Anyone doing hypnobirthing? Is it helping you?

I start a class tomorrow and just wondered what ur experience of it was.

Thanks everyone xx

Mr Englishman, you made me laugh, i liked that, thanks x

Beeka … its a way of controlling yourself through mind control, i think its similar to the effects yoga is meant to have on ur mind (without all the bendy positions).
It seems to be fab from what i’ve heard.
It costs hundreds to do the classes but i’m managing to get it through the NHS for £20 (that would be about $40)
Its a wonderful opportunity for me so i had to say yes c

don’t want the epidural?

i’m due to have my first baby anytime, and i didn’t do any birthing classes. i really feel nervous about giving birth, but i don’t want to have to have an epidural– im not TOTALLY objected to it, but my mom said she hated it and i’m really scared of needles, etc.
i’ve read up on birthing methods like bradley and hypnobirthing but what are some things i can do to prepare and to help so i dont’ have to have the epidural?
do you think i’ll need it regardless?

Which did you choose?

Witch birthing class/method did you choose???

Did you have OR are you planning to hire a doula or other professional labor support???

if you feel like it you can add why you did or did-not like that method for your birth.

1. No classes – we just winged it…
2. Hospital Lamaz
3. Private Lamaz
4. Bradley Method – Husband Coached CHildbirth
5. Birthing From Within
6. Hypnobirthing
7. Other…Expalin…
First child hospital lamaze for us…we didn’t realize until after our horrible birth experience (botched induction with 2 hours of pushing that ended in c-section) how little the class really taught us…

2nd time round we did Birthing From Within, it was great it really helped me get over fears I had…We a natural unmedicated homebirth with a midwife & doula, I also had done a ton, i mean a TON of reading…

I need a good online support community for young pregnant moms to be?!?

I’m 19 years old and I recently got pregnant (I’m 16 weeks)
I am from Toronto, Canada but moved to Bahrain (Middle East) about 6 months ago. I got pregnant in Bahrain. I am married to a wonderful man.

Anyway, I just feel so lonely here because there is no support community for young moms and services/classes like they have in Toronto! I was wondering if any new mom to be or mom has a favourite friendly forum site they like to go on and vent about what is going on in their pregnancy. I really would like to have a healthy pregnancy- physically and emotionally.

My interests are: cooking, and reading – having a natural pregnancy – hypnobirthing, water birth

I haven’t read up too much on natural pregnancy as there is almost no such thing here and the medical hospitals here with regards to childbirth are MUCH worse than they are in the US.

I had a hard time looking for these pregnancy books in any library but luckily I can order them but they usually come after a very long time and are very expensive!!

Hypnobirthing classes?

Hi peeps. im seriously considering these classes as childbirth petrifies me. Has anyone ever had these classes and did they help u at all? Are the classes approved by midwifes? Hope u can help. Thank you x
also..can u still have the epidural if you’v had the classes x

With hypnobirthing- do you have to attend classes or can you teach yourself using books?

According to the website the closest class is almost 2 hours away.

Does anyone know if this hypnobirthing class is a scam?

http://www.hypnosisbirth.com/index.php

It doesn’t really look like it is but I just wondered if anyone knew for sure. I would like to make sure it is perfectly safe before I just hand over $68.
Thanks
I know hypnobirthing is not a scam. I have friends that have done it and my grandma even did it. I was just wondering if this specific online class was a scam.

How important are childbirthing classes?

This is my first baby and at 23 weeks I hear now is the time to start classes. I’ve looked into it and Hypnobirthing, Lamaze, and the Bradley Method classes all are $300-$500 for the series. Is it worth the money? My fiancee feels like it’s something women have been doing since the dawn of time and I don’t need to be taught but I was considering a natural birth and I think it will be very difficult without any training. What did you do?

HypnoBirthing?

I was just wondering if anyone is undertaking a HypnoBirthing class in preparation for childbirth? Having bought the book by Marie Mongan, I’ve seriously been considering booking classes to prepare for B-day!

It’s really important to me to give birth as naturally as possible, and I don’t like the idea of being out of it on painkillers. So I’d just like to hear how HypnoBirthing worked for anyone else?

