Over the past few months of pregnancy the Mrs. has thrown out quite a few esoteric – at least in my eyes – concepts regarding childbirth and the newborn stage. Aside from the stacks of pregnancy and baby books on her nightstand there is a load of information on baby signing. Yup, the signing stuff they use in Meet the Fockers. I can get behind that – if the little one can tell me as early possible that she would like her diaper changed, is hungry, or that I should start saving because she wants a Porsche for her 18th Birthday it better than to go “WHAT DO YOU WANT??????” and only get crying as an answer.
The new thing she has dug up is as hypnosis program called HypnoBabies. To say the least, I am a bit skeptical. I pointed Firefox towards their homepage to check out what all the fuzz is about.
Hypnobaby Claims:
The amazing benefits of a Hypnobabies Birth:
- Relaxed Mom and Dad throughout pregnancy, labor and birth. Both parents participate in the Hypnosis and Fear Release sessions, providing them with a sense of calm and confidence.
- Shorter labors due to lack of resistance in the birthing muscles.
- Fewer complications and interventions, as the body and mind stay completely relaxed during labor. Posterior and Breech babies can be turned with hypnosis as well.
- Fewer drugs or no drugs at all, means less risk of harmful side effects for mother and baby.
- Elimination of the Fear/Tension/Pain Syndrome. CDs and scripts are used in labor to effect post-hypnotic suggestions for deep, hypnotic relaxation and elimination of discomfort.
- Easier recovery, with less pain, bleeding and “baby blues”.
Those are some pretty confident claims. I was pretty happy and terrified at the same time when I found a few videos people had posted with their own hypnobaby experiences. Wow – these woman seem very relaxed throughout the whole thing. Have a look at this video – it sounds more like she is in pleasure rather than giving birth.
I was just informed by the Mommy that I would have some reading to do for this as well. No problem – I am all for Tiffany having a pleasant birth experience. I will report back to you in November to tell you how it went!
