Class Contents
Here is a brief overview of topics covered
6 Week Hypnobabies Childbirth Course Outline
Class1: Introduction to Hypnobabies: Introduction to Hypnobabies
- Philosophies and Positive Mindset
- Pregnancy Anatomy and Physiology; Belief Systems
- The Power of Words and How They Affect Us; How Your Mind Works
- The Conscious and Subconscious
- The Mind/Body Connection
- What Hypnosis is and is NOT
- Demonstrations of Hypnosis
- How Fear Affects Comfort and Length of Labor
- Fear Clearing for Childbirth
- The Importance of Daily Birthing Affirmations
- The Gifts Your Body Gives You
- Your Beautiful Uterus and How it Works
- Creating Your“Mental Lightswitch”
- Partner Communication Exercise and the “Contract of Trust&rdquo
- Hypnosis Script:“Learning Self-Hypnosis”. (Entering hypnosis on your
own and controlling all sensations in your body.)
Class 2:Staying Healthy and Low Risk
- Importance of Diet in Pregnancy
- Nutritional Guidelines
- The High Protein Advantage
- Eggs, Salt and Calcium in Pregnancy; Drinking Water for Two
- Avoidance of Harmful Substances
- Safe and Comfortable Prenatal Sleeping and Resting Positions
- Natural Comfort Measures for Pregnancy
- Introduction of the Stages of Labor including the Baby-Kindness Stage
- New Baby Sensitivity Through Bonding
- Using Hypnosis for Pregnancy Discomforts and Health
- Prenatal Exercises for Birth
- Birth Partner Assistance
- Hypnosis Script: “Creating Anesthesia”. (Modifying your
hypnosis to include Hypno-anesthesia and “Eyes-Open
Childbirth Hypnosis”.)
Class 3: Your Options in Birthing
- Birth Partner’s “Relax and Feel Confident” CD
- The Importance of Making Excellent Birthing Decisions
- The “Big Secrets&rdquo
- Detailed Childbirth Choices
- Risks, Benefits and Alternatives for Common Procedures;
- Getting Informed Consent, Hospital Forms and Your Rights;
- Questions for Caregivers - Consumer Issues and Positive Communication;
- Creating the Birth Plan of your Dreams
- “Big” Babies
- Packing Your Birth Bag
- Touring Your Place of Birth
- Benefits of a Professional Labor Assistant “Hypno-Doulas
- Introduction of the book Back Labor NO More Book
- Hypnosis Script: “Hypnotic Childbirth # 1 &ndash Birth Hypnosis Tools. (Learning cues for
deepening hypnosis and anesthesia instantly.)
Class 4: The Onset of Labor
- Your “Guess Date” and Normal Length of Pregnancy
- Preparing for your Birthing Day
- Signs of Birthing Beginning
- Amniotic Membranes Breaking – Your Safe Choices
- True vs. “False” Labor
- How to Time Your Birthing Waves (contractions)
- Your Birth Log
- When to go to the Birth Place
- Automatic Comfort and Relaxation on “The Drive” and Arrival at Your Place of Birth (if out of your
home)
- Hypno-Guardians
- Nurses – the Unsung Heroes
- Using Hypnosis for Comfort During Internal Exams
- Dilation, Effacement, Position and Station of Baby
- The Beautiful Progress of Labor, Including Fast , Average and Slow or Stalled Labor
- Artificial Induction and Natural Induction Techniques
- Creating a Safe and Serene Birthing Environment
- Nausea Elimination
- Optimum Fetal Positioning
- 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.)
Class 5: Birth Partners
- Transformation and Birth
- 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
- Late First Stage Labor - Transition…or “Transformation”
- Hypnosis Deepening techniques
- Trusting in Your Body, Your Mind and your Baby
- Protecting the Hypno-Mom!
- Effective Positions for Birthing
- Benefits and Use of the Birth Ball
- Exhale Pushing and Avoiding the “Ring of Fire” with Hypnosis
- Safe Birthing of the Placenta
- Cord Traction, Pitocin, Post-Partum Choices
- Review: Membranes Releasing, Hypnobabies Tools, Using Your Mental Lightswitch, Fear Clearing for Childbirth
- Avoiding a Cesarean Section
- Hypnosis 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.
Class # 6: Birthing Your Baby and Beyond
- Hypnosis Script: “Visualize (Create!)Your Birth” (a mental practice of labor and birthing that creates your childbirth experience for you exactly as you desire it to be.)
- Followed by our In-depth Birthing Rehearsal using all Hypnobabies Techniques, Birth Balls, Walking, Positional Changes and Eyes Open Childbirth Hypnosis where our Hypno-Moms and Birth Partners practice their Hypnobabies cues and techniques together, in hypnosis, culminating with “giving birth” using Hypno-Anesthesia.
- New Baby Care: Baby Kindness, Apgar Scores, Normal Newborn Appearance
- Choices for Baby’s Care including Hospital and Homebirth Newborn Procedures, Bathing..or Not?
- Vaccinations, Circumcision and Rooming In.
- A Good Start with Breastfeeding, Latching, Non-Schedules, BF Resources
- Attachment Parenting Information, Slings and Carriers, and much more!
- Maintenance: Practicing until your Birthing Day A day by day program of listening to your CD's and scripts and using your tools.
- Your Birthing Day For your birthing day there are 3 additional CD's Birthing Day Affirmations CD Birth Guide - Easy First Stage Push Your Baby Out
