Many words have been written on Hypnosis in childbirth, I have had a sisterinlaw say that all she really wanted was the drugs and she was horrified that people choose to have natural births with hypnosis.
I wonder just how scared she is about her own body and what it is capable of? What do people get out of telling the scary 22 hour labour stories? well, they get to tell everyone how hard they had it, they get comfort and pity even 20-30+ years later and they get to tell pregnant mothers that labour is not easy… well that depends on your point of view.
The Painrelief from hypnosis is incredible, I have seen clients just comfortably feel a muscle tightening and then letting go for a while and know that they are progressing with every one, feeling them selves opening in the right way for them to release the baby has been a fantastic experience and is beautiful to behold!
I have been a birth attendant in 3 labours now and it is amazing the difference that attitude can make, while we all filter for different things it is never more obvious than in times of heightened emotion, the frightened women in labour and the frightened husbands feeling like they are useless is a thing of the past when you are with a doula.
There is something so calming about a woman who has done it and can guide you through, this was the way it used to be, women would get together and celebrate with each contraction the coming of the baby(ies) and now it is hospitals (a necessary thing, if something does go wrong) Birthing Centres are fantastic and I cannot talk about them enough, being allowed to be you and knowing what you may feel is always more important than having a doctor (someone you see when you are sick) “deliver” the baby takes all the responsibility from the mother and while some people want that, is it a good thing to instill a feeling of not being able to cope from birth? A thing to think about, what do you think? Mel
