Hi,
I am 21 weeks pregnant with my first. Just got the Tania Cotterell Hypnobirthing CD - well, downloaded it onto my iPod. I listened to it for the first time on Friday evening.
I've never done any kind of hypnosis or anything before and I am a bit of a sceptic but funnily enough, thinking about things that might help me control pain has opened my mind a bit.
I didn't really like it though. I got a bit anxious when she was asking me to imagine being underwater (I hate being underwater!) and I found her voice rather annoying. I stuck with it, listened to the whole thing and tried my best to relax and go with it - it then repeated, I fell asleep and had a strange bad dream about it. So not a terribly successful first attempt.
I'm going to give it a bit more time though, thought I might try it again tonight. But I wondered if anyone had any good experiences (or bad) of using Hypnobirthing, particularly in a hospital birth. Are there other books or CDs that I might find more useful?
There aren't any classes or anything nearby so I'm dependent on what I can listen to on my own or read about.
All advice much appreciated.
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Hypnobirthing - did it work for you?
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glitterjo · 02/08/2010 12:52
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