HypnoBirthing    with Serena Chancellor

The Mongan Method

This is a wonderful approach for an easier, safer more comfortable birth which makes baby's entrance into the world a pleasant experience.

If you are a couple expecting your first baby, very often you will hear many tales of a painful and traumatic childbirth, from friends, family and work colleagues. You may hear stories of what drugs were needed during labour and how effective the pain relief was, or you hear that a natural birth was planned but ended with medical intervention or a surgical birth.. You may also hear that the birth was completely out of their control and were left very disappointed and they grieved for the birth that they had wished for. The same applies if you are expecting a subsequent baby, you may have been left with a negative perception of birth, and may have a feeling of dread of having to go through it all again.

How does this make you feel?

What visions of birth have these stories and perceptions left you with?

What are your beliefs about birth in general after such negative tales or experiences?

If you could have the birth you want,what would your labour and birth be like?

What do you think your baby would want?

Nature has designed the perfect birthing device which is the uterus,a formation of muscles which are designed to work in harmony to create a miracle of nature, your baby. Labour and birth is a normal physiological function so why does it have to be painful?

If any other muscle in your body worked as hard as the uterus does during labour, would you need drugs to ease the discomfort? The drugs which are commonly used in labour tend to relax the muscles in your body to ease the intensity of the contractions. This means that the muscles in the uterus cannot work as efficiently as they should which may result in your labour being longer, and the contractions slowing down or stopping altogether. The drugs which you accept will cross the placenta to the baby which can leave baby disorientated and with a lowered heart rate. Other affects of drugs may cause problems with baby's breathing and feeding when born.

So why is labour perceived as painful? Think back to how many stories you have heard from other people and what you are told to expect in labour,what emotion are you experiencing? Your mind, belief system and your thought processes determine when and what your body feels, so if it is fear you are experiencing, you are likely to feel tense in your body and mind which creates pain. If you are frightened of labour, you are producing adrenalin (fight or flight)which restricts the blood flow in the body so only the major muscle groups benefit. This means that your uterus and your baby are deprived of oxygen which results in your labour slowing down and baby becoming distressed. This could then result in an instrument or surgical birth. It has been reported that when fear is present, the uterus turns white due to lack of blood supply.

If you have the right education, all of this can be avoided allowing you to be completely relaxed during labour thus allowing you to birth your baby with ease.

If women in different cultures are able to give birth without the need for drugs and in comfort, why are we so different?

Why do women's bodies that are perfectly created to give birth, shut down even before they start labour?

If a woman had the chance to approach the birth of her baby with a positive Mindset,birth can be the most rewarding experience she can ever have. Birth is a celebration of life, and a baby should come into this world in a calm and peaceful environment.

Why HypnoBirthing?

The HypnoBirthing programme is designed to show women and their partners that giving birth is normal, and can be done in the most natural and healthy way possible. You will learn that you can give birth to your baby calmly, without the need for drugs and in complete comfort. You will learn the physiology and philosophy of birth and how mother and baby work together during labour to make it as easy as possible. Birth partners will be encouraged to help and be given useful methods to use during labour and birth. You will also learn how to go into your birthing body and give yourself over to you natural instincts which help to produce your own natural muscle relaxants(endorphins) and a very pleasant experience. This is how nature intended the birth of a baby to be.

HypnoBirthing helps you to create a healthy balance within your mind, body and spirit enabling you to discover just how perfect your body and mind are at working together. You will learn how to send love to your baby in the uterus, offering reassurance and comfort which makes baby feel loved and wanted. Babies have a conscious while they are growing inside you so what baby experiences in the womb will affect him for the rest of his life, so this early bonding is vitally important. Baby will also look forward to being born if he feels wanted and loved by his parents.

The HypnoBirthing programme is not intended to replace your antenatal care by a midwife or Doctor, but it compliments your care during your pregnancy. Many midwives are supportive of the HypnoBirthing programme and you will need to make your midwife aware that you are intending to use everything you have learned during your labour and the birth of your baby.

What will we learn?

You will learn many things which will help you to understand the nature of labour and birth, and the connection between mother, father and baby. Some of the methods you will learn are listed below:

How to thoroughly prepare your body and mind for having the best possible experience of childbirth.

