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FitnessProsBooks.com - HypnoBirthing: The Mongan Method: A natural approach to a safe, easier, more comfortable birthing (3rd Edition)
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List Price: $19.95
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Manufacturer: HCI
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 618.45
EAN: 9780757302664
ISBN: 0757302661
Label: HCI
Manufacturer: HCI
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 326
Publication Date: 2005-05-24
Publisher: HCI
Studio: HCI
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Summary: Very good book
Comment: After this book, just arrived at Oct, 8. i opened it, and the i read in 2,5 hours, and i almost finish to read it. There's so may new knowledge that me and my wife get from the book. It is very simple and very supporting book for those who feared about birthing.
At the first my wife is worried about birthing, and i said that's a method from Marie Mongan, Hypnobirthing, my wife suddenly rejected, she thinks that hypnobirthing is a method that make her in a state of unconciusness when birthing, and we had a little argue, so i checked up the net for the book, and i found that this book is the answer.
For all of you that support for the natural birthing and looking the best way in birthing, i suggest you to read this book and looking the practitioner for the next step.
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Summary: Only Somewhat Helpful
Comment: I found this book pretty late into my pregnancy (around 7 months). Don't get me wrong, the book has alot of great information and even some exercises you can try yourself. But my opinion is that to really benefit from hypnobirthing, you would need to take the actual classes to have an instructor teaching you and walking you through it. Many of the exercises described in the book were vague and I wouldn't have been sure if I was doing them correctly.
I loved the general information the book has to offer about how our body reacts to fear, how to do pereneal massage, how to know when you may be close to beginning labor, etc...etc... All of that was great information and I'm glad I got the book. But unfortunately, I do not think I will use hypnobirthing during my labor this time around. I may consider taking the classes for my next child.
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Summary: Learn to use the strong mind-body connection to achieve a comfortable birth.
Comment: I have trained in clinical hypnosis at my medical school and seen first hand what amazing things can be accomplished. For anyone not sold on the Mongan method of Hypnobirthing my recommendation is to get a consultation with a Hypnobirthing provider before writing it off.
The efficacy of hypnosis in medicine has been established for over 50 yrs. The hypnotic language in the book is perfect and well communicated. However, I can see how those who haven't witnessed the effects of hypnosis might find it unbelievable. I originally took the course in hypnosis just because I didn't believe it was real or possible. I was dumbfounded by what I witnessed and became a "believer".
Hypnosis utilizes a strong mind-body connection that we cannot scientifically understand right now. However, there is a significant amount of reputable, NIH-funded research supporting pain perception being regulated by emotional context and expectations. We might not be able to say exactly how thinking certain thoughts inhibit or stimulate the release of certain neurotransmitters, but we know for sure its happening and it explains a lot of what happens when hypnobirthing mothers have surges (hypnobirthing language for contraction) and yet feel comfortable.
Hypnobirthing is a tool to achieve a positive outcome. For those mothers and fathers who are willing to invest the time to prepare for a Hypnobirthing birth by practicing Mongan's method, they will be well rewarded. This isn't something where you have to believe it for it to work. Unlike placebo, all you have to do is follow her method and practice diligently. Your body will remember when the time comes.
The medical community used to doubt the efficacy of doulas (a person who provides emotional, psychological, and physical support during labor). Now there is scientifically sound evidence documenting that the presence of a doula shortens labor significantly. It is only a matter of time before the use of the mind-body connection in birth is better recognized by the mainstream medical community. In the meantime, you can still use it to improve your birthing experience. If you want to learn the skills to use that mind-body connection, the Mongan method of Hypnobirthing is an excellent option and I highly recommend it.
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Summary: Got me through an induction without epidural!
Comment: I was originally very skeptical of natural childbirth, but after doing a lot of research during pregnancy, and seeing the real statistics of less interventions = better outcomes for mom and baby, I became interested in Hypnobirthing. I recommend also reading "Childbirth Without Fear" by Grantley Dick-Reade, upon which all forms of hypnosis for childbirth are based.
I did not take the HB class, only a general childbirth education class provided by my hospital which covered the biology/mechanics, as well as touching on various methods of managing labor, medication options, natural options, etc. I highly recommend that any mom-to-be avail herself of such a class, no matter what approach/philosophy you choose, so that you will learn about the specific procedures and attitudes at YOUR hospital or birthing center. No single book can prepare you properly.
I did listen to the CD exercises almost daily from about 6.5 months on. I found Ms. Mongan's writing/speaking to be much more grounded, practical, and open for my own feelings and interpretations than other HB materials I tried. Other hypnosis audios were very specific about exactly what imagery I should visualize, which often gave me a negative reaction. (For example, "you are outside in a garden, lying on the ground" - this is not where I want to be giving birth!) Ms. Mongan works more by suggesting the desired feeling, such as peace, warmth, safety, "surrounded by beautiful colors" etc - so my own mind could supply the specific place/image.
