The Heart Beat

I recieved the most fantastic e-mail the other day from one of my Hypnobirthing graduates.... She told me how wonderful of an experience she created using these techniques, even in a hospital.... "It was the most amazing day of my life and I wish every mother was able to have this same reality. I felt great that day after I had him with very little pain and was home the next day. The nurses couldn't believe how great I was doing. I think they're just used to the normal drug induced comas most moms are in at the hospital. Learning how to breath properly and relax about the natural process of birthing is the reason I was able to do this. Thank you again so much for all your help and guidance." It always makes me smile to hear success stories. I am blessed to be able to assist moms in this path of loving their childbirth and to be able to witness this often at Heart 2 Heart. It makes me feel so hopeful when I hear Mom's are taking back their experience in hospita...

We have had three groups of clients come through our birth center who have taken the Mongan Method Hypnobirthing Classes with Maggie McCarthy (one of our Birth Attendants, a Licensed Massage Therapist and a Certified Doula). Out of these three groups, there have been 12 clients that have come in laboring and have been admitted to the center at 8 or more centimeters! This includes several primips or first time moms! Out of these 12 ladies so far, 10 of them have come in and had their babies within 60-90 minutes and the thing that astounds me the most so far is that they all seem to hardly be "acting" like they are in labor!! I cannot tell you how impressed I am with the way these ladies are able to relax through these contractions. One of our last births, a young lady came in at 8 centimeters and within an hour gave birth to the most precious little (8 pound, 10 ounce) posterior baby. She only commented once or twice about pressure in her back as she was pushing her baby down ...