Hypnobirthing stories, anyone??

MY HUSBAND AND I RECENTLY FINISHED HYPNOBIRTHING CLASSES. I HAVE 2 OTHER CHILDREN IN WHICH I GAVE BIRTH NATURALLY. I’VE GOT ABOUT 6 WKS BEFORE I’M “DUE”. JUST WONDERING IF ANYONE HAS EXPERIENCED HYPNOBIRTHING AND HOW IT WORKED FOR YOU COMPARED TO OTHER BIRTHS.
HYPNOBIRTHING IS WHERE YOU JUST LEARN HOW TO “TRAIN” YOURSELF TO GO INTO A DEEP STATE OF RELAXATION SO THAT DURING LABOR YOU’RE RELAXED AND VIRTUALLY PAIN FREE. A WOMAN’S BODY IS MADE TO BIRTH. DUE TO SOCIETY FROM SOME TIME AGO EVERYONE SEES LABOR AS SOMETHING THAT IS SUPPOSED TO HURT, THEREFORE WE ENTER PREGNANCY THINKING AUTOMATICALLY THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE IN PAIN AND WE TENSE UP WHEN LABOR BEGINS, MAKING THE CONTRACTIONS PAINFUL. WHEN YOU PRACTICE DEEP BREATHING TECHNIQUES YOU OVER TIME ARE TRAINING YOUR BODY AND MIND TO STAY RELAXED AND WHEN LABOR BEGINS YOUR BODY IS ALREADY RELAXED, KEEPING YOU FROM TENSING UP. (WHICH CAUSES CONTRACTIONS TO HURT.) ANIMALS BIRTH W/O PAIN AS DO WOMEN IN OTHER COUNTRIES, SO WHY SHOULD WE BE ANY DIFFERENT? IT’S BASICALLY ALL IN YOUR MIND. A GOOD WEBSITE TO GO IS WWW.HYPNOBIRTHING.COM FOR STORIES AND MORE INFO. YOU SHOULD CHECK IT OUT, IT’S REALLY DIFFERENT.

childbirth classes?

Besides childbirth classes and visiting your ob-gyn is there anything else recommended to join?

Childbirth Classes?

I am scheduled to start taking childbirth classes when I am 29wks along. Is that too soon? I will be 32 wks when finished (It’s every Tues for 4 wks). I’m afraid if I wait 1 more month, I could risk waiting too long.

Childbirth classes?

I am almost in my 3rd trimester and i was wondering is it to soon to start taking childbirth classes, and How do i find where they are at?

What percentage of people who take childbirth classes take them at hospitals?

I’ve determined that people take childbirth classes at hopitals, family planning centers, and through not for profit organizations. It would be really helpful if someone could give me the sales and customer percentages for these segments. I need this information as soon as possible. You would be a huge help.

What can I do instead of taking childbirth classes through our hospital?

My fiance and I would like to take childbirth classes, but the hospital I’m registered at charges $60 per person per class. I’ve checked other hospitals too, but they’re just as expensive. Is there anything else we can do to prepare ourselves, without paying for the classes? Or alternatives to the classes? Are they really necessary to take? Thanks!

Hypnobirthing vs Hypnobabies?

I am planning to birth at home. This will be my first birthing experience. I’ve thought about doing a hypno class, but don’t know which would be better. Has anyone experienced either the hypnobirthing or hypnobabies class? What is your opinion on it? Did it help you? Is it worth the money? Thanks.

Calling all mothers with experience in Hypnobirthing?

I am 27 weeks pregnant with my first child and have recently discovered hypnobirthing. It has always been my preference to have a drug-free home birth (providing all goes to plan) but it is only recently that I have been enlightened to the possibility of a relaxed child birth. Until then I was just expecting to be in agony and have to scream through it.

I invested in the book “Hypnobirthing: the Marie Mongon Method” and read it within 8 hours. Having familiarised myself with at least the theory of hypnobirthing, I am now determined to attempt this method of relaxed peaceful childbirth – for my daughters sake more than anything. The only problem is that I don’t think I will be able to take the supplementary hypnobirthing classes before my baby comes.

