in control of the whole labor process. Imagine, no drugs, no stitches, yet less pain. Isn’t that an ideal birth to a precious little life?