To understand that when your mind is free of fear and tension your body can do what it is designed to do, and will function normally and effectively which shortens labour and creates a supple path for baby to descend into.

You will learn the importance and the significance of the words you use, and their relation to your beliefs around pregnancy and birthing.

How you can identify and release negative thoughts,change your beliefs before and during labour, and replacing them with a calm and confident approach for birth.

Learn how to use special breathing techniques during labour and birth, self hypnosis and deepening techniques for a comfortable birth.

Learn how to use visualisation and guided imagery techniques to aid the hypnotic trance.

How birth partners can play an active role in helping the mother to remain calm, relaxed and in control by using prompts and anchors to reinforce suggestion. Other techniques such as light touch massage will be taught to enhance the effect of endorphins to create an amnesic affect for the birthing mother.

The use of gentle language to replace the conventional medical terms.

Positions to use in labour and birth.

How to turn a breach presentation baby into a better position for birth.

The importance of bonding with your baby in the womb.

What benefits can I expect to gain?

Once you have experienced a birth using the techniques taught In this course, the benefits will become evident immediately as you reflect upon your experience. Listed below are just a few:

Releases the likelihood of experiencing the Fear-Tension-Pain Syndrome before, during and after birthing.

Reduces the need for the use of chemicals during labour and birth

Can shorten the first stage of labour by several hours

Helps the mother to remain in control, less fatigued and deeply relaxed throughout labour and birth.

Baby will be born alert,calm and relaxed instead of traumatised from the birth.

Promotes deep breathing to ensure a good supply of oxygen to the uterus and baby.

Promotes the loving bonding of mother, father and baby

Ensures a better postnatal recovery and a restful baby.

Promotes labour and birth to be as natural and pleasurable as nature intended it to be.

Stimulates the love hormone which ensures the bonding of mother and baby, which also helps with the flow of breastmilk for the first feed and thereafter.

Involves birthing partners taking an active role instead of a passive one.

Brings the mother, father and baby closer together.

Gives baby the best start in life

Anything else you would like to know..

If you are interested in wanting comfort in labour and birth and the best start for your baby, you will need to book early to ensure you have a place. You may attend from about 12 weeks of your pregnancy so you can get plenty of practice in ready for the birth. The latest you may attend is 35 weeks to get the benefit of the full programme but you can still benefit after two sessions.

Sessions are 2.5hours long and continue for 5 sessions in total. You may bring with you pillows, bean bags, quilts if you like, but I will be providing some air beds

If you would like to book your place for a life changing hypnobirthing class then please call me on 01604 465086 or 07828 010534,or you may book using the paypal facility through my site. Alternatively,you may visit www.woottonfieldstherapycentre.co.uk as I will be holding classes there on a Wednesday morning between 10.30 -13.00. Evenings can be arranged and I am flexible on times.

Other venues can be arranged nearer to you if required and I am prepared to travel to other counties if needed.

How much does it all cost?

You have two options in which you can experience the benefits of a hypnobirthing class, and these are as follows:

The first option a private class, which consists of five 2.5 hour classes, which are fully dedicated to you and your partner, and can take place in the comfort of your own home if preferred. This is charged at a higher rate as you get my individual attention, and it gives you more time to ask any questions!

The second option is a group class, which consists of five 2.5 hour classes held at a suitable venue or at Wootton Fields therapy centre,and usually with a maximum of 5 couples.

I also accept payments in instalments as long as the full course fee has been paid in full upon commencement of the course. You may use the paypal facility on this site or I accept good old fashioned cash.If you would like to book, then I will accept  a £130 non refundable deposit to secure your place.

Well, now you have to do is make a choice!

Private sessions are charged at £350

Group sessions are charged at £260

That seems very expensive, what is included in the price?

The official HypnoBirthing® book by Marie Mongan

Rainbow relaxation CD

Birth affirmations

Written material for use in labour and birth

Birth plan

A comprehensive education

Ongoing support for you and your partner

Please bear in mind that my normal hypnotherapy rate is £55 per hour, and the course is priced quite reasonably in comparison to 12.5 hours of normal rate which would add up to £660. You are receiving my experience, my time and dedication to helping mums and their partners have the birth they want and what their babies would want. Once you have been taught the hypnobirthing skills, they will stay with you for many babies to come!