To begin with I was concerned about cost, but as there tend to be several concession-based systems in place in the UK, I decided to chase it up anyway on the off chance that I could pay in installments. However, upon searching the web, I have found that perhaps partly because it’s the lead up to Christmas, but mainly because hypnobirthing doesn’t seem to be at all prevalent in my area, it’s looking less and less as though I will have access to anything other than the internet, my book and the C.D. that came with it.

My question is this: As I feel I have a fairly good grasp of what the book is trying to communicate (despite it not being as able to actually show me in a practical way as they could in the lessons) Will I still be able to employ the methods I’ve read about in combination with the C.D. and still hope to achieve the kind of birth I wish to, or are the classes an essential part of hypnobirthing success?

Many many thanks in advance
all information is greatly appreciated

xx

Has anyone tried Hypnobirthing? Did it help ur birth?

I start a hypnobirthing class tomorrow and just wondered if it helped you?
How was ur birth after using it
Did it help ur partner also to know what to do while u were in labour (my poor husband is scared to death, he denies it but i can tell lol)

Thanks x

Birthing Class Question – HypnoBirthing vs Bradley Method???

I am 22wks pregnant w/ my husband & my first child. I am interested in taking childbirthing classes, particularly Bradley or HypnoBirthing. He and I will be attending classes together – we want to be as informed and ready as possible for our little boy’s grand entrance!

Has anyone taken these classes? What did you like about them? What did you dislike? Did they help you acheive the birth you wanted? I appreciate your help. Thanks guys.

My dr wants to induce because the baby is too big at 38 weeks. Has anyone been induced without using epidural?

I took Hypnobirthing classes that promote natural birth with no medical interventions. I am willing to take my doctor’s advice and induce, but I would still like to try without epidural. I would only like to hear successful stories please

info4themaclabel@yahoo.com?

Chris McNamara (info4theMaclabel@yahoo.com) Heartdoctorinau on Match.com. Says the doctors name is James Chambers (British) & drivers licence JJJ0219AA for his 4year old daughter who does not exist and does not have Typhoid or Malaria.

Also goes by the name Matthew=all the same person.He was rejected by women when he actually put his own profile on match.com. He is not 45. He is 26.
Has Conned 6 women in 2 years. He actually does not live in Glenfield NSW and is not currently working in Nigeria on a construction job that he supposedly employed by a bank there that has just closed everything down. It all matches the news when you go on the internet google “Nigeria news on the bank”

He actually lives in Lagos, Nigeria… Goes by the name Chris McNamara on Match.com. Heart Doctor.
His profile picture on Match.com is not him. He copied Chris McNamara’s photo’s from the obituary section on the internet of the deceased Chris McNamara in Rolling Meadows USA in 2007 age 56.

Very sad really. He knows he has done wrong. He just wants out of his country. He tripped over himself with his words over 2 weeks of knowing him with what he was saying.
His web cam is broken.
He talks over the internet Yahoo messenger.
Very sexy voice.
Beautiful poetry.
Falls in love with you.
Says he will be with you forever.
Just the man you want to be with. But you haven’t met him or seen him on web cam??? Bit sus.

Says his wife died at childbirth, Parents died when he was five when he was in Dublin. Foster mum & him moved to America. Then moved to Glenfield NSW from Canberra when wife died. (said wife was Hawaiian)
Doesn’t know anyone here.

Not listed when call directory service to check for phone # etc. Brought his daughter (Sunshine) a dog called Tinkerbell. Sunshine likes barbie dolls and tea parties.. Even had a young girl talking in the background.

Always google any emails, names, info etc etc. Yes.

Yes he is lovely. Desperate for money to get a better life. Desperate to give his love to a woman but trapped in Nigeria.

Gives you hospital address: Malomo Hospital, 33 runsewe Estate Off Ahmoalya Rd, Ajye, Lagos State 23401. His mobile is 00112347058057521 & James the doctor is 0011234705194433.
But no answer when try mobile.. he says bad area. But he did call me from a mobile and it comes up unknown on your mobile.

