Hypnobirthing: Practical Ways to Make Your Birth Better

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The book was just a basic primer on what you need to know for birth— the stages of labor, how to pack a hospital bag, writing a birth plan. Really interesting and learned a lot, however it’s very very repetitive, which gets a bit dull and meant that I zoned out a bit on some bits. Reading the title, I thought this would be about hypnosis, but it's actually about breaking a cycle of fear and trying to create an environment where the mum-to-be can relax and allow her body to work its natural magic.

This first chapter describes how the uterus needs blood and oxygen for the muscles to work effectively.It was very informative behind how the body works during labour and birthing your baby which I found useful to know as I’m now aware of what my body will be doing and why! I really recommend all my first time moms so just any mom to be to read this book and know that you can definitely do it and there’s such peace to come after reading it. It is somewhat anti medical (again, unrealistic for the majority of births) medical intervention and pain killers are demonised a little which might make first timers feel inadequate if their birth doesn’t end up looking like the ideals put forward in this book.

Really good information not just about hypnobirthing but also about how a pregnancy works, how your body and muskle work. I feel like every woman who is about to give birth should read this, because it explains things NO ONE had ever told me. Aside from that, the author also provides a list of positive affirmations that can be read by birth partners to empower and encourage birthing mothers. Don't get fooled by the title of the book "hypnobirthing", it really doesn't have anything to do with hypnosis.I like the breathing techniques and visualizations best so far and want to try doing them to help me relax through the different stages of labor.

Through her teaching she seeks to educate and empower parents - and their birth partners - so that they can enjoy amazing and positive birth experiences, however they choose to bring their babies into the world. I personally didn't necessarily do hypnobirthing in terms of visualization other than visualizing my baby and I working together, which also changed my life. This book has some valuable information – breathing techniques, partner-assisted exercises, affirmations, and general birth education that can (hopefully) make for a positive birth experience. I highly highly recommend this book as one of the top books to read to prepare for birth for any soon to be mom!That negative feeling can make a difficult birth more likely, causing a vicious cycle of tension that increases pain, that increases fear, that increases tension, etc. At the start, Siobhan Miller explains the science behind hypnobirthing, how the body works, and why it's so important for mothers to be relaxed.

In summary, if you have very little knowledge or experience about what to expect and your birth options, the book may be for you. This book has completely changed my view on labour and how I would like it to pan out and I now feel happy and confident moving forward. I feel like this book was one of the main things that helped diminish my fears surrounding labour and birth, and I ended up having a beautiful experience.

The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. After a difficult past labour I was very apprehensive about finding out that I was pregnant just due to the fact that I would have to do it again. Best of all, I hope you are excited to meet your baby and start your journey in the best way possible: calmly, confidently, happily, and full of love. I decided to give this book a go as I had a credit to use and am expecting my little one this summer. Expert hypnobirthing teacher and founder of The Positive Birth Company, Siobhan Miller has made it her mission to change the way women around the world approach and experience birth.