@@heyshayla once you downloaded to your computer, how did you get the tracks to your phone? Does the course provide the meditation tracks? What app did you use to play them during your birth? Thanks!
I had a hypnobirth my second natural delivery having no idea what it was. It just came naturally and the craziest part was my nurse who sat with me was reading a book about it. She told me after how wild it was that she was studying about it and got to witness it at the same time. This was like 20 year's ago so it wasn't a "thing" that was talked about but it was such a cool experience!
My husband and I are planning on trying for our first baby next year, and your channel and podcast have been SO AMAZING for me. Stuff like this! What the heck IS hypnobirthing?? I keep seeing it in positive birth story videos, and no one explains what it is!!
I had my baby early and only got about 3 weeks of practice but it was SO helpful. I stayed calm through the whole thing and didn’t end up using any pain meds, even with an induced labor. There was a moment right before I pushed where I started to panic (because I was afraid I had a long time to go) but overall I really loved it. I had a complicated pregnancy (delivered in the ICU) but it made labor and delivery the easiest part.
i’ve just found you and i love you. you are bringing me a lot of peace during my pregnancy & you were not aggressive with your mom! aggressiveness is subjective.
Love Hypnobabies and Ina May's Guide to Childbirth! I think it's important to distinguish between the general term "hypnobirthing" and the particular class Hypnobabies. Hypnobabies teaches medical grade hypno anesthesia, not just deep relaxation. I wouldn't want someone to just read a book on hypnobirthing and think they'll get the benefits of Hypnobabies. I used Hypnobabies with my second baby and I'm using it again for my third baby. Highly recommend it! ☀️ Heidi
Hypnobabies course + Tracks: www.hypnobabies-store.com/product/online-hypnobabies-home-study-course/?ref-hyp=shaylachristine Blog with all the info: www.heyshayla.com/what-is-hypobirthing Email list to be notified when new videos comeout: eepurl.com/gd4SLb I recently posted my Birthing Story with Hypnobabies here: th-cam.com/video/zrtRffLPba4/w-d-xo.html
I did Hypnobabies for my first birth in 2018 (and I'm 5 weeks out from doing it again). I love it. My first birth was FAST, too. Active birthing was 3 hours. Got to the birth center, was 5cm, and was pushing within an hour, then baby was out 20mins later. Crazy! As I approach this birth, I'm feeling prepared for a faster birth and excited to see if HB works even better this time :) Thanks for doing this video about it to get the word out.
Thanks for always being so transparent and making topics more approachable! Im all about this. Love it! Most of my own issues involve getting out of my own head so practicing this i feel may not just help me through my upcoming birth but also in other daily happenings. Thanks Shayla!
Hey I watch this video and tried it. Just like using concentration and breathing to manage pain and focus on my body. Honestly it was a much better experience. My first kid I went in demanding an epidural. I couldn't walk or see my son for 4 hrs after birth because of it.This technique allowed me to have my second son quickly and I had a lot less recovery time. THANKS!
I found your channel the day after I got Ina May's Guide to Childbirth and I am so thankful. Your voice and energy are so calming and I love the way you approach birth 💛
Love this, love your page, I am an expat in a big city with my first pregnancy where midwives are FREE but in completely short demand (also not my first language :D) . I'm 26 weeks and on waiting lists, going to take a week long prep course next month because I do not expect to have one by the time Bean gets here. I have been in the state of mind that I'm just gonna do this and let come what will come, educate myself as much as I can without completely overwhelming myself with info. Hypnobirthing sounds like an absolute banging tool to have in my tool box! Thanks for your content and energy, it came to me at the perfect time 💓
Girl!! You’re the best thank you for all of these valuable videos! I found you just in time. I’m 21 weeks and starting to prepare for a natural birth with my 2nd baby. You’re energy is amazing!!!! 💕💕👑
So Ina May (Guide to Childbirth author) is the founder of The Farm in Summertown which is literally the next town over from where we live (Lawrenceburg, TN)! So crazy I bought this book off of your recommendation and it was literally written from the perspective of a community right next to where we live!
