6 Reasons to Plan a GentleBirth

I am passionate about positive birth experiences and helping women achieve them in my work as a doula.  A positive birth can look so different than you expect it to too!  Birth is often normal and straight forward but it can be unpredictable. That doesn’t need to mean negative.  GentleBirth is the childbirth education course that I am privileged to be bringing to Indianapolis this spring and it’s all about planning — and having — a positive birth no matter what.  Here are 6 reasons to plan a GentleBirth:

1)  It has a proven hypnosis component.  As we’ve seen for years now with other childbirth preparation programs, and even some surgical procedures, hypnosis works.  GentleBirth is at it’s most basic, a hypnosis based program.
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2) It’s based on brain science.  GentleBirth, if you do the daily work, helps you literally rewire your brain.  Our thoughts are pattern based and those patterns are ingrained.  It is easier for our brains to think along our normal thought patterns.  It takes effort and practice to break our brains out of those ruts.  GentleBirth gives you the tools to do that.

3)  It helps eliminate fear.  The messages we get from our culture reinforce the idea that childbirth is hard and painful.  That’s it’s something to be feared and avoided.  Those are messages you need to counteract!  Birth is normal and something our bodies are built for but sometimes our brains need a little encouragement to remember that.  GentleBirth provides that encouragement.  

4)  It fills your toolbox!  I am so excited to be part of sharing a program that promotes doulas, teaches hypnosis, mindfulness, and CBT as well as hands on tools like acupressure and TENS machines as well as all the more common positioning, massage, and ball use.  

5)  The App.  The app has everything you need.  The daily brain training, the guidebook, the workshop schedules, everything you need.  There’s no more putting it off because you can’t find what you need right then.  It’s in your phone.  

6)  Finally, it’s modern and understands your busy life.  The GentleBirth classes are a one weekend commitment.  That’s it.  It was developed that way on purpose.  We know you and your partner are both running all which way with the demands of your lives and finding time that matches up over several weeks is hard.  This is a one weekend commitment.  Everything else is on your app.  Your practice is all laid out for you and parts can be done in as little as 5 minutes at a time.  

 GentleBirth gives you the tools you need for a natural, normal birth AND the tools to transition from that, if necessary, and still have a positive birth.  You and your baby are worth it!  If you are interested in finding out more, come by one of our meet ups or contact me through Facebook or the contact page.  See you soon!   

Looking for a comprehensive childbirth class? Thinking about a VBAC?

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