Your Hypnobabies Childbirth class

is so much more than hypnosis!

Get ready for a jam packed 6 weeks…

Before your class even begins you’ll start with a couple of hypnosis sessions called Special, Safe Place, and Easy, Comfortable Birth

Each class has multiple components including a relaxation session, hypnosis training (learning and practicing), childbirth education and time for Q & A with your instructor. New to our program is a weekly component called Mindfulness for Peaceful Birthing and Becoming a Parent/Dad. You’ll enjoy Daily Pregnancy Affirmations and weekly partner communication and bonding. To wrap up each class you’ll enjoy an awesome hypnosis session to introduce or reinforce a technique. The series is taught in 21 hours of instruction, once daily (about 3 1/2 hours each) for 6 weeks- that’s tons more class time than other childbirth hypnosis methods and an incredible value! Your retention of the material is so important to me and to the efficacy of your Hypnobabies tools.

I pride myself on creating an interactive atmosphere and a dynamic learning experience for you.

In your first class you’ll get an introduction to Hypnobabies’ philosophies and how to create a positive expectation of pregnancy and childbirth. I would describe this class as Hypno-heavy since we do multiple relaxation and hypnosis exercises. Class 1 covers these topics and more:

• Pregnancy anatomy and physiology (I have some fun models and this is a favorite segment of class)
• Common beliefs of modern birth in our culture; the power of words and our emotional attachment to them (why do we call them pressure waves instead of contractions?)
• How your mind works – the conscious and subconscious and the power of the mind/body connection
• Understand how fear affects the process of labor and introduce you to the importance of Fear Clearing for childbirth (one of the amazing hypnosis tracks you’ll enjoy while preparing for birth).

The first childbirth technique is called the Finger Drop Technique that allows you to enter self hypnosis on your own and to instantly turn off all sensations in your body with the drop of your finger.

The second class revolves around staying healthy and safe and its importance. Hypnobabies covers these topics and more:

• Nutritional guidelines such as protein intake, eggs, salt, calcium, hydration
• What to avoid in pregnancy
• Prenatal exercises for an easier birth
• How to sleep better, safely
• Natural comfort measures for pregnancy including using hypnosis
• Introduction of the stages of labor including the “Baby-Kindness” stage.

The next layer to your Hypnobabies training is called “Creating Anesthesia” (you are modifying your hypnosis to include medical grade Hypno-anesthesia and “Eyes-Open Childbirth Hypnosis”)

Class 3 is a heavy hitter, for sure! Creating a birth plan to achieve the birth of your dreams begins with developing a collaborative relationship with your care provider. So many important topics are covered in this class:

• The importance of making excellent birthing decisions
• How to do what you feel is best for you and your family in the moment (change of plans)
• Realizing that you are the one in charge of your medical care with a full understanding of risks, benefits and alternatives for common procedures and getting informed consent
• How a professional labor assistant, especially a Hypno-Doula, can impact your birth experience

Two Hypnosis Scripts: In class session called “Hypnotic Childbirth # 1 – Birth Hypnosis Tools” (learning cues for deepening hypnosis and Hypno-anesthesia instantly). At home session for Birth Partner called “Relax and Feel Confident”.

It’s time to have a baby! Class 4 is going to help you understand the onset of labor. Questions that will be answered:

• What is the normal length of pregnancy?
• How can I prepare for the big day?
• What are the signs of labor and how do I know if it’s for real?
• What happens if my water breaks?
• How do I time contractions and when is it time to go to the hospital?
• How will I survive ‘the drive’?
• How can hypnosis help me in the moment?
• How can a labor and delivery nurse impact my birth?
• How can I know dilation, effacement, position and station of baby?
• What can I expect from an average, fast, slow or stalled labor?
• What happens in each phase of birth?
• What about inductions?
• How can I get my baby in the best position for birth?

Hypnosis Script: “Hypnotic Childbirth # 2 – Deepening Your Hypno-Anesthesia” (Birth Partner Cues for instantly deepening hypnosis and moving anesthesia around to different areas of your body)

Now it’s time to finish up birth prep in Class 5 and get your partner ready, too!

• Transformation
• Effective Positions for Birthing
• Exhale Pushing and Avoiding the “Ring of Fire” with Hypnosis
• Birthing of the Placenta
• Postpartum Choices
• Review using Quick Reference Booklet (Hypnobabies highlights for birth)
• Avoiding a Cesarean Section

Birth Partners Training: Your Role During Pregnancy and Birthing Reviewed; How a Labor Assistant Can Help the Hypno-Partner; 4 Pages of Verbal Birthing Cues; Physical Comfort Techniques; the Change of Plans Hypnosis Script.

Hypnosis techniques practice:

Using Hypnobabies in the Moment! Full practice of our Hypnobabies Lightswitch techniques, Peace cue, Release cue, Birth Partner’s cues, and Moving Hypno-Anesthesia around Your Body

Pulling it all together for birth and beyond in Class 6!

• Using a birth ball
• Positional Changes
• An in-depth live action role play of birth (experience Eyes Open Childbirth Hypnosis, practice your Hypnobabies cues and techniques together, in hypnosis, culminating with “giving birth” using Hypno-Anesthesia)
• New Mother and Baby Care:
  • Support for the New Family during the First 2 Weeks Postpartum
  • Care for the New Mother and postpartum planning
  • Normal Newborn Appearance
  • Creating a Newborn Baby Care Plan/Choices for Baby’s Care regarding routine Newborn Procedures, Bathing, Vaccinations, Circumcision and Rooming In
  • Breastfeeding, an Overview; Breastfeeding and Jaundice, Latching, Non-Schedules, Laid-Back Breastfeeding; BF Resources

You are totally ready to ROCK your Hypnobabies birth!