I think youtuber Lily Pebbles did hypnobirthing and she ended up having a c-section. I think she talked about how it still helped her, and she often mentions how she uses the breathing techniques when she feels anxious etc. I think the name "hypno-birthing" is a bit unfair cus people think it super hippie, but it's literally going back to the knowledge women used for centuries before science and partiarchy changed the way we view and discuss childbirth. I'm a bit of a history nerd and it's so interesting how we sort of lost a lot of knowledge about women and their bodies during the 19th century. And I mean, in the 20th they started to give such strung drugs during labor women would sometimes be restrained because they were so high and confused, or they were put into "twighlight sleep" and would not remember anything. Sorry, went on a ramble and I don't really know much about it, but it is very interesting to read about what brought these changes of views on women and childbirth during 18-19th century. Love your videos as always! :D
Hypno Babies!!! After having PPD with my first baby I had read there was (very slight) evidence that the pain of childbirth can sometimes help induce that oxytocin hormonal response; and for me that was enough (if nothing else it wasn’t worrying). I’m the opposite of crunchy, I like hospitals… it was my OB who suggested it when I expressed interest in “natural birth.” Yes, some of the stuff is a little absurd (like the refusal to use the word “pain”) but what SOLD me was the fact that for the first time in YEARS I was able to fall asleep to take a nap after playing the CD. I had an epidural with my first vagina birth (which was fine, though it’s an extra day in the hospital and there’s not much insuring for it ). The copay on my epidural was going to be like $4,000 and so I’d I forwent it we (husband was still in med school) could get my own laptop (2007; before this I was using the 3rd-hand one from a relative that came pre-haunted with viruses, lol).. but I digress… When I want to go to the hospital because I was so calm and quiet Ppl didn’t think I was in “active” labor but when they checked me I was8 cm at which point it was “oh sh*t, call the midwife!!!” She was at a horse-show/beach vacation but hurried over; she only had enough time to put on a gown before little Charlotte came! Delivered her in a beach-coverup + surgical gown and flip flops!! (Thank you, Irene Besser!). I couldn’t believe how well it worked; the hypnobabies kit was like $100 at the time (back in CD days) but I ended up saving money, a lot of time,and since I knew I was probably not going to plan a 3rd baby during the end I thought “Remember this! Remember this!” Trying to take in as many details as possible because it really did feel much more connected in a way. Anyways, I’m a pill-popping, hospital-loving, non-mother earth type, and I would absolutely use HypnoBabies again
I had such an opposite experience, and reasoning. I tried to prepare for a natural birth because I'm kind of scared of hospitals, and have a tendency to avoid letting doctors tell me what to do. I live in South Korea, and was particularly nervous about going to a typical hospital here. (The birthing clinic I gave birth in does a _type_ of time-limited, low dose epidural, but they kind of try to discourage it except in especially difficult labors.) I followed the Hypnobabies program pretty religiously and started at 24 weeks. It did not work in labor. I had very painful back labor for over 30 hours (spinning babies techniques didn't help; my son was facing the right way already.) I got the time-limited epidural at 8 cm and it wore off at 10. Then I was pushing over two hours and ended up requesting an episiotomy because I could not push any more. I had bruises all over my body for several days, because I'd been on all fours and my husband and doula had been squeezing my hips and pushing on my back the whole time to make the back pain bearable. I'm trying to find the courage to get pregnant again. If I do, I think I'll just go to a hospital and plan on getting an epidural. There are some hospitals in Korea where they do more the continual type of epidural, apparently. And they're cheaper than the birth center, lol. There might be few staff members who speak English, but what else is a Korean husband good for in the delivery room? (Oh right, I forgot. Counter pressure.)
You are so much fun!!!! I’m 27 weeks pregnant with my first (legit no idea what I’m doing :) and I have the Expectful app which has been cool. I fall asleep to it all the time so I feel the same - like “oh shoot am I really getting the content”? I read the Hypnobirthing book (on audible) which was cool but didn’t feel like it gave me enough technique on what to do. I think I will try the Hypnobabies too! Thanks so much! :)
LMAO "yours not in my bubble mom". Same. My mom creates nervousness around high anxiety situations, so i didnt want her there during my birth either. (Sorry mom..love you..)
My mom too! For my first pregnancy (17 years ago!) she was suffering from undiagnosed hypothyroidism which made her moods unstable. She made things stressful for sure! Thanks to Covid, I can only have our doula and my husband in the room. 😂 (Mom has since been balanced out but she can still be a bit dramatic in any medical scenario.)
