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mamaxke's review against another edition
3.0
hard to love this yet - since i haven't gotten to try it out yet, but it seems to have good ideas in it - and i am all set to believe that it's going to work. :)
kgstuckinabook's review against another edition
4.0
Great breathing, relaxation & visualization tips for a mama looking to birth as natural as possible. Not a good substitute for taking a hypnobirthing class though! It left much to be desired.
mama_chaos_gremlin's review against another edition
3.0
I found the descriptions of breathing and relaxation tips useful. The idea that birth does not gave to be scary or painful is empowering. But there are some sections of this book I find problematic. Should be updated with more inclusive language and sources.
mich614's review against another edition
3.0
I have mixed feelings about this book. On one hand, the sales pitch is really strong, and the possibility of feeling unnecessarily guilty if one doesn't follow this philosophy to letter is annoying. On the other hand, once you get past that part, there are good, useful tips that make it worth it.
I picked and chose which suggestions I plan to use, ie breathing reminders and the ones I'm skipping ie no color visualizations for me. The biggest tip I get from this book is a reminder that the more relaxed the body is, the less hurdles the baby will have trying make its way out.
I picked and chose which suggestions I plan to use, ie breathing reminders and the ones I'm skipping ie no color visualizations for me. The biggest tip I get from this book is a reminder that the more relaxed the body is, the less hurdles the baby will have trying make its way out.
ladynutelladuck's review against another edition
5.0
An excellent read. I especially love the first several chapters where they talk about history and physiology to back up their philosophy. There is a lot to learn. The medical community is trained to respond to emergencies and problems, and most births have none of those, especially if the mother is not afraid. Our culture over-uses emergency services for birth because it's become so routine (and necessary following each invention to try and fix problems another invention caused, but I won't repeat what's in the book). There is a reason our first-world country has the highest maternal and infant mortality (death) rates, even compared to some third-world countries - we over-medicate. I used to think this sort of thing was for hippies, holier-than-thou people, and other who just wanted to prove something, but I've since learned that natural birth provides the best experience (no drugs or procedures to interfere with the elation of birth) and it doesn't hurt if you approach it the right way. I'm totally doing this if I don't have real medical problems.
sprecher77's review against another edition
4.0
Read this book while pregnant with #3 after already experiencing 2 natural but terribly painful births. Hypnobirthing REALLY made a difference for me. While not exactly pain free I was much more able to stay relaxed and work with the contractions. I would highly recommend it to anyone wanting to have a peaceful and unmedicated birth.
chrisannee's review against another edition
2.0
Purposely written so that you have to attend a class.
katieconley's review against another edition
3.0
All I can say is I hope this works. Ill update once I have my baby and can talk more about the usefulness of the techniques.