Why would James the doctor allow Chris McNamara to take his drivers licence to the Western union to show ID to collect Money?? Sus.
Why would he leave his daughter alone?? Sus.

And anything under $1000 on the western union form.. they don’t have to have ID… sus. It’s all sus.

He used the money over the past 2 years from women to pay for his schooling. He wants out of Nigeria. Its rather sad when someone can’t be themselves and cruel of anyone to reject someone by saying they are BLACK. (replying to his emails on match.com when he was himself that is???… & girls saying “not into blacks” sorry. That’s appalling)

Unless we have lived in Nigeria.. can’t possibly know the “hell” place they live. Why is it sooo bad there when we have it sooo good here?

These men/women in Nigeria should however tell the truth about who they are as people. Use correct photo’s and NEVER INVOLVE PHOTO’S OF SOMEONE ELSE’S CHILDREN!!!! OR SOMEONE ELSE FOR THAT MATTER.
THEY SHOULD NEVER TALK TO YOUR CHILDREN IF THEY CAN’T SHOW YOU ON WEB CAM WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE, THAT THEY ARE REAL.

It doesn’t matter if we as people are “Black” or “White” in colour. We are all people and all deserve the right as a human spiritual person.

It’s these people in Nigera that play with the emotional mind that is not the correct thing to do. It hurts when you have been lied to about a sexy voice & beautiful poetry and words that to find out they just do not match the picture or face & the confusion after they ask for help for a little girl…when they ask for help $$. Especially when they supposedly have a house car and money here in Australia.
That the banks here can’t get money to him?
He won’t call the consulate office. Says they don’t understand what he is going through.

If he is in a bad way because of what the government had done to him then he should have rung the consulate office immediately. & knowing Nigeria is not a good place. Why would a rich man take a young girl to work with him in Nigeria?? Why would he take the risk of his daughter getting sick??

Mo-vaka-loa. (Bex, Matthew) is his name not Chris McNamara.He lives in Nigeria, that’s why.

Very sexy voice though. Kind heart and yes he fell in love with someone that he would love to have but he is stuck in a country that he doesn’t want to be.

Let just stop the lies ya.
I lied to him by giving him a false address for me when he was going to get his Aussie bank to post me a cheque so I could take it to Western Union to get $$ to him.

WESTERN UNION FORMS STATE: IF YOU HAVE NOT MET THE PERSON: DO NOT SEND ANY MONEY. If w

Can you spot the difference?

Between a bloke and a shopping trolley?

Sometimes a shopping trolley has a mind of it`s own.

Between hard and dark?

It stays dark all night.

Between a bloke and childbirth?

One can be terribly painful and sometimes almost unbearable
while the other is only having a baby.

Between a bloke and his photo?

The photo is fully developed.

Between a bar and a clitoris?

Blokes have no trouble finding a bar.

Between an attractive bloke and an ugly one?

About 8 glasses of wine.

Between your husband and your lover?

About 3 hours.

Between a bloke and a piece of cheese?

Cheese matures.

Between a golf ball and a G-spot?

Men will always look for a golf ball.

Between Match Of The Day and a toilet seat?

A bloke will never miss Match Of The Day.

Between a bloke and a battery?

A battery has a positive side!

Can’t remember the movie title. Grateful for your help.?

Story line more or less: a city working woman (photographer having a rough time at it) breaks up with her boyfriend…she wants to get married but thats the last thing on his mind. Friend convinces her to go out to the country and meet a guy whose ad was put in the paper by his sister. He’s a country guy…wife died during childbirth, along with the baby…heartbroken…not interested in anyone…sister convinces him to meet her. They meet…there’s tension at first. Lots of horses in the movie. Beautiful horses. At the end, they fall in love. Last scene is the guy walking in leading a horse (symbolic of a previous custom where if the girl accepts the horse left outside her tent as the bride price, that means she accepts the guy) into the place (the city) where girl is hosting some kind of photo-gallery-show. Falls into his arms (well…not literally). The end.

Rate my writing? =) Pretty Please?

I’m writing this story for the Watty awards, so it’s already posted somewhere. I’m just wondering, does this sound right to you? Anything you would change?

