Effective Birth Preparation: Hypnobirthing for Birth in a Hospital or Birth Centre

This CD is amazing!I would highly recommend it. A very calm and relaxed labour.I had no pain relief. However, midwife kept telling me that I was way off because I could speak and was too relaxed which caught them and me out....baby came in 7 minutes! Listened to the CD everyday so I was trained!Worth a go!

This has helped me with my first birth, currently using it to prepare for my second. This stuff actually works!Contains breathing techniques and visualisations (which may seem a little odd the first time you hear them).For my first birth it helped a lot. I had a long labour, used this, a tens, paracetamol and gas & air for the last hour (I was exhausted by that point- after 2.5 days of contractions), but was in quite a good state. For the second- we’ll see, but I expect it to be better.The big boost I’ve also had in this pregnancy is that I had used it to get rid of a painful leg cramp, and relax through uncomfortable times (ie 2x sweeps), giving me extra comfort that this actually still works (and these kind of techniques work better the calmer you are, the more relaxed you are, and the more you believe in them).Don’t worry if you’ve not used it for long enough/ not picked it up early enough (I worried about this for my first birth)- whatever you use will help you- and it does work!

I was sceptical this would help especially since I fell asleep every time I used it. But when it came to using the skills on the big day it was amazing kept me calm and focused. I retreated into my own space and was suprised how much it helped me focus I used the cd while in labour to help remind me what to focus on. Worked so well I used it the following year with my second baby and worked just as well.

the guided audio is really relaxing, the only downside is that I am not sure how I can put this on my mobile as I'd like to have it with me when I am in labour anywhere I'll be - can anyone advice?

I used this to teach myself hypnobirthing. I felt calm and peaceful throughout the contractions - the midwife was a bit confused, saying it was hard to judge how far along I was because I was so calm right until the pushing stage. It happened really fast because my body was so relaxed. I would definitely recommend it. You do have to use it to practice in the weeks leading up to labour though to give yourself the best chance of applying it when the time comes.

I used this over the last couple of months of pregnancy - firstly let me say this didn't help me in labour, I had to be induced so my labour was much more medicalised than I had wished for -I did however use physical distraction and movement to get me through it. Definitely utilising mind of matter and telling myself I could do this etc but for me on the drip I couldn't get myself into a relaxed state to use this. however it really helped me in last few months of pregnancy to simply relax and sleep - I really struggled with sleeping, mainly drifting off and this cd really helped hence the reason for scoring so highly.

I listened to this every night in the lead up to the birth and was able to use the techniques I'd learned to stay calm and breathe steadily through labour. I was lucky enough to have the relatively quick water birth I wanted and would recommend this hypnobirthing CD to any expectant mothers.

I like hypnosis cds generally but this one irritated me. There were a number of things in the script that didn’t make sense and made it hard for me to listen to it. She describes a ‘large comfort control’ which you can turn down to 1 if pain gets too much. I guess she means ‘discomfort control’. It made me feel more anxious than I did before I listened to it.