I'm over 40 and pregnant with my 1st after years of IVF and told my elderly mom I don't want her in the room.....no offense mom, but you stress me out!
So amazing. You were so informative and encouraging!! Also just super supportive of all births, my sister has a scheduled c section and there are parts of birth she feels left out of so I love you included that!
I stumbled upon a video you did on unmediated births and I remember you mentioning ina mays guide to childbirth and I decided to keep that in mind and today I watched this video because ya know the first video was so helpful that it sold me! Crazy how I watched this video today and stumbled across a thrift store and decided to take a look at the book selection on pregnancy and sure enough there it was ina mays guide to childbirth! It was my sign to go ahead and check this book out
Thank you for sharing this story. I am going to purchase the program now. I’m already 35 weeks but I have a strong meditation practice and I’m hoping if I start now it will be able to make a big difference in my labor.
Super helpful Shayla. I’m taking the hypnobabies course. 1. I wondered if my partner HAD to do his part because he’s all like nahh. 2. I keep thinking how embarrassed I’ll be if I have to play the labor track live In front of everyone, lol. We’ll see what happens. 3. Glad it worked for you even though you didn’t follow it to a T, because I sure as hell fall asleep during it every night. Thanks and congrats for getting through that!
Good!! I’m glad it answered some questions! Trust me when you’re in labor you do/ get what you want and you don’t think twice about it. I was walking around butt naked in and out of the tub, after she was born the nurses walked me to the bathroom I was like, omg covet me up and let me pee in private! Bahahaha !!
I used the Hypnobirth techniques to have an induction at 42 weeks and was able to avoid any pain meds. I was so relaxed, despite having to completely pivot my planned home birth!
Makes sense that labor can cause women to go into a sympathetic response (fight or flight). I bet hypnobirthing helps a ton to get more into the parasympathetic state. I’m curious how something else that gets people into parasympathetic (like massage) would help women during labor 🤔
Massage, and gentle touch are parts of the Hypnobirthing toolset. As are breath work, scent / smell, visualisation, and the tracks you can listen to. It's about having different tools you can use as needed. Really interesting 😊
I used Hypnobabies and it was great!! www.hypnobabies-store.com/product/online-hypnobabies-home-study-course/?ref-hyp=shaylachristine Yay!’ I’m so so happy you’re looking into this way before you have to! You’re going to do great!
Ok so I just found your channel recently and don’t mind me while I just binge all your vids now 😂 I’m currently 15 wks pregnant and going the crunchy route of a natural homebirth and also trying to implement some type of minimalism with our baby registry LOL so I’m low key obsessed with you. In like a cute non-creepy way 😇 for real tho, love your channel!
I'm super into hippy shit and appreciated this video so much! I've been listening to hypnobirthing tracks since about week 25 and it's been so helpful, especially when falling asleep at night.
Thank you for sharing! I am expecting at the end of January & interested in hypnobirthing.I know labor is hard but I fear I may have to do this on my own, without a support person. I’m sure hypnobirthing would help a ton, just a lil nervous for what’s to come 😃
Girl, you’ve got this. Its crazy what we do when we have to. It’s also crazy how much we cry one min and smile at our babies the next (today). You’ve got it.
This was super helpful! Would you say you could achieve a similar feeling with just doing meditation and practicing it before or do you feel like the hypnobabies tracks were essential?
Thank you so much! I just discovered your videos and am now binging them, lol. Thank you for some actual information about hypnobirthing. It’s so helpful!
Trying to conceive and from when we first even decided to try I was terrified of the birth element. I'm super squeamish and just find it all horrific and gross to think about. I will like faint when I'm ill and that sort of stuff. Initially I was like NEED to get an elective section but I'm now considering looking into hypnobirthing and water and at least trying that route first. It's weird but I have two approaches which are like the polar opposite because I just hate the idea of induction or any kind of assisted delivery. Love your video style, you're very natural, open and at times a bit ditsy? There's just no fakeness or pretension and I really appreciate that. Keep it up, watched quite a few of your vids in just this one day!
