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Five Reasons Why Hypnobirthing is a Pregnancy Game Changer
Despite its slightly suspicious name, Hypnobirthing was for
me, a pregnancy game changer. Here are my top five reasons on why it is so
awesome:
1 Making time for yourself while pregnant
Pregnant women seem to embark on maternity
leave with a mammoth to do list, only planning to “relax” once they have bought
another ten baby outfits, rearranged the nursery, repacked their hospital bag
for the gazillionth time and baked a cake. Hypnobirthing is anchored around the
concept of practising to relax in the lead up to the birth and making this time
for yourself daily is invaluable for your mental and physical wellbeing. We may
think we are good at relaxing by sitting in front of the TV watching X-Factor
while simultaneously scrolling through Instagram, but most of us take very
little time to properly switch off, breath and relax. Hypnobirthing gives you
the tools to do so and allows you to make time and space in your life to
practice. For me, this was invaluable when pregnant and working long hours with
a tedious commute.
2 Giving an important role to your birth
partner
Most of us have images of lost looking men
attending their partner’s birth, having their hand squeezed and being swatted
away like an irritating fly while they try and mop a brow. When it comes to the
main event they may be allowed to join in the “push push” chant from the side
lines. In Hypnobirthing the birth partner has a vital role. They are the birth
environment facilitator and the mother’s advocate and protector. Their role is
to ensure the mother can simply relax, while they take care of communicating
with the care providers, ensuring she has everything she needs to birth calmly
and comfortably.
3 Supporting any type of birth
There is no such thing as the “perfect”
birth, simply the birth that is right for you and your baby in particular
circumstance on a particular day. While Hypnobirthing is associated with
natural birth with minimal interventions and pain relief, the techniques taught
are invaluable in any birth scenario as they teach you to release fear and
anxiety, and have complete confidence in your body’s ability to birth your
baby. The relaxation techniques are invaluable whatever type of birth you have,
allowing you to stay calm and in control.
. Removing the fear of pain and medical
interventions
Fear and anxiety can be overwhelming in
pregnancy. Everyone likes to share horror birth stories with pregnant women.
Hypnobirthing teaches women to release those fears and reframe birth
positively. Statistically Hypnobirthing mothers experience less pain, have
shorter labours and have fewer medical interventions. This is because proper
preparation allows them to understand how their birthing body works, allowing
them to release fears and trust their instincts. Many Hypnobirthing mothers
choose to birth at home where recovery from birth is much quicker. If medical
interventions are necessary, they and their birth partners are well equipped to
speak with their care providers about all their options.
5 Empowering and educating you to ask
questions and understand your choices
Hypnobirthing teaches the science and
physiology of birth, as well as the different routes labour may take. This
allows you to be armed with knowledge during your pregnancy and going into
labour and the confidence to ask questions about your options every step of the
way.
As you can see, I feel passionately that all women should
have the chance to learn Hypnobirthing prior to their birth. If you’d like to
chat more, get in touch!
Nicky Khan is a
qualified KG Hypnobirthing teacher and founder of Mamacan Hypnobirthing, a common-sense
approach to birth, based in SW London.
Email: nicky@mamacan.co.uk
Website: www.mamacan.co.uk
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