Why birth doesn't have to be painful || Hypnobirthing

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Birth REALLY isn't designed to be painful!! In this video I explain why birth is meant to feel more like a workout, rather than painful. I also talk about why some women do experience pain and what YOU can do to make your birth more comfortable!
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[@jessi7405]

My mom knows a woman who had a home birth and the lady didn't have any contractions or anything she just felt the urge to push and so she called her midwife and got in her birth pool, and 20 mins later before the midwife even got there the baby was born. I'm due with my first in two weeks and i hope my experience is a good one. Either way i cant wait to see my baby boy!!

[@ilamiriam7848]

Updates!!! :)

[@stephaniestephens9727]

@@ilamiriam7848 lol yeh updates please!

[@witchybitchy6735]

@@stephaniestephens9727 Hopefully we get some updates soon :( I wanna know how her birth went :)

[@kimberleyshanley4337]

Why would your body be saying something is wrong and this needs to stop has been a lightbulb moment for me so thank you. 5 days overdue thank you your videos are so positive and exactly the way I wish to birth my baby wish I’d discovered this sooner to be able to take classes x

[@kimberleyshanley4337]

The Positive Birth Company yes thank you all went well and my beautiful daughter Pandora arrived a healthy 10lb1oz

[@wondertobookland1313]

I watched your videos a couple months before I gave birth to my baby girl last November, Im re watching them for my baby boy due this December, they helped me out so much last year and it was such a quick labour with no stitches x

[@kayxena919]

Same with me lol last April I gave birth normal, and happily at home. Now I'm due December recapping. Such a blessing!

[@oxisabellox]

Your videos are so empowering. Especially for first time moms like me who have never given birth before and are terrified. Thank you for sharing your knowledge to help other women.

[@MelanieKateLove]

OMG, i've just found your channel through Louise Pentland and absolutely love your energy. xx

[@iloveeeEeyore]

I'm 10 weeks, and I'm so glad I found this channel much earlier rather than later! Really puts me in a positive mindset for the rest of my prengnancy!

[@BlvckSunflower]

S Keb I'm 10 weeks too! Well I'll be 11 on Sunday 😊

[@lebohangmokete9153]

Lol I'm actually 10 weeks now n so happy I came across this channel

[@RuthWatsonTV]

In the midst of the Covid 19 outbreak in my first time pregnancy I'm so glad to have found you and will be doing the online course with my husband xxx

[@HelenGraceC]

Hope it all went well!! I loved the course 💖💖xx

[@xanadesilva9969]

Yes the contractions don't have to be painful. However while the uterus is contracting the cervix is dilating. And the cervix has lots of nerve endings and when the cervix dilates it hurts! That is why the pain is very low in the back or belly or both. However the message to the brain is not "It hurts and it has to stop". Its a message to the labouring person that the cervix is dilating. This is important to know so she goes to a safe place - warm, no dangerous animals, persons to help her and more. If you didn't feel anything at all, you could give birth in the middle of the shopping center, while driving your car or climbing a ladder. That wouldn't be very safe! So pain makes birth safe. However, you can learn to cope with the pain so its not suffering. Unfortunately I've had several clients who has learnt through hypnobirthing that labour isn't painful and then have been totally unprepared for the pain and that has resulted in a very negative birth experience, severe fear of childbirth and post traumatic stress disorder. So please give the whole truth to people!

[@qmr0n]

Thank you for pointing this out. I agree.

[@charlyholland3740]

Me and my husband are reading your book at the moment and it's honestly helping so much with anxiety towards birth. To the point that I have decided to go for home birth. Something I would have never previously would have done

[@haircuthunny26]

Wow! I've never heard labor described this way before! Thank you! I'm 39 wks and this is my 7th and never thought about how to handle the contractions in this way....thank you!

[@elysianka]

i'm not pregnant neither have a boyfriend or anything, but i want kids in the future. i was actually talking to my best friend who has two babies that i'm utterly teriffied of giving birth and then i stumble upon your videos the next day. the universe truly has it's ways. thank you so much for your words and knowledge, it resonated and helped to ease my mind even when nothing is happening babylike in my life. bless your soul!

[@katb.2584]

I’m 30 weeks pregnant with my second child and I want to handle this labor differently. Thank you for your videos!

[@francescaeldridge]

I love your straightforward approach and how you keep your videos bite-sized. Thank you so much.

[@Coopogers]

Such a clear and concise message and analogy! I'm so thankful I found your channel and I've just subscribed. Though far off from a baby myself, I find the more time my fiance and I have to change our outlook and approach to labor, the better. I mean, we do more research when going on vacation etc so why not for planning something so monumental and life changing as bringing life into the world? After being present and lost with my sisters birth, I'm determined to be more helpful for anyone else as well... Saving these!

