Baby Liam’s Hypnobabies Birth
Hypno-Mom says: It was incredible and exactly what I wanted – Thank you, Hypnobabies!
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We have a wonderful instructor, Fiona Cunningham who teaches Hypnobabies Classes in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada and she has some joyful Hypnobabies birth stories on her website that her own students have sent her. This one is from a first-time mom who shares her birth experience in being induced, using Hypnobabies and her precious baby’s entrance into the world:
Baby Liam’s Birth
I was induced with Cervidil at 3:30 pm, spent an hour on the monitor as per protocol, walked the halls of the hospital including doing all the stairs in the Janeway twice for an hour, and then was put on the monitor again for 30 minutes to monitor the baby. At this point, the nurse said she expected to see me later tonight as my pressure waves were already getting more regular on the monitor. I didn’t feel much and was just looking forward to going home.
I arrived home at 6:30 pm, ate dinner, and managed to get a shower in before my pressure waves really started. In retrospect, I think I was having some pressure waves in the shower but I managed to blow dry my hair and get dressed afterwards. Around 9 pm I told my husband I was going to go lie in bed. He was shocked to hear that I was having pressure waves as I guess I was still functioning. I lay in bed and tried to time some of the waves but my phone kept timing out. I glanced at the clock and they seemed to be coming every 4 minutes and lasting about 30 seconds (my guess). This was around 9:30 pm. I was focusing on my breathing, completely disengaging from any surrounding noise or distractions and breathing my anaesthesia down to my lower abdomen and thighs. I put on the Early Stage CD before I lay in bed but was too focused on my breathing to really pay attention to the cues on the CD.
At 10 pm, my husband called back our doula and my older son’s babysitter and told them that instead of the presumed hour, we needed to go to the hospital now. At 10:15pm we left for the hospital and arrived at 10:30pm, and I was 8cm dilated. They tried to get me into the hospital gown at which point I used my bubble of peace and proceeded to take off my pants, leaving me in my own dress. I started walking to my room but didn’t get far as my waters broke, I lost my mucous plug and the urge to push began. They wheeled me into my room where I was 9 cm dilated.
I was already starting to push. My doula arrived, propped up the bed for me and I pushed for about an hour while semi-squating on my knees. My doula and hubby were gently promoting relaxation of my hands, shoulders and face in-between pressure waves. I was shutting completely off and disengaging every time I had a wave. It felt incredible to finally feel the so-called “burning” sensation in my perineum when Liam’s head finally came out. He was born at 11:30 pm.
I smile every time I think of the experience. It was incredible and exactly what I wanted; no IV’s and no medications unlike my first birth. Thank you Hypnobabies and Fiona!
Read more wonderful Hypnobabies Birth Stories from Fiona’s students
