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Hypnosis for Natural Childbirth – FAQ

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Hypnosis for natural childbirth is making a come back. Future parents are interested in this tool but may have a lot of unanswered questions. Here are a few of the most frequently asked questions on hypnosis for childbirth and their answers by the founder a hypnosis for childbirth program, Dr Nathalie Fiset.

Is natural child birth using hypnosis a new trend? Will we be guinea pigs if we use this method for the birth of our baby?

Hypnosis has been used for natural child birth ever since the first baby was born (or almost). It was frequently used in the nineteenth century before ether was introduced in obstetrics and surgery. Long before the nineteenth century, men and women instinctively went into a deep focused and relaxed state whenever they needed their bodies to perform certain tasks. They just did not call this phenomenon hypnosis.

With all the potent drugs medicine has to offer, why would anyone consider child birth without using all the technology available?

Pregnancy and birthing are very special times and we always have to keep in mind that there is a precious and vulnerable being involved: THE BABY. The placenta transmits all the nutrients and oxygen the baby requires but although it acts as a filter, most drugs can cross its barrier and are passed on to the baby.

The book Medications and Mothers’ Milk provides ratings for medications with their potential risks to the unborn. In summary, we can say that the classification goes from A to X, an “A” being a drug that has no harmful effect on the baby whatsoever. Counting the over-the-counter common drugs offered like Tylenol, Advil, Gravol, Maalox, can you guess how many medications are perfectly safe to use during pregnancy and childbirth and are classified class “A”? The answer is “0″! In short, besides water, a breath of fresh air and love, a mother has to be careful what she exposes her unborn baby to. This is one of the reasons so many expectant couples consider avoiding taking drugs during pregnancy and especially the birth of their baby and opt for a natural child birth.

I am scared to be a “zombie” during the birth of my baby. If I choose a natural childbirth using hypnosis, will I remember all that happened or will I miss out on such a special event?

Hypnosis is only a state of deep physical and mental relaxation. Many famous athletes such as Tiger Woods use hypnosis regularly (if you look at him when he plays, he just seems deeply focused, not in a spaced-out state). The state of mind that hypnosis brings laboring mothers into has been described as being “in the zone” by many athletes; that is to say that you are deeply focused and living the experience to its fullest. Isn’t this exactly what everyone wants for that special day when their baby is born?

Such programs of hypnosis for child birth as hypno-beginning also allow future parents to achieve, by practicing and mastering self-hypnosis, eyes-opened hypnosis. Laboring mothers are also able to talk and move around during their labor and use all the other important tools to obtain a peaceful and natural child birth using hypnosis. These tools include: using the tub or Jacuzzi, massages, changing positions frequently and using gravity to aid the baby’s descent. Experience has showed that hypnosis for childbirth answers a profound need of future parents to have a natural and comfortable childbirth.

by Nathalie Fiset
About the Author: For more complete information on hypnosis for childbirth please go to: http://www.hypno-beginning.com/products.htm http://www.hypno-beginning.com www.drnathaliefiset.com

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