[@ameliabanner4071]

Thank you so much Siobhan for these videos. It’s amazing to have this information to hand and for free as well, although I do fully intend to download your digital pack soon. Thank you x

[@brittanyash8340]

Thank you so much. Your videos are seriously getting me into the mindset that I desire to be in to birth my baby.

[@charcW8850]

This is by far the best videos for birth preparation that I have found

[@meliamedaverman3558]

❤️ this video!!! What she says makes sense! The battle is in our mind, we tend to believe whatever we thinks in our mind and it can become reality and it doesn't have to be. Our mind can trick us. The mind is a very powerful thing and we have to be careful how we thinks.

[@ndalyoussfi]

Wow this explanation is amazing and so positive

[@tammball9472]

If I’d have known about this with my first labour i believe my experience wouldn’t have been so overwhelmingly negative and so painful that a year on I get an enormous amount of anxiety and panic thinking about it. Watching these videos is making me feel confident enough to have a second baby which until now sparked so much fear. We have all been programmed to think that birth is supposed to be the most painful thing in the world and I really think more pregnant women need to know about this and practice this.

[@tammball9472]

It’s life changing knowledge

[@funyogi516]

That awesome hand clenching comparison changed my whole world ... O.o

[@user-vc3ye8ht8k]

i am only 8 weeks and very thankful i stumbled upon your channel early. My sister-in-law had a pre-determined c-section just because she would in all ways avoid labour. such a pity if dr actually says we can and yet we choose not to. I know a hospital that „advocates“ c-sections just to make money. Thank you so much for all your videos, i am more and more confident after watching more and will watch more i have 32 weeks to go

[@e-Dominique]

Thank you for lovely tips and explanation of how it's actually might look like in a positive way! Quite enjoy your videos! Thank you)

[@syd2607]

I lovvvveeee the way you break things down!

[@meiXshit]

Thank you so much for sharing! I want to have an un medicated birth but I’ve been apprehensive about labor because of all the horror stories I’ve heard. I think oftentimes majority of women aren’t well informed about non medicated birthing-how unfortunate! I’m 6 months & with the info you’ve provided, I’m much more confident & positive about labor. Thank you again!

[@jamieroberts1873]

Wow!!! I love this way of looking at it! Thank you for this video!

[@deemurray3206]

You are absolutely brilliant!!!

[@monicaoterovidal9722]

This makes so much sense! Thanks for your videos ♥️

[@jordanbrackin9633]

Wow. Thank you so much! This is just all so interesting. Love these videos and the info in them! 💜💙💚

[@djbassjiggles557]

Thank you for this! I have not heard anyone describe birthing in this fashion!! Baby #1 due Feb 2021 and I am so excited!! I have been struggling with thinking that it may not go as I want it to, but your videos are giving me the confidence I need to know that I got this ❤✌

[@faith8523]

How was it? :)

[@Borboleta1212]

How did it go ? :)

[@alisahassan3480]

Thats amazing. Love the way u explain everything. Its so helpful. :)

[@lauraknowles1004]

Trying to watch and read as much as I can as I’m due in 3 days with number 2. I was totally shocked by the pain with my first, having contractions less than a minute apart for 2 days before actually giving birth. I was in absolute agony and simply cannot imagine giving birth without pain relief. However I’m intrigued as to how many women do manage. I am trying to do everything I can to ensure this labour goes better. Hopefully my contractions won’t be so close together for so long this time! I’m assured second time is quicker so this already makes me feel better. Most of my friends swear by Hypnobirthing so I’m hoping this will help. Thanks for making these videos x

[@jankimodha4508]

Thank you for this information 🙏🏻 I am 40 weeks pregnant and going to get induced today! I am thankful I found your video :) very positive and I am sure it will be helpful to my labor experience 🙏🏻😊

[@Samantha-bj5xm]

this is an amazing explanation, omg thank you so much

[@Aniquabeauty]

You're brilliant! thank you

[@mourinekariuki8688]

Wow! this is God sent. Thank you

[@Jenna-mw9nr]

Excellent explanation!!! I did hypnobirthing with my 2nd and I’m currently pregnant with my 3rd, but wanted to have a refresher on hypnobirthing. This really helped explain it differently than my first time learning! 😍

[@caitlinwright7431]

I'm 29 weeks and your videos (and positive birth videos on KZbin) are making me feel excited to get to the Big Day.

[@Borboleta1212]

How did it go ?

[@mlarochelle8594]

Loved that!

