I am VERY familiar with the
Hypnobabies Home Study, as I am one of the Hypnobabies Home Study Contacts.
Here is what is included in the
Hypnobabies Home
Study. It has 8 hypnosis scripts to prepare for birth, 2
affirmation tracks to help you stay positive and excited about your birth and
2 hypnosis scripts especially for your birth day! Tons of information
about childbirth, possible interventions during birth with their pros and
cons, nutrition and exercises, hypnotic cues to go deeper relaxed and SO much
more. Click here for
a more complete description.
What about the HypnoBirthing Book as a home study option?
The
HypnoBirthing Book with the one CD (that you can get on Amazon) or your book
store, is not really set up
to be a home study course. It is intended to be used as a supplement to
their live course. Though some moms do often start with this book and then
search for more. Yahoo mom comment
below...
I
read the HypnoBirthing book first and I bought the Hypnobabies home study
because I needed and wanted more. I was so happy to find the Hypnobabies
course and was sooo pleased with it. The structure helped me finally put it
all together.
What about my Birth Partner? Will he/she be able to be involved in a
Home Study Program?
The
Hypnobabies Home Study has plenty of opportunities for the birth partner to be
involved... if they want to be. (It is set up so that it can be done
alone for those without birth partners.)
Here are
the many ways a birth partner can be involved with Hypnobabies.
Of course
they can read and do all the material every week with you, but these are the
things just for them!
Class 1 - Birth partner
can read Bubble of Peace script to mom. Communication exercises you can do
together.
Class 4 - Mini script to
do with Birth Partner – learning relax cue, every other day ideally.
Read the Birth Partners Guide... which has 17 pages of information on how he
can help YOU during your birthing time.
Class 5 – Section for
Birth Partner for helping things progress during birthing time.
Maintenance – Instructions
on how to do birth rehearsals with Birth Partner.
If you
have a reluctant birth partner, join the Yahoo
group for great ideas of helping them get more excited and supportive
about hypnosis for childbirth.
Live Course
Options
A live Hypnobabies class,
HypnoBirthing class or a Hypno-therapist doing private sessions. (I
know overseas there are some other live options, but I know nothing about
them.)
Hypnobabies
I teach Hypnobabies live classes so I am very familiar with it.
It is a very complete hypnosis for childbirth program.
It has 8 hypnosis scripts to prepare for
birth with 5 done live in class (with the scripts to practice them more at
home), 2 affirmation tracks to help you stay positive and excited about your
birth and 2 hypnosis scripts especially for your birth day!
A LOT of
information about childbirth, possible interventions during birth with their
pros and cons, nutrition and exercises, hypnotic cues to go deeper relaxed and
SO much more. Here is the
course outline
if you want to see all that is included.
The parents who take my course all feel very prepared for their births and are
happy to have an instructor to help guide them through learning their hypnotic
tools they can use on their own during birth. Our Birth Rehersal is a
highlight of each class series. It gives the mom and birth partner to
see how it will all work together as
we walk through a practice "birth" using all their tools.
Another great benefit of having an instructor is they are
usually very familiar with all the wonderful resources in the area for
pregnant moms. For example, they can tell you which care providers are
truly supportive of natural birth.
HypnoBirthing
I took the live HypnoBirthing
class 7 years ago and the live Hypnobabies class 2 years ago. Here is a
link to my comparison of the
two from my experience.
I do not personally know if there have been changes to the HypnoBirthing classes recently,
so you should do your own research on this.
Here is a birth story from Jennifer who used HypnoBirthing with her
first baby and it worked well for her at that birth.
Jake's Birth Story.
Hypno-therapist
Taking a course designed by a
Hypno-therapist. This is an option for some people. Make sure the
hypno-therapist is very familiar with childbirth. Here is a great
article to read to get ideas of what
a good childbirth hypnosis program should include.
Live Class or Home Study?
Ok now
that you know more about some of your options for both you can figure out which is
best for you. Decide what you want in
a course in general. Hypnosis tools alone? Childbirth
information and hypnosis tools? Which of these options would fill that
need? What are your choices?
If there
are live course options in your area. What tools and information do they
include? Do the class times fit into your schedule? Does the cost
fit into your budget?
If there
are no live Hypnobabies classes in your area or if the live classes in your
area don't include
all the information and tools you want, than the Hypnobabies Home Study is a great option.
It is very complete and moms have great success in using it.
Do you want to
"talk" to other moms using Hypnobabies or other hypnosis for
childbirth methods and get their input? Then come join the
Yahoo group.
Apples to
Apples / Hypnobabies Live Class to Hypnobabies Home Study
Are you lucky enough to live close to a
Hypnobabies Instructor? Woo Hoo! Most
moms who use Hypnobabies are
doing the Home Study version simply because they do not live near a
Hypnobabies Instructor, so they don't have a choice.
I think if you have an
instructor near you and it works with your schedule you should take full
advantage of that. Take the live course, you will fully enjoy it and be
very prepared for your birth.
The live Hypnobabies
class does have more materials and information in it than the Home Study
version. (You
can see a comparison of a Live Hypnobabies Class to a Hypnobabies Home Study here.)
Another great benefit
of the live class is having an instructor to guide you through live scripts
and practices. The Birth Rehearsal itself is so valuable.
It really is what works best
for you. I loved taking a live class, having an real live person to help me
and my DH learn, other students to talk to, etc. But taking the Home
Study course can work for some families with busy schedules.
Apples to
Oranges OR Hypnobabies Home Study to other Live class
For moms for whom a live
Hypnobabies class isn't an option because there are no local Hypnobabies
instructors, the Hypnobabies Home Study is a great option, it is very
complete.
If there are other live
classes in your area, be sure they have all that you want and hope for in a
childbirth for hypnosis class. Make sure it is a good fit for you,
that it includes all the information and tools you need to be prepared for
your upcoming birth.
I hope this was helpful in looking at your different options for
classes, live or home study!
written by, Sheridan Ripley –
author of The Top Three Tips to Enjoy Your Birth, Proud VBAC mom, Lactivist, Hypnobabies Instructor, Positive Birth Story
Collector, Doula and mom of 3 busy boisterous boys.
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