I tried to go natural, changed my mind after 24 hours of painful contractions and no dilation. Got an epidural, epidural FAILED. They started pitocin and broke my water to get me to dilate. I felt EVERYTHING and the pain and fear got the best of me. I was a screaming banshee and felt so embarrassed afterwards but the nurse said “they don’t call it labor for nothing, darlin’.”
@@oliviaa5559 I agree. Before I got pregnant, I swore I’d never go natural, give me all da drugs lol. Once I was pregnant, I thought “I’ll try natural for as long as I can and if it doesn’t work out, I’ll change my mind.” Unfortunately for me, the waiting 24 hours led to a late epidural which led to them NOT being able to fix it when it was botched because by then the pitocin took over and there was no getting off the ride so to speak. So in the end I had no choice but to go natural. Would I do it all over again? If I absolutely had to, yes. Will I ask for an epidural next time? ABSOLUTELY.
@@MPaez-lq5ig thanks for sharing! That's a crazy story!. I also had a delivery that had so many elements of surprise. I think that was something I didn't realize when I went in with my birth plan. I was like -here's my plan. And then of course so many other things happen that we can't control. But in the end I'm just so happy to have my healthy baby!
I’m so sorry you were embarrassed. That is an awful feeling to have attached to birth. I hope you don’t still feel that way, and if you do that you get to a place where you have some acceptance and forgiveness for yourself. Hug ❤️
Watching your videos makes me believe I can do it all 👏🏻🙌🏻 I'm 36 weeks, no fear, but I totally wana try this out. And wana read Inas book. Bring it on 👯♀️
I did hypnobabies but it didn't work for me. When I was in labor I was totally rejecting the suggestions I was even like SHUT UPP when it was saying it feels like pressure. With my second do you have any tips? I practiced like crazy every single day months leading up to the day!
I agree! We made it a rule in our house to NOT make it absolutely quiet while baby is sleeping. We go about our day while she naps with the tv or music on. She sleeps right through it!
I'm 3 minutes in..its real hippie! Lol yes it is. The book was recommended to me for natural birth, which was in my living room, on a birthing stool. Fun crazy story...i heard about hypnobirthing just days before I ended up in labor so I didn't actually get to use it....will next time for sure
Hey, your affiliate link isn't working and just wanted to make sure you know. Love the video! I'm definitely considering buying the course as I am looking for something to help guide me and provide some structure during natural childbirth.
Yes our bodies are "made to have babies". And I'm not against hypnobirthing in and of itself. But it doesn't always work that way. Things can go wrong and do go wrong. People have issues in pregnancy, infertility, and delivery. Women and babies are not always healthy as they are "supposed" to be. Please talk to your doctor about all the risks that are involved with your own personal health.
What if you have really quick deliveries. Like first one was induced and the start of labor was 10am to her time of birth 11:45am same day. Second was not induce and start at 4:30am to 9:15am same day. Yeah. I've only had three pregnancy.
I’ve been doing Hypnobirthing track for a while. I had a Hypnobirthing coach come to my house and I did a 5 week class with her for five weeks. Something that I’ve been noticing and running into is that when I listen to any Hypnobirthing tracks on TH-cam when the track is over or at some point in the night I am waking up and then I have a hard time falling back asleep. It’s almost like because the person is talking for 45 minutes it isn’t as relaxing as say soothing music might be. So when did you listen to your tracks? Did you find that just putting them in your subconscious during the day works better than at night?
Our bodies ARE made to give birth but obstructions and other complications that modern medicine can help with are common as well. I hope all you mammas stay safe
I'm 26 weeks, first time mom. Finished my Hypnobabies course but haven't been super consistent with practicing the audio tracks...when did you commit to doing them every day?
With my first, I had an epidural and lost all use of my legs. With HypnoBabies can you walk around the halls with the tracks on or do you have to be in bed the whole time?
I stayed in my room but I was able to move and walk. If you have informed Nurses they can get you into positions that make contractions easier. For me I could breathe through things easier and focus more in bed. But if movement focuses your brain that is what you need to do.
I’m doing the course and reading the book and your content sounds a little different to mine. One of the huge things in HypnoBirthing is that you don’t actually push the baby out. Did you actually push or were you able to breathe the baby down? Maybe it has to do with the method you chose? Did you do the Mongan method?
I’ll check it out too! Mine doesn’t have as many tracks as yours and I’m curious. So glad it worked for you. I’m actually really looking forward to labour and hoping HypnoBirthing works like a charm!
