UK based Natalie Robins is a childbirth educator and mother of one. She teaches Hypnobirthing, a style of birth preparation that uses affirmations, breathing and visualizations. Many mothers, including Natalie, have used hypnotherapy to have a calm and peaceful birthing experience.
“Words used in a positive way have a dramatic affect.”
Hypnobirthing
Many believe Hynobirthing will give them a pain-free labor, is this true?
I wish it were, but Hypnobirthing’s only promise is enabling women to have the best birthing experience for themselves and their baby.
That said, many mothers do say they experience a pain-free labor and I completely believe them.
I have thought about the idea of pain recently and why some women experience it and others do not. My conclusion is pain associated with fear is a bad thing. The pain associated with childbirth is understandable when you learn the biology and physiology of labor. This is addressed in the very first session of a Hypnobirthing course. When you understand why labor can be painful, you can prepare for how to deal with the sensations you may experience, and there is no longer a need to be fearful.
So like all things in Hypnobirthing, it depends on how you view things, positively or negatively? That is what will have the biggest impact on your birthing experience and the level of “pain” you may or may not experience.