Prologue.

Tokyo, Japan.
1:52 PM

“Adhesive glue, Charlotte? Really?”

I sighed, picking at the loose threads of the armchair. The principle’s office was dark and damp. The only light came from the large set of french windows across from me, and the room seemed to be filled with stale, muggy air. I felt perspiration on my neck and noticed the little strands of silky blonde hair sticking to my neck. I was wondering, as I had been for nearly ten minutes, why a private girl’s school wouldn’t have air conditioning. I then focused on the jingling of Chie’s charm bracelet, half-ignoring my principle’s angry scolding, and I smiled. She always did that when she was really annoyed. And to be honest with you, Mrs. Ito had a very annoying voice.

Oh, how rude of me. My name is Charlotte DeCalloway. My father, James DeCalloway, owns Denki Corp, (and does some other, less-than-respectable business on the side, I’m sure.), a very popular, and very powerful computer and weapons manufacturing company. This makes him the third richest man on earth. I, the only heiress to such a lovely fortune, am currently trapped inside the principle’s office of The Lotus Blossom private school for girls. Why you might ask? Because I’m an independent, self-thinking woman who decided to take desperate matters into her own hands.

Pssht.

In reality, I put adhesive glue on a couple of lunch benches, which Toshiko and her bitch-crew just happened to sit on. The force of them trying to stand up when they had realized what I had done just happened to rip their skirts in half, right in front of everyone. Which, of course, had to be the most embarrassing thing that’s happened in years. And possibly the best thing that’s happened to me in a while.

Suddenly, the room went quiet. Chie stopped fidgeting with her bracelet. I looked up. Mrs. Ito was staring out the great window, her shoulder’s tense. Years of running a high school had left it’s toll on her physically. Her now-silvery locks were gathered into a high, neat bun, a small lilac lotus flower pinned in precisely. Creases lined her face, making her look wise, yet stressed all at the same time. Her shoulder’s were slumped as if she were carrying the weight of the entire school on her back. She was only forty five.

“I can’t do this anymore, Charlotte.” She muttered. She turned back to me, her eyes hard and unsympathetic.

Uh oh.

“I’m sorry, truly. I wish I could give you a mere suspension, keep you here and perhaps straighten you out.” She frowned disapprovingly. “However, the parent’s of those poor girls are terribly upset. What d’you think they would say if I let you stay here? They aren’t paying 25 000 dollars a year so their children can get into fights with you.” She sighed.

“Mrs. Hu,” She said, speaking to Chie. “Charlotte will be suspended for the following two weeks. She’ll have to see to her teachers for her homework, and for her reading lists. It is expected that she comes back with a little more manners.” Mrs. Ito eyed Chie, and I could see it took quite a bit for chie not to roll her eyes at the woman and stomp out. My nanny had as much patience for this woman as I did.

Mrs. Ito walked primly out of the room, leaving the door open for us to leave.

I looked at my Nanny. Her short, choppy black hair framed her round face perfectly, making her appear youthful. Tiny lines were sketched into her face as well. Tiny laugh lines, tiny frown lines. She looked so different from the younger, beautiful woman who appeared in every single photo album I owned. Chie raised me, and she was everything I’d want a real mother to be. My actual mother died in childbirth, leaving my father alone with me. Since he was either too busy, or couldn’t be bothered to care, he got this brilliant thought that he’d hand me off to someone else. I know I should have angst for this, but I don’t. I know I should miss my mother and want my father to show me love like a normal dad, but I didn’t see the point in missing something I never had. Chie was all I ever needed. Chie was stern, true, but she was also very loving. She was always there to kiss my boo-boos, check for monsters or play Barbie for hours on end. Every Christmas, every birthday I spent with her. When I got older, she took me for “girl-days” at the spa, or shopping. She never failed to ask me about the evil girls at school or the cute boys who worked at the Bubble-tea stand.

Chie glared at me from the corner of her eyes. I winced and rolled my shoulders appologetically. Chie merely rolled her eyes, sighed and stood up, and walked out of the room, leaving me alone. She was definitely pissed off.