I did the J breathing for my second one and i think it really worked i was calm and colected the whole time but im due December 2021 with number 3 and i think ill look into this some more
I don't think it's all that "out there", it's really science... Our nervous system/brain respond to certain things, this is just a way to work with them more consciously. (Said someone with the username CosmoHippie... LOL)
I think if you’re into it it’s still a go! They guide you through the whole thing so it’s not like “clear your mind” it’s more like think of X and imagine your muscles relaxing etc.
I too am not a focused person in terms of meditation but I have gotten so much useful information from my hypnobirthing course. Information I didnt event know I needed to know lol! If I didn't take this, I would have gone almost completely blind. Now I know what to expect when my body does something or what phase I'm in or what things I can deny etc etc. Do it for the info alone.
I did the hypnobabies course but did not really use it during my labor. I was just extremely relaxed, happy and breathing calmly and had a 1 hour painfree labor at home (second child). With my first I was trashing and screaming during transition in the hospital. So it made a HUGE difference for me to read Ina May and do hypnobabies to be able to relax and just let it happen.
Wait i have a question, do you slip in and out of meditation state during labour? You mentioned that you screamed at one point and said the F word lol so i was just curious
did you get the hypnobirthig or the hypnobabies program? there are both available but I dont know which one is better! Help!
This is the one I did!
www.hypnobabies-store.com/product/online-hypnobabies-home-study-course/?ref-hyp=shaylachristine
@@heyshayla once you downloaded to your computer, how did you get the tracks to your phone? Does the course provide the meditation tracks? What app did you use to play them during your birth? Thanks!
@@kaimc6710 Hey I put them on my iTunes and then it synced them to both I think!
@@heyshayla thank you for the reply!
I had a hypnobirth my second natural delivery having no idea what it was. It just came naturally and the craziest part was my nurse who sat with me was reading a book about it. She told me after how wild it was that she was studying about it and got to witness it at the same time. This was like 20 year's ago so it wasn't a "thing" that was talked about but it was such a cool experience!
I had an emergency c section and lots of complications. Hypnobirthing really helped me keep calm x
My husband and I are planning on trying for our first baby next year, and your channel and podcast have been SO AMAZING for me. Stuff like this! What the heck IS hypnobirthing?? I keep seeing it in positive birth story videos, and no one explains what it is!!
I had my baby early and only got about 3 weeks of practice but it was SO helpful. I stayed calm through the whole thing and didn’t end up using any pain meds, even with an induced labor. There was a moment right before I pushed where I started to panic (because I was afraid I had a long time to go) but overall I really loved it. I had a complicated pregnancy (delivered in the ICU) but it made labor and delivery the easiest part.
Ugh soooooo glad to hear!!!
I have watched like 6 of your videos back to back and I feel like u should totally be a doula. Love your energy!💗
I think I would looooove that!!!!!
Yoooo, same! I just stumbled on this channel and I just need her in my life. Subscribed, the end!
Yesss! I'd totally want your vibe and energy as my doula!
i’ve just found you and i love you. you are bringing me a lot of peace during my pregnancy & you were not aggressive with your mom! aggressiveness is subjective.
Love Hypnobabies and Ina May's Guide to Childbirth! I think it's important to distinguish between the general term "hypnobirthing" and the particular class Hypnobabies. Hypnobabies teaches medical grade hypno anesthesia, not just deep relaxation. I wouldn't want someone to just read a book on hypnobirthing and think they'll get the benefits of Hypnobabies. I used Hypnobabies with my second baby and I'm using it again for my third baby. Highly recommend it! ☀️ Heidi
Thank you! All the other videos I’ve seen just talk about “how great it is”, but I’ve had no clue WHAT it is.
That’s exactly how I felt!!! Good I’m glad this was helpful!
@@heyshayla definitely very helpful!
I did a hypno birth with my second daughter, it is NUTS how helpful it is. You described it wonderfully and made it seem very aprochable. 👍
As someone who is terrified and anxious, your videos are the only ones that make me laugh. Thank you so much.
Haha you’ve got this!
