Purposeful Birth & Beyond

Hypnobirthing Myth’s

•Hypnobirthing is only for home births
•Hypnobirthing is only for unmedicated births
•Hypnobirthing is only for those that meditate and practice yoga
•If I’m not silent when birthing it’s not Hypnobirthing
•If I push when birthing it’s not Hypnobirthing
•I can’t do Hypnobirthing if I’m being induced
•C-section birth is can’t be Hypnobirthing

While many who use Hypnobirthing have unmedicated out of hospital births and are quiet as they breathe their baby down…that’s only the goal if that’s YOUR goal.

In Hypnobirthing it is all about educating, supporting and preparing you for YOUR birth plan. No matter what that looks like.
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“You can get an epidural and we can have a birthday party or you can not and we have a screaming party”

This was the response when I told my L&D nurse that I was “open to getting an epidural but would really like to try without.”

Fear washed over my body immediately. This was before I had even made it to my L&D room, I was shaking and crying by the time we got there. My prior excitement and vision for my birth was gone before I even had a chance to “try”.

This is why when I became pregnant again I was determined to educate myself and my partner (to act as an advocate and support) to prepare my mind and body and heal from my previous birth experience.

So no one else could “scare me” out of following my natural maternal instinct and why I am passionate about helping other do the same.

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I’m so excited to announce I have partnered with Flourish Family Doulas to offer a group Hypnobirthing class series!

This series is 5 weeks, every Monday in August. 6pm-8:30pm

Benefits of HypnoBirthing
HypnoBirthing is an internationally recognized program that has been utilized by families of all types – even the royal family.
Why do so many people turn to this method of birthing?
Because HypnoBirthing families are better prepared to have a calm, peaceful, and positive birth experience, regardless of the type of birth they plan.

Those who take a HypnoBirhing class report less fear as birth approaches, fewer interventions and surgical births, shorter labors, fewer pre-term & low-weight babies, reduced rates of epidural use, and fewer cases of postpartum depression.

Class Materials:
The HypnoBirthing® book by Marie Mongan
Rainbow Relaxation MP3
Class workbook/ handouts including relaxation scripts and birth preferences template

+A little gift at the end of your series!

Investment: $400
A $100 savings from private sessions

Register here:
https://bookflourish.as.me/hypnobirthing

*Limited spots available & registration closes July 25th

Something very exciting is about to be announced, but before then I wanted to ask:

What questions do you have about HypnoBirthing?

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Happy Fathers Day!!

One of my favorite things about Hypnobirthing was how involved it allowed my husband to be in pregnancy and birth.

Some ways partners can be active participants with you are;

🫶🏼meditating and doing affirmations together🫶🏼

🫶🏼reading, talking and/or singing to baby🫶🏼

🫶🏼advocating for your birth plan during delivery and before🫶🏼

🫶🏼relaxation techniques during birth🫶🏼

How do you feel most supported during pregnancy, labor and birth?

Affirmations for those expecting

✨I am safe. My baby is safe✨

✨I see my body opening for a calm easy birth✨

✨My body and baby work together✨

✨My surges cannot be stronger than me because they are me✨

Which is your favorite? Or share one of your own!🤍

Share this to spread some positive thoughts for other mommas 🫶🏼

**book a free Hypnobirthing Consultation Zoom 👇🏼

"When you change the way you view birth, the way you birth will change" Marie.F.Mongan

Some of my FAVORITES things about HypnoBirthing;

•The use of affirmations
~Affirmations are something I have been using and have been passionate about for over 5 years now. Our words/thoughts have power and I go over exactly how to construct an affirmation to be most effective along with provided affirmation track to list/meditate to as well. ✨
My favorite affirmation while in labor: “You are safe, baby is safe.”

•Involvement of partner
~I believe partners should not be on lookers or bystanders during pregnancy and birth. I believe support does not look the same for each birthing individual but we will identify and find ways that you feel most supportive for YOU.🫶🏼
Grade A partner and support: My husband, Dane

•Emphasis on a supportive care provider
~No matter what it is you are wanting for your birth, you should have a care provider that supports that. If they dont, gentle reminder, it’s never too late to switch.
Birth Center: Family Birth and Wellness

The HypnoBirthing Premise
“For most of their lives, women have been inundated with the negative stories of other women’s birth experiences. Everyone, from their mothers, sisters, aunts, cousins, friends, and even strangers, wants to tell them horrors about giving birth. They have been conditioned to believe that excruciating pain is associated with labor; and because of this, women today hold an unprecedented fear of giving birth. This extreme fear causes their bodies to become tense, and that tension prohibits their bodies from easily performing a normal physiological function. The result is exactly what they feared most–long, painful birthing or unnecessary intervention.
People who are drawn to HypnoBirthing® have long been searching for a way to give birth confidently and as calmly, safely, and gently as possible, whether they have chosen to birth in a hospital, a birthing center, or at home. Since the medicalization of birth, this kind of birthing (HypnoBirthing®) almost seemed unattainable for the general population.
Through a very simple program of self-hypnosis and education, healthy, low-risk women, as well as women who need medical assistance because of special circumstances, learn to dismiss fear-based stories, misinformation, and birthing myths; and they are helped to see birth as normal. They learn to trust that their bodies know how to bring their babies into the world in the calm and gentle way: the way that nature intended.”