[@thatright4985]

I've birthed 5 babies vaginally with onset of natural labor. While I agree breathing and relaxation techniques are extremely helpful in helping a mom get through labor, I do not think it's true that it removes pain. Pain will still be experienced but the techniques will enable mom to get through it easier. I'm not sure that the brain interprets pain simply due to a lack of oxygen in birth. That seems like simply trying to brainwash ourselves into believing what we're feeling is not pain. I enjoy these videos and learn a lot from them but I know it is wishful thinking to convince ourselves we're not going to feel pain if we only do it right.

[@brendonkaiser7042]

Tots agree lol

[@stretchedmumsyoga594]

agree. there’s a lot we can do to reframe pain and how the brain interprets it, but i think this message sets up unrealistic expectations. I work with women postnatally and many of them feel another sense of failure because they “failed” to reframe pain during labour. i feel sad if extremely exhausted women are expending efforts during labour to tell their exhausted uterus muscle that it’s not in pain! why can’t we support women to feel that none of their feelings or experiences are wrong? why can’t we teach that it’s the suffering attached to pain that we can mitigate? using the breath to bring oxygen to the body is a wonderful idea, as well as the benefits of creating less adrenalin to the body ... but it’s not scientifically sound to suggest that calm and breath can bring the requisite oxygen to an area to 100% guarantee that we won’t interpret the feeling as pain. we’ve probably all “felt the burn” in intense exercise; endurance athletes know how it feels to go to the edge of what your body is capable of. pain is complex.

[@BarbaraMishkov]

100% agreed. Pain is gain. Pain isnt always a result of something wrong and can be associated with something very right. We experience growing pains from childhood to adulthood etc. Pain is a huge part of life. I agree that breathing techniques can help get through and deal with the pain of our cervix stretching and dilating to allow a baby into this world but for most it wont take the pain completely away. It definately hasn't for me. I screamed my head off and was shaking at the end when the contractions were the hardest right before pushing for both my 2 kids.

[@rw4692]

Thank you! People don't talk about back labor either....you just can't pretend like that's not at all painful 😖

[@kaiharmony]

Thank you so much for these

[@anne-mariekibuta9866]

Thanks for this! My first two births were extremely painful...I did freak out a lot , was in a state because of the pain ...I’m now 6 months pregnant with my third baby and I really want this experience to be better than the last two! I’m planning to have a water birth , but I really don’t want to panic like I did last time! I don’t think I was breathing well at all - and what I can see from this this video is my bad breathing techniques contributed to having a very uncomfortable birth...so I will put these things into practice this time! Thanks for sharing ♥️

[@meliamedaverman3558]

I find that if we relax our mind FIRST we will be ok. It starts in the mind. I find that fear, worries, anxiety freaking out etc can affect our physical body.

[@yourmomsayswashyourhands5423]

How did it go the 3rd time?

[@brendalindamorganz9769]

Thanx for the msg..in third trimester and feel relived

[@nomakingz]

Nice. Very informative🙏

[@kikisdeliveryservice554]

THANK YOU

[@katywaty7105]

Thank you 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@MeMe-of1mm]

Hi. First I wanted to say thank you! Your videos are so positive and uplifting and I'm so glad I found this! 😍 I'm currently preparing for my 3rd birth in February and your videos are helping me so much to feel confident and relaxed, but there is one thing I'm still nervous about. (Just so you know and understand my situation the first birth was traumatic and ended in a c section, my second birth I tried using Hypnoberthing but I don't think I did it right and ended with an epidural so I didn't feel the actual birth) I understand that the breathing and relaxation help with the labour but I've heard the term "ring of fire" when the baby's head starts to come is this true? does Hypnoberthing help to ease that as well? I would be really grateful if you helped me with this so I can be more relaxed. Thanks again for all your hard work! I really appreciate it and hope my birth goes smoothly and easily. 😊

[@kanizchowdhury4077]

Lovely video

[@annabelscott8223]

Oh gosh I am 12 weeks pregnant and was pretty scared and didnt understand alot but now am more calm

[@karlamariselabarth3716]

Really good 😃

[@vtbhoward]

This knowledge base and skills teaching was great. Yet, I ask again, why the term "hypno"? This is practical teaching of knowledge and awareness, and physiological principles to consciously apply effective management skills. My previous 2 birth were intense and mostly pain-free, until I grow too exhausted or impatient. I realize that my exhaustion is due to not eating, sleeping, and drinking enough. My mind just don't think well about what I need through out the process. Now that I am aware, I know to emphasize to my supporters to frequently offer and suggest these things to me.

[@RachelLouisexxJ]

This gives me hope 😂😂

[@darrenmiles-morland8038]

With the arm and hand demonstration, you just gave the reason as to why it wouldn't take too long to have to let go if you were hanging by nothing other than your arms and hands off a tree branch or something very similar to that. The blood rushing away from your hands causes you to lose oxygen. Eventually you cannot maintain your grip as the muscles become weaker, and this causes you to fall.