You’re not in my bubble of peace- my new catchphrase for haters
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I did Hypnobabies for my first birth in 2018 (and I'm 5 weeks out from doing it again). I love it. My first birth was FAST, too. Active birthing was 3 hours. Got to the birth center, was 5cm, and was pushing within an hour, then baby was out 20mins later. Crazy! As I approach this birth, I'm feeling prepared for a faster birth and excited to see if HB works even better this time :) Thanks for doing this video about it to get the word out.
Thanks for always being so transparent and making topics more approachable! Im all about this. Love it! Most of my own issues involve getting out of my own head so practicing this i feel may not just help me through my upcoming birth but also in other daily happenings. Thanks Shayla!
Yeeees!!!
Hey I watch this video and tried it. Just like using concentration and breathing to manage pain and focus on my body. Honestly it was a much better experience. My first kid I went in demanding an epidural. I couldn't walk or see my son for 4 hrs after birth because of it.This technique allowed me to have my second son quickly and I had a lot less recovery time. THANKS!
Congratulations!!!
I found your channel the day after I got Ina May's Guide to Childbirth and I am so thankful. Your voice and energy are so calming and I love the way you approach birth 💛
Love this, love your page, I am an expat in a big city with my first pregnancy where midwives are FREE but in completely short demand (also not my first language :D) . I'm 26 weeks and on waiting lists, going to take a week long prep course next month because I do not expect to have one by the time Bean gets here. I have been in the state of mind that I'm just gonna do this and let come what will come, educate myself as much as I can without completely overwhelming myself with info. Hypnobirthing sounds like an absolute banging tool to have in my tool box! Thanks for your content and energy, it came to me at the perfect time 💓
👏👏👏👏 good for you!!!!!
Girl!! You’re the best thank you for all of these valuable videos! I found you just in time. I’m 21 weeks and starting to prepare for a natural birth with my 2nd baby. You’re energy is amazing!!!! 💕💕👑
So Ina May (Guide to Childbirth author) is the founder of The Farm in Summertown which is literally the next town over from where we live (Lawrenceburg, TN)! So crazy I bought this book off of your recommendation and it was literally written from the perspective of a community right next to where we live!
Omggggg sooo cool!!!!!
Bought my hypnobirthing online classes last week and already have two books! Thank you for the advice :)
I think youtuber Lily Pebbles did hypnobirthing and she ended up having a c-section. I think she talked about how it still helped her, and she often mentions how she uses the breathing techniques when she feels anxious etc. I think the name "hypno-birthing" is a bit unfair cus people think it super hippie, but it's literally going back to the knowledge women used for centuries before science and partiarchy changed the way we view and discuss childbirth. I'm a bit of a history nerd and it's so interesting how we sort of lost a lot of knowledge about women and their bodies during the 19th century. And I mean, in the 20th they started to give such strung drugs during labor women would sometimes be restrained because they were so high and confused, or they were put into "twighlight sleep" and would not remember anything. Sorry, went on a ramble and I don't really know much about it, but it is very interesting to read about what brought these changes of views on women and childbirth during 18-19th century. Love your videos as always! :D
allopathic medicine changed everything. not just how labor is viewed but all health and medicine. our bodies were made for this- do it naturally.
Hypno Babies!!! After having PPD with my first baby I had read there was (very slight) evidence that the pain of childbirth can sometimes help induce that oxytocin hormonal response; and for me that was enough (if nothing else it wasn’t worrying).
I’m the opposite of crunchy, I like hospitals… it was my OB who suggested it when I expressed interest in “natural birth.” Yes, some of the stuff is a little absurd (like the refusal to use the word “pain”) but what SOLD me was the fact that for the first time in YEARS I was able to fall asleep to take a nap after playing the CD.
I had an epidural with my first vagina birth (which was fine, though it’s an extra day in the hospital and there’s not much insuring for it ). The copay on my epidural was going to be like $4,000 and so I’d I forwent it we (husband was still in med school) could get my own laptop (2007; before this I was using the 3rd-hand one from a relative that came pre-haunted with viruses, lol).. but I digress…
When I want to go to the hospital because I was so calm and quiet Ppl didn’t think I was in “active” labor but when they checked me I was8 cm at which point it was “oh sh*t, call the midwife!!!”
She was at a horse-show/beach vacation but hurried over; she only had enough time to put on a gown before little Charlotte came! Delivered her in a beach-coverup + surgical gown and flip flops!! (Thank you, Irene Besser!).
