Pregnant women going into labor have several options to choose from when it comes to pain management. They can choose to go the all-natural route. They can choose to get an epidural or pain medication.
Unfortunately, I didn’t know at the time of my own labor that there is an alternative method to approaching the birthing process: Childbirth Hypnosis, or HypnoBirthing. Hypnobirthing is a philosophy centered around the idea that FEAR is the primary cause of pain during childbirth. It uses gentle, calm self-hypnosis techniques that promote relaxation and pain management.
Let’s face it, in these modern times, women are not accustomed to pain. We’ve invented all sorts of nifty procedures and medications to make the birthing process easier. But when you really think about it, a natural birth is what our bodies were MADE to do. Childbirth Hypnosis helps to bring us back to this basic concept of womanhood and motherhood; back to our primal, natural roots.
Using self-hypnosis audio during the birthing process may not get rid of all the pain, but it’s primary aim is to calm our bodies and our minds and prepare ourselves for a process that is completely natural and beautiful, and not something to be feared and dreaded.
One of the reasons why we fear childbirth so badly is because hospitals are generally associated with pain and death. We associate labor with screaming, miserable women and frenzied nurses and beeping machines. And we’ve all heard the horror stories of what might go wrong.
But honestly, does giving birth to a child really deserve such a bad rap? It should be remembered as a beautiful, once-in-a-lifetime event in which a child, a brand new human being, is released into the world, into the loving arms of his or her mother (and father!).
So how can you prepare for this kind of birth? You can find self hypnosis audio for childbirth hypnosis to play in the background while you’re in labor. (I had my mom bring my iPod and put it on shuffle during my labor, but I hadn’t prepared the selection and ended up listening to Rage Against the Machine and Snoop Dog while I gave birth to my son! Haha.)
Steve G. Jones has a “Self Hypnosis for Natural Childbirth” CD / MP3 that you can download here. I have already ordered my copy and am keeping it stashed away until if / when the time comes for me to have another baby. The next time around, I am definitely not going to give up the opportunity to have a relaxing and enjoyable childbirth using childbirth hypnosis.
Steve G. Jones is a highly respected board certified Clinical Hypnotherapist and has an acclaimed website full of self hypnosis audio CDs and MP3s. I suggest you check him out. Of course, maybe you dream about using childbirth hypnosis sometime in the future, but you have one slight obstacle: you can’t get pregnant! For that, Steve also has a Fertility Self Hypnosis MP3. I will be writing more about fertility self-hypnosis audio soon.
Another website which offers a self hypnosis audio download for childbirth hypnosis is Hypnosisdownloads.com. You can download a Perfect Partners Combo Pack that contains Childbirth Hypnosis & Positive Pregnancy (or you can just buy the Childbirth Hypnosis MP3 alone).
Before concentrating on the birth, obviously you need to make sure that the pregnancy itself is healthy and positive, which is why I think buying the Positive Pregnancy MP3 is a great idea.
I also found that Hypnosisdownloads.com offers a Breastfeeding Relaxation MP3, which can be hugely beneficial to mothers struggling with breastfeeding. When I first attempted to breastfeed my son, it was an extremely frustrating and painful ordeal, and I came close to giving it up. I wish that I’d had a self hypnosis audio download at hand to help me gain the confidence to persevere. Again, you can buy it on its own or paired up with the Childbirth Hypnosis MP3.
Other pregnancy-related self hypnosis audio downloads from HypnosisDownloads.com:
And even: Coping with a Crying Baby (you may need this!)
So I hope this post has been informative and I hope I’ve perhaps answered a question or directed you to a self hypnosis audio download you were looking to find. Pregnancy and labor can be frightening and difficult, but they don’t have to be! Why don’t YOU explore a little further and commit yourself to the perfectly soothing and calming, beautiful birth that both you and your baby truly deserve?