I followed her quietly, always a few cautious steps behind

Is delivery easier if the baby is smaller?

If my baby weighs less, does that mean it will be easier to push out? I hate to sound like a completely selfish moron, but I find myself worrying less about the pain of childbirth if I know that it will pose little threat of tearing me open or getting stuck and causing a C-Section.

I’ve been stressing myself out and drinking tons of coffee to stay awake enough to go to work. I work in a 1-hr photo lab and I face a lot of cruel and stressful customers–will this have an effect too?

No, I’m not a troll…for those of you who might find this post a little fake sounding.

No judgements please, I just want answers.

I’m 7 weeks pregnant.
I know i’ll heal if I tear, I just don’t want to carry my urine bag with me through the mall while I pee through a catheter.

What pregnancy/childbirth web sites and books do you recommend, and not recommend?

what are some good TV shows about pregnancy / childbirth?

I was a 34B before pregnancy and childbirth. Post delivery while nursing my baby I was a 34 D cup.?

How would men cope if they had to go through pregnancy and childbirth ?

If you are physically active during your pregnancy will childbirth be less painful?

Where can i find accurate information about Japans view on Child birth?

i am doing a report for a sociology class.
does anyone know a website that provides accurate information on Japanese views on childbirth preparation and practices
and birth control and views on abortion
i tried looking at the penal code but that doesn’t specifically mention those except talking about wrongful deaths caused by abortion
I also know that the brith rate is declining and that japan’s goverment advocates pregnancy but have no clue to find a source to back it up

I need success stories…are formula-fed babies ever fine the way they are?

I need some moral support. I am the proud mother of a beautiful six month old boy. However, he’s starting to get fat. It’s yet another problem one could trace to formula feeding, I guess.

During my pregnancy and during my preparation for natural childbirth, I took breastfeeding classes, bought a double breast pump (in preparation for continuing to breastfeed right through age 2 (!) as recommended by the World Health Organization), nipple cream and pads, a breastfeeding pillow, books on the subject, etc. Then, three days after my baby was born and with no sign of my milk coming in, I agreed to supplement with formula. After having tried some methods like SNS, and breastfeeding for 45 minutes at a time every couple of hours for weeks, an expert lactation consultant finally looked at my breasts and saw “hypoplastic tubular” breasts, a condition related to a PCOS-like complex of symptoms. Anyway, I feel it necessary to explain all this on here, to try and prevent breastfeeding fanatics to tell me I can still breastfeed. I have tried Goat’s Rue, fenugreek, etc., etc. I’m trying something called “Shavatari” right now. I still give my baby the few, hand-expressed drops I can produce each day….just in case it helps.

Anyway, he’s been on Earth’s Best organic dairy-based formula pretty much since the second week after birth. His weight is now in 80th percentile, while his length is only 60th. I am overweight myself, and very worried that my gorgeous boy is going to be a little chubster! It’s nothing to laugh about, it’s like a mark for life.

I really need to find out if any formula-fed babies are brilliant, successful, non-diabetic, thin, fit, and healthy (???) Are there any famous Nobel prizewinners or anything who have been formula fed? How about any athletes? I need moral support, because I don’t have a choice!

Also, do you have any advice about formula feeding and not letting your baby get fat? Thanks.
Wow, Melissa is…, “can we say” beey…?

Who is superficial here??? I am feeling pretty darn guilty about not being able to breastfeed and to me, that is not superficial. It is clear that breastfeeding is ideal nutrition for babies, and I feel badly about not doing it, for my baby’s well-being. I love him a lot.
Thanks everyone else…. my baby is 20 lbs 8 oz. Maybe it’s even a higher percentile for weight(?)…I’m not sure.

Dr Sears’ book says the charts are wrong, because they include formula-fed babies in the average, and that proper weights should be even lower than the charts indicate…ugh.
Yes, if you are ever approaching the obese range (which most women only approach during pregnancy and even then, many don’t), you will know how horrible it can feel. In fact, being overweight is extremely dangerous for health, and heart, vascular, endocrine, etc. problems are not superficial. I am really struggling to take off my pregnancy weight…I had reached a healthy weight prior to that (I say “healthy,” but it was 150 pounds, which is really high for some people.) At over 200 pounds now and 5’6″, I REALLY do not want this condition for my son!

