Ellie’s Birth

Here is a link to a blog, where the mom posted her daughter’s birth story.  She was going for a VBAC and ended up with a repeat cesarean.  But it was a positive birth experience and mom was truly supported in HER desires.  Which makes for a positive birth in my book!

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Mom’s Intuition Led her to Choose a Cesarean

There was a mom, Michele on the Hypnobabies Yahoo Group who was posting that her OB was doing the “Big Baby Scare” and wanted some input.  I shared my Big Baby Bull link and said, educate yourself and follow your instincts.

She posted her birth story and this was my reply.

This is a GREAT example of [...]

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Reduce Infant Mortality Video

Reducing Infant Mortality from Debby Takikawa on Vimeo.

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Charlie’s Cesarean Birth

This is a great story of a mom who used Hypnobabies and was comfortable, but ended up needing a cesarean because the baby’s head was tilted a little funny.  She has some great tips at the end! 
On the evening of May 20th, 2009 (a Wednesday and the day after my 27th birthday), I had finished [...]

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Affirmations help prevent cesareans?

Interesting question.   There is a good article on Associated Content that asks this question.
My thinking is that if moms are listening to affirmations throughout their pregnancy then they are more empowered and stand up for their rights and trust their bodies.  All of these things help a mom make more informed choices and hoepfully have better [...]

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Ideas for low Placentas

Many moms are told early in their pregnancy that their placentas are low.  Here are some wonderful visualization ideas to help those moms, from our wonderful Hypnobabies Instructor Carole.

I have some encouraging information and thoughts for you…and if you can internalize these thoughts in the form of affirmations by recording them to a CD yourself [...]

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Cesarean Awareness Month

April is Cesarean Awareness Month. 
Hypnobabies has some different tools for Cesarean moms and VBAC moms.  
Some moms have to schedule a cesarean for medical reasons.  These moms need support and Kerry created a CD set just for them.  Ceserean Birth CD Set. 
For moms who take the Hypnobabies course and end up with a cesarean, in [...]

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Hypnobabies Testimonital from Misty, M.D

 I just wanted to say what an awesome program Hypnobabies is – and encourage anyone trying it for the first time.  I haven’t posted on the group really, though I enjoy reading.  So I thought I could share my Hypnobabies journey and maybe help others like you’ve all helped me.
My first, ds, was a typical [...]

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Cesarean Birthing CD Set

This is a wonderful tool for moms who have to have scheduled cesareans! 
Planning a Cesarean birthing? C-Section moms are Hypno-Moms also! You can use hypnosis too, allowing you to feel so much more confident and secure about having major surgery, and how to recover quickly. Hypnosis for surgery is very successful, since the mind and [...]

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Educated and Empowered

This is an e-mail from one of the moms on the Hypnobabies Yahoo Group.  She gave me permission to share it.  I think it is a great example of how educating yourself and being empowered can help shape your birth.
Her OB had been pressuring her into setting an induction date because of “big baby”  She [...]

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