[@emilyloosley9303]

This video makes me more anxious about birth as the underlying message seems to be if you have pain you are doing something wrong which personally feels like a lot of pressure. Sure its not the intention and it's great to have tips but I do find a lot of the messaging around hupnobirthing has a lot guilt/shame with it if you don't do it "right".

[@melissagonzalez674]

Anxiety and fear around birth is largely what makes the brain internalize that something is wrong, rather than a natural process we are built to go through is taking place. If you feel pain it doesn’t mean you are actively doing anything wrong! Birth is more mental than it is physical really. The foundation of hypnobirthing, what it actually is, is letting go of all those mental constraints and entering a meditative state of deep relaxation and trust in our body, so that our body can birth as it needs to without us resisting physically and mentally. Western medicine has medicalized birth and movies have made it out to be such a scary and horrific thing so for many women, it does take some work to unlearn all of that misinformation, fear and stereotypes. Release any feelings of shame, any anxiety or fears and start building that trust in yourself and your baby through educating yourself as much as possible, practicing mindfulness and confronting that mental programming that’s not serving you. There’s a lot of meditations available on KZbin that help with this. Bridget Taylor has really really good and informative content centered around releasing fear and trusting that you’re built to birth. You’ve got this mama!

[@lauraa.3610]

Hi Shavonne, I have a question, if fear= pain, why women who are not afraid of giving birth, still feel some kind of pain?Thank you.

[@sackettfamily4685]

Flip side, i was terrified, but I didn't feel hardly any pain up to 6cm. At which point I felt like a nerve was being pinched and opted for an epidural. Within the hour she was born. I think it's more about staying calm than not fearing or oxygen levels.

[@ummuomama1080]

Thank you so much for your Video 😍 but i have a question, how can i make Sure, that there is enough oxygen for the birthmuscle ?

[@thepositivebirthcompany]

We would recommend watching our Breathing Video x

[@ummuomama1080]

@@thepositivebirthcompany Thank you ❤❤❤

[@lydiatheglimmermaid]

Haha my arm still hurts

[@alexandraciubotaru7600]

Why did I pay 40£ if everything is on KZbin ? 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

[@thepositivebirthcompany]

Hi! The digital pack (£39) is our full hypnobirthing course (6+ hours of content) and includes mp3s to download, course notes booklet, birth preferences template and access to a private community for ongoing support and daily positive birth stories, plus a comprehensive infant feeding guide and new sound bath relaxation. The videos here on our KZbin channel cover the basics of hypnobirthing and act as introduction but certainly aren’t comparable to the value of the digital pack xx

[@KSfan4ever]

Are you even kidding? As a 40 year labor and delivery room nurse, and certified Lamaze instructor, and mother, I have experienced and seen first hand that most women, despite Lamaze, Bradley, hypnosis or other various labor & delivery techniques, experience agonizing labors and deliveries. Why do you think epidurals were invented? In lieu of an epidural, all the breathing exercises do is keep you from screaming from the pain.

[@alyssabrown6214]

KSfan4ever This is good input and as you are a delivery room nurse, I’m sure you have witnessed a lot of women giving birth, but women here are most likely trying to experience a natural birth, without an epidural, as this is a channel on hypnobirthing. For people trying to gain reassurance and a positive outlook , this comment was kind of negative and uncalled for. Not to say you’re incorrect because many women can’t help but to have excruciating labor, but the way you put it was just a bit rude and had a negative attitude towards this woman. At least she’s trying to deliver a positive message. She’s sharing her own positive experiences and feelings hoping that it will help others.

[@aniya117]

I recently had a baby and I have to agree... We did everything right and I was so pumped for my natural home hypnobirth but had to have an emergency transfer .. no amount of breathing is gonna take away the pain of your lady parts tearing in 5 different places!!! Its a great tool to use to relax but hypnobirthing won't magically take the pain away ( except maybe for some people who would have had easy births anyway)

[@susantav7517]

nope! its just not true i had a nightmarish 22 hour first labor (vbac) at home not knowing this info my next labor was of course shorter 5 hours but still quite painful, but after i learned relaxation/no tension = no fear, I was about to birth my next 2 babies in 4 hours with very little pain completely manageable and was fully recovered cooking cleaning and taking care of other children in 2 days! compare that to two weeks for my first child/c-section. the people you see in the hospital are generally speaking uneducated on this info, fearful to at least some degree and lamaze and bradley ( i have taken both) are not nearly as effective as hypnobirthing techniques either..

[@tylerporterphotos]

TheXfluff she said doesn’t have to be painful, not that it won’t be painful. Everyone is different. I laughed during labor and delivery with my home birth. My friend? ORGASMED! So it’s not a misleading statement.