My birth experience was not some ideal fantasy, but it was much, much better than it might have been, and far easier than average in my circumstances - I was 5 days past due and had low amniotic fluid. I spent all night and the next day until 5:30 pm pretty much trapped on a hospital bed, because frequent fetal monitoring was necessary. So I was not able to walk/move, etc as much as I would have liked. Most of the time I just had to be still and concentrate, which made me SOOO grateful for the Hypnobirthing techniques!
In the end, the "traditional" labor and delivery doctors and nurses could not believe my labor went so quickly (about 7 hour from receiving the Pitocin) or was so calm, focused and quiet. My midwife and birth-center nurse were very supportive and respected my need for quiet and focus in the room. I did request a shot of Demerol about 2.5 hours before the birth, and a shot of local Novocain during pushing, because the artificial contractions don't allow your body to adjust and stretch naturally. However, my midwife recommended these as an alternative to the epidural, because I was mentally tired and asked for something to take the "edge" off. They were completely worn off by the time I got to the postpartum room, and I was sitting up in bed, breastfeeding and eating a big greasy hamburger an hour and a half after delivery! Compared to the poor woman in the next bed catheterized, moaning and throwing up for the next 24 hours, I was so relieved I'd had such an easy time and was able to avoid the epidural. I completely credit Hypnobirthing with making me relaxed enough to let the birth progress so quickly and easily.
In the early stages of labor, before I had the Pitocin (up to about 4 cm), I had NO PAIN. NO PAIN AT ALL. I felt the contractions as warmth and pressure, as described in the Mongan book. The nurse monitoring my contractons was incredulous when she asked "how's your pain" and I told her I had none. She looked at the monitor, which I assume was spiking because I felt a "surge". "You didn't FEEL that??????" she gasped. "yes, but it didn't hurt." The Pitocin did hurt - a lot - but I believe if the Pitocin had not been necessary, I would likely have had a pretty painless birth. As it was, the pain was just something to deal with, breathe through and remain in the "now" (again, I credit the HB training).
One caveat prompted by reading some of the negative reviews from people who had difficult and disappointing birth experiences - if you are going to choose natural childbirth, you must be flexible and relaxed in your ATTITUDE, as well as in your body. You must choose a dr/midwife/healthcare provider that you TRUST and will LISTEN to. Why would you let someone deliver your baby if you don't trust them? I knew my midwife was 100% supportive of my wishes, is a firm and longtime believer in natural childbirth, and most importantly put my baby's best interest first. So when she said, "if it weren't for the fluid problem, I'd let you progress naturally, but we are on a deadline and need to use Pitocin," I trusted her judgment.
If you are rigid in your MIND, you cannot be relaxed in your BODY. You cannot control the experience of labor and birth - no one can. You must be willing to relinquish control and let the birth go as it will - if you cling to a script of how things are "supposed" to happen, you are just creating tension. Having confidence in your ability to give birth naturally does NOT mean forcing yourself to believe that all "good" births must be completely painless, or that if you feel pain you are doing something wrong. It means being confident that you have made good choices, that your body knows what to do, and that however it goes you can handle it and ultimately everything will work out for the best.
This book gave me that confidence and the techniques I needed to see it through. I'm currently shopping for a second copy now that I'm expecting my second child, because my original copy has been passed on to so many friends of friends I can't get it back.
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Summary: Great Book!
Comment: My book came in a timely manner and was in Great Condition like they said. I really recommend this book to pregnant women. It will help a lot.
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"Move over, Lamaze. HypnoBirthers say their form of deep relaxation takes the panting and pain out of labor."
-Time Magazine HypnoBirthing®: A Celebration of Life - with Birth Exercise CD Included! Childbirth is not something to be feared; it is a natural expression of life. With HypnoBirthing, your pregnancy and childbirth will become the gentle, life-affirming process it was meant to be. In this easy-to-understand guide, HypnoBirthing founder Marie Mongan explodes the myth of pain as a natural accompaniment to birth. She proves through sound medical information that it is not our bodies but our culture that has made childbirth a moment of anguish, and that when we release the fear of birth, a fear that is keeping our bodies tense and closed, we will also release the pain. HypnoBirthing is nature, not manipulation. It relaxes the mind in order to let the body work as it is designed. The HypnoBirthing exercises—positive thinking, relaxation, visualization, breathing and physical preparation—will lead to a happy and comfortable pregnancy, even if you are currently unsure of an intervention-free birth. Your confidence, trust and happy anticipation will in turn lead to the peaceful, fulfilling and bonding birth that is your right as a mother. More than 10,000 happy couples have had their lives changed for the better by HypnoBirthing. More than 500 news organizations—including Good Morning America, The Today Show, Dateline, The Richard & Judy Show, Time, Newsweek, Parenting and Better Homes & Gardens—have joined the movement for better birthing. Why is HypnoBirthing changing the way the world gives birth? That's simple. Because it works.
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