I bought and used the Hypnobabies course. I think the CDs would be useful in themselves.
During my "birthing experience" I felt out of control for an hour or two when my "pressure waves" started to get really strong. I just kept feeling like I couldn't catch my breath and I wondered how I was going to handle several more hours of it. I had listened to the course all throughout pregnancy; I took an mp3 player, small speaker set and headphones with me but it was up to DH to plug it all in and get it going. When he did, it *really* helped me find my center. In the end, I didn't even use the course at all like it was meant to be used, or the techniques learned, but just hearing the voice I had relaxed with previously seemed to help me find the inner calm I needed. During the hardest part, I was perfectly still with my eyes closed. No one knew when I was having a contraction except my DH when I squeezed his finger. It wasn't painless - by far! In fact, it took all of me to concentrate but I was at least relaxed, calm, could breath and didn't feel out of control. My midwife made several comments about it and wrote a note in my records about the positive use of the course.
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During my "birthing experience" I felt out of control for an hour or two when my "pressure waves" started to get really strong. I just kept feeling like I couldn't catch my breath and I wondered how I was going to handle several more hours of it. I had listened to the course all throughout pregnancy; I took an mp3 player, small speaker set and headphones with me but it was up to DH to plug it all in and get it going. When he did, it *really* helped me find my center. In the end, I didn't even use the course at all like it was meant to be used, or the techniques learned, but just hearing the voice I had relaxed with previously seemed to help me find the inner calm I needed. During the hardest part, I was perfectly still with my eyes closed. No one knew when I was having a contraction except my DH when I squeezed his finger. It wasn't painless - by far! In fact, it took all of me to concentrate but I was at least relaxed, calm, could breath and didn't feel out of control. My midwife made several comments about it and wrote a note in my records about the positive use of the course.
