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u/emeraldeyes · 2 pointsr/BabyBumps

I loved Birthing From Within because it has many great relaxation techniques and exercises for you to practice. There's a lot of new-agey type stuff, but I'm not really into that so I skipped those parts. I did however practice many of the exercises before birth and they helped me tremendously. I especially think the ice exercise is very helpful for putting handling pain into perspective (basically you hold a piece of ice in your bare hand tightly and use one of the relaxation techniques to control the pain). I was able to have a completely drug free birth with no problems - in fact I labored mostly at home and showed up at the hospital 8.5-9cm dilated (not really in the plan but we left late, live an hour away and didn't realize I'd go that fast with my first).

Ina May's Guide was pretty good, but mainly a collection of positive birth stories. Didn't really offer much in the way of "how" to go about having a natural birth. I'm more of a practical person that needs something "to do" to prep myself. Though I do think it's just as important to read as many positive drug free natural birth stories as possible to get yourself in the right mindset. Mind over matter/it's as painful as you expect/manage your expectations is just as important in my opinion.

u/sweetlime13 · 2 pointsr/BabyBumps

I was REALLY set on hypnobirthing. I knew it was definitely going to take an open mind from me and my husband, but we're both open-minded people and I was sure we'd be super into it. I decided to read the book before signing up for a class to get a sense of what we were going into and am I glad I did because I cannot get into it.
I was super down with everything - the theory, the support, the breathing techniques. But then I got to the visualization techniques and they lost me completely: they're all so contrived and complicated that I really think I'll forget how to employ them during labour. By the time I read about "The Glove of Relaxation" I was out. There's no way I'm remembering all that.
So, my husband and I are switching plans and taking a Birthing From Within class, which includes pain management techniques and has a real focus on helping the labour partner know he or she they can help during the birth. I'm starting that book this weekend.
I was pretty disappointed, because I'd heard many great things about hypnobirthing (my midwife said they're the only women she's ever seen to appear to not be in labour), but I just can't get into it. I guess this wasn't very helpful (sorry!) - but maybe just highlights another course you could look into just in case you get turned off by the complicated visualization techniques like I did.

u/Uninhibited_Anathema · 1 pointr/Septemberbumpers2017

My favourite's so far have been:

Ina May's Guide to Childbirth

The Birth Book

Birthing from Within

and my husband is reading The Birth Partner