This module will introduce you to the most IMPORTANT element of your calm and positive birth preparation - mindset.

 Lesson 1: Mind/Body Connection (36.35 min)

• How our brain is ‘wired’ to birth
• Mind/body connection
• How fear can affect birth
• Fear-Tension-Pain Syndrome

Downloads:

• Where Does the Fear Come From? (Worksheet - PDF)

Lesson 2: Create & Maintain a Positive Mindset (26.34 min)

• How to re-program our mind
• The language of birth (positive - of course)
• The power of affirmations
• How to use self-hypnosis

Downloads:

• Affirmations for Beautiful Birthing (MP3): 20:32
• Surge of the Sea – Relaxation for Childbirth (MP3): 18:44

Our toolbox for birth enables us to approach our birth with confidence; knowing that we have techniques and tools on hand to help us to remain calm through the intensity of childbirth.

Lesson 3: Breathing Techniques (48.18 min)

• Toolkit for Birth
• The importance of facial relaxation
• Relaxation Breathing – a skill for life
• What do surges feel like?
• Surge Breathing – the best tool ever!
• The ‘urge’ to push/bear down
• Breathing/bearing down with the natural pulsations of your body

Downloads:

• Breathing Bearing Down (PDF)

Lesson 4: Instant & Deep Relaxation Techniques (48.46 min)

• Visualisations for birth 
• Birth Music
• Aromatherapy/sense of smell
• Instant ways to relax deeply
• Bubble of Comfort technique 
• Self-hypnosis techniques

Downloads:

• Bubble of Comfort (PDF)
• Opening Lotus Flower Script (PDF)
• Glove of Endorphins (MP3): 23:11

Bonus - Extra Practice Videos & MP3s

• Opening Lotus Flower (MP4 & MP3): 2.55
• Bubble of Comfort (MP4 & MP3): 4.59
• Facial Relaxation (MP4 & MP3): 3.03
• Mini Hypno Relaxation (MP4 & MP3): 3.18

Knowledge is Power; and so we prepare ourselves for our birth, by researching and gaining as much knowledge as we can about pregnancy, possible interventions and the birth process.

Lesson 5: Getting Ready (31.15 min)

• Reading and research
• Optimal Fetal Positioning
• ‘Guess date’ – a normal range of pregnancy
• Inductions
• A natural start to labour
• Membranes release

Downloads:

• Resource List (PDF)

Lesson 6: Happy Birthing Day (51.56 min)

• How can I tell if I am in labour?
• When do I call the midwife/hospital?
• How to use our toolbox & support?
• What positions can I use for birthing?
• How do I identify I am in 'Transition'?
• What to do when I get 'pushy'
• Why is it important that I have undisturbed bonding/breastfeeding/skin-to-skin when my baby is firstborn?
• What is the story with the placenta? When and how do I birth it?

Downloads:

• Door Sign (PDF)
• Positions for Labour & Birth (PDF)

The support and care that our caregivers provide us with throughout pregnancy and birth can make a very big difference to our whole birth experience.

Sometimes we may need to deviate from our original preferences, too. It is imperative that the lines of communication are open between parents and caregivers at all times; and that we know our options and choices.

Lesson 7: Caregivers & Birth Choices (21.15 min)

• Choosing supportive caregivers
• Birth Preferences
• Special circumstances (including breech or posterior positioned babies & caesarean birth)

Downloads:

• Sample Birth Preferences (PDF)
• Sample Birth Preferences (Word format)
• Handout for Caregivers (PDF)

Lesson 8: Birth Partner’s Role (47.01 min)

• The importance of the birth partner’s role
• Birth Partner's 'Cheat Sheet' (we're looking out for you!)
• Creating a special birth space
• Birth Preferences
• What if things don’t go according to ‘plan’? Making informed decisions.
• Releasing endorphins through touch
• Prompting through birth
• Using scripts

Downloads:

• Birth Partner’s Cheat Sheet (PDF)

Practical Exercise: Birth Rehearsal (19.35 min)

In this practical exercise, the birthing mother and birth partner have the opportunity to 'rehearse' several of the hypnobirthing tools and techniques together.

And now to the secret ingredient in our recipe for a calm & positive birth... preparation!

Lesson 9: Preparing the Body & Mind for Birthing (25.05 min)

• Healthy mother, healthy baby
• The importance of a healthy diet and exercise
• Releasing fears
• A routine for future practice – repetition, repetition, repetition
• Keeping up with the momentum... maintaining a positive mindset for a calm, positive and empowered birth.

Downloads:

• Routine for Practice (PDF)
• Prompts for Birthing (MP3): 20:10
• The Journey Fear Release (MP3): 24.57
• Empowerment Exercise (MP3): 7.46

Private Session Upgrade Offer

Book a private 90-minute session with a certified Hypnobubs Practitioner. It is highly recommended if you want ‘the edge’ in your hypnobirthing preparation!

We’ve also included a range of modern and inspiring hypnobirthing birth videos. The videos have been especially annotated so that you can see how the self-hypnosis techniques are used throughout your pregnancy,  labour, birth (and beyond!)

• Birth Video 1: The Birth of Amaia Bell (3.27 min)
• Birth Video 2: The Gentle Hypnobirth of Leon Isaac (6.38 min)
• Birth Video 3: Arlo’s Birth Day (4.59 min)
• Birth Video 4: Brittany’s Hypno-Waterbirth (7.05 min)

Includes everything listed in the Value Package, PLUS:

Your own 90-minute private Webinar or phone session with a Certified Hypnobubs™ Practitioner. This package really does give you the edge in your preparation for a calm and beautiful birth! 

In your private 90-minute session, your Certified Practitioner will go through any areas that require further clarification; help you to address fears and reservations that may be holding you back from the birth you desire and deserve; and also personalise the practice routine to ensure that you are getting the most out of your tuition.