I’m 38 Weeks Preggers w/1st Baby – What Will Labor/Epidural/Experience Be Like?

I know it is different for everyone, but any details would be helpful.

First of all, I’ve been put out for surgery twice and just given a local one other time, and I almost always get pukey-sick – is the epidural likely to make me throw up?

My mother had 7 children and 6 without even getting the epidural, so I figure I can expect a pretty average actual birth if things follow the family trend, but what things go on that I ought to know about? Will I even know for sure when I go into labor?

I’m due Jan 6th, and I feel like I have no idea at all … I had school up until just now (I’m 27, just a late blooming college student) so I never got to take a childbirth/lamaze class, so I don’t even have whatever cursory preparation they provide.
Also, I don’t think I’ve had a signle Braxton-Hicks contraction – is that normal?

HypnoBirthing?

Hi, I posted this on the pregnancy board too, but just wanted extra input from mothers who’ve given birth to their babies!

I was just wondering if anyone is undertaking/ has undertaken a HypnoBirthing class in preparation for childbirth? Having bought the book by Marie Mongan, I’ve seriously been considering booking classes to prepare for B-day!

It’s really important to me to give birth as naturally as possible, and I don’t like the idea of being out of it on painkillers. So I’d just like to hear how HypnoBirthing worked for anyone else?
Also, I’m in the UK, I’ve got an idea of which HypnoBirthing coach I’ll use. I found her through the official HypnoBirthing website, so I should be able to assume she’s qualified in coaching the HypnoBirthing course.

How many of you know the difference between natural childbirth classes and prepared childbirth classes?

They teach totally different things.

What type of things did you learn at childbirth classes?

Did they help you cope in labour and how?

Are services like childbirth classes covered by medicaid in new jersey?

Or are they available at a reduced cost?

When is a good time to take childbirth classes, etc.?

I’m 20 weeks now. The childbirth class takes four weeks here (1 day a week) so I thought around 30 weeks to go ahead and start it. Or is that too late/early? I’m going to take an Infant Care class too so when would be a good time for it?

Do I really have to bring two large pillow to prepared childbirth classes?

My class start tomorrow in the evening.

It say to bring two large pillows. Why do we need to large pillow for?
Can i just bring the regular ones.
It say on the special instruction.
If i do have to bring two large pillow to class then where should i get it. Not really expensive one and of course i would need to buy cover for it.
I am just trying to prepare the things for tomorrow.

Thanks if anyone can help.

I need a doctor in Tulsa who is supportive of natural childbirth and will deliver to St. Francis Hospital HELP

Hey guys I really need help finding a doctor I had Dr. Aikman last time but due to insurance I have to have a dr. that will deliver to St. Francis in Tulsa, OK please help! I need somebody who is supportive of natural childbirth and not quick to enduce!

What method of natural childbirth was named after a French doc who taught future moms to prepare physically an

What method of natural childbirth was named after a French doc who taught future moms to prepare physically and psychologically for pain?

What would you consider to be natural childbirth?

Some people feel that Cesarean is the only way not to have a child naturally while others feel it’s not natural if the mother uses pain relief during labor. What are your opinions? I’m just curious.

What is the average cost of natural childbirth?

I don’t have any insurance and there is a good chance that I am prego. I am just curious what a natural un-medicated child birth w/no complications usually runs. I live in Indiana if that makes a difference. I know it varies just would like to hear from ppl who have experienced it. Thanks!

What are your thoughts on natural childbirth?

I had planned on natural for my first child but, after many interventions, had to get an epidural. The epidural gave me a serious infection which I could of died from.

Holistic Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Childcare Resources?

How hormones can affect the progress of pregnancy up to childbirth?

What steps can I take if I have symptoms of depression during pregnancy or after childbirth?

Anyone has an experience with using homeopathic in pregnancy and during childbirth?

Should schools introduce the stork as a counterbalance to the study of conception, pregnancy & childbirth?