I couldn’t believe how well it worked; the hypnobabies kit was like $100 at the time (back in CD days) but I ended up saving money, a lot of time,and since I knew I was probably not going to plan a 3rd baby during the end I thought “Remember this! Remember this!” Trying to take in as many details as possible because it really did feel much more connected in a way.
Anyways, I’m a pill-popping, hospital-loving, non-mother earth type, and I would absolutely use HypnoBabies again
Hahahaha the last line might be the best comment ever 😂😂👏👏👏
I had such an opposite experience, and reasoning. I tried to prepare for a natural birth because I'm kind of scared of hospitals, and have a tendency to avoid letting doctors tell me what to do. I live in South Korea, and was particularly nervous about going to a typical hospital here. (The birthing clinic I gave birth in does a _type_ of time-limited, low dose epidural, but they kind of try to discourage it except in especially difficult labors.)
I followed the Hypnobabies program pretty religiously and started at 24 weeks. It did not work in labor. I had very painful back labor for over 30 hours (spinning babies techniques didn't help; my son was facing the right way already.) I got the time-limited epidural at 8 cm and it wore off at 10. Then I was pushing over two hours and ended up requesting an episiotomy because I could not push any more. I had bruises all over my body for several days, because I'd been on all fours and my husband and doula had been squeezing my hips and pushing on my back the whole time to make the back pain bearable.
I'm trying to find the courage to get pregnant again. If I do, I think I'll just go to a hospital and plan on getting an epidural. There are some hospitals in Korea where they do more the continual type of epidural, apparently. And they're cheaper than the birth center, lol. There might be few staff members who speak English, but what else is a Korean husband good for in the delivery room? (Oh right, I forgot. Counter pressure.)
It’s actually not absurd not use the word pain. It’s basically a psychological trick so that your mind doesn’t think it’s a painful experience
You are so much fun!!!! I’m 27 weeks pregnant with my first (legit no idea what I’m doing :) and I have the Expectful app which has been cool. I fall asleep to it all the time so I feel the same - like “oh shoot am I really getting the content”? I read the Hypnobirthing book (on audible) which was cool but didn’t feel like it gave me enough technique on what to do. I think I will try the Hypnobabies too! Thanks so much! :)
LMAO "yours not in my bubble mom".
Same. My mom creates nervousness around high anxiety situations, so i didnt want her there during my birth either. (Sorry mom..love you..)
My mom too! For my first pregnancy (17 years ago!) she was suffering from undiagnosed hypothyroidism which made her moods unstable. She made things stressful for sure! Thanks to Covid, I can only have our doula and my husband in the room. 😂 (Mom has since been balanced out but she can still be a bit dramatic in any medical scenario.)
I'm over 40 and pregnant with my 1st after years of IVF and told my elderly mom I don't want her in the room.....no offense mom, but you stress me out!
@@EP-qi8ed Congratulations!!!!! Wishing you all the best & wonderful experiences to come. But yeah, moms stay out 😄.
I'm so glad my mom is a stable person. My husbands mom? NOPE. So him and I both already knew she was not allowed in the room.
My mom was on FaceTime for my 2nd birth and I kept the volume off. She was only allowed 1/2 way in my bubble.
So amazing. You were so informative and encouraging!!
Also just super supportive of all births, my sister has a scheduled c section and there are parts of birth she feels left out of so I love you included that!
Totally! The goal is to get baby here and keep everyone safe ❤️❤️
This is 1000% up my alley. Definitely doing it
I stumbled upon a video you did on unmediated births and I remember you mentioning ina mays guide to childbirth and I decided to keep that in mind and today I watched this video because ya know the first video was so helpful that it sold me!
Crazy how I watched this video today and stumbled across a thrift store and decided to take a look at the book selection on pregnancy and sure enough there it was ina mays guide to childbirth!
It was my sign to go ahead and check this book out
Thank you for sharing this story. I am going to purchase the program now. I’m already 35 weeks but I have a strong meditation practice and I’m hoping if I start now it will be able to make a big difference in my labor.
You’ll love this
Super helpful Shayla. I’m taking the hypnobabies course.
1. I wondered if my partner HAD to do his part because he’s all like nