FAQ

What is Hypnobabies?

Hynobabies Childbirth Hypnosis is a method of childbirth preparation that teaches hypnotic techniques, imagery and visualization to re-program the inner mind in a very positive way, which helps to lessen and in many cases eliminate, discomfort and fear from the birthing experience. With adequate preparation, and in the absence of complications, our Hypno-mothers can experience comfortable, shorter, easier births.

What makes Hypnobabies so successful at producing easier, more comfortable births?

In Hypnobabies Childbirth Hypnosis, during birth preparation and childbirth, we focus greatly on several elements that assist with making childbirth easier and more comfortable. They are:

1.) Hypnosis is the most important element for easier, more comfortable birthing and takes moms far beyond deep relaxation and breathing techniques. The deep somnambulistic hypnosis used in Hypnobabies actually re-trains and conditions the inner mind to convert birthing sensations from painful sensations to comfortable, even pleasurable ones. Normal birthing sensations are still experienced by our mothers - sensations such as pressure, stretching, pulling, pushing and tightening, as well as the movements and position of the baby, and they can be experienced with little or no discomfort.

2.) Deep Relaxation: The muscles of a birthing woman's body, especially the ones around her baby must be completely and totally relaxed so that they can work efficiently and without any added discomfort from the Fear/Tension/Pain response. Practice is therefore mandatory and must be taken seriously. Hypno-mothers need to instantly accomplish becoming completely limp and loose like a dishrag when prompted to relax their body. This is one of the reasons we do progressive relaxation inductions, and in every Hypnobabies hypnosis script, CD track, cue and technique, deep relaxation is practiced so that it becomes a completely automatic response. It is our Hypnobabies hypnosis training which "implants" suggestions into our Hypno-moms' subconscious minds for instant and very deep total body relaxation.

3.) Fear Clearing Sessions: Through hypnotic suggestion, our moms are gently guided to release and re-program a lifetime of not-so-encouraging expectations about childbirth. Every birth story an expectant woman reads, sees on TV or in the movies, or listens to during people's stories about their own birth experiences, helps create her belief system about the process of birth.

Hypnobabies Fear Clearing sessions helps our moms to let go of prior cultural conditioning, and to re-program any fears or concerns they may have about childbirth, into a sense of confidence and happy anticipation for their baby's birth. Releasing fears about birth and the resulting stress reduction, helps the body to relax and function well, to enjoy a restful sleep, and to actually enjoy pregnancy.

How is Hypnobabies different from other "hypno-birthing" programs?

The answer to that question, can be found on this page, which explains all the unique benefits of Hypnobabies.

When should I start my Hypnobabies course?

This blog post has a great answer to that question. The short answer to that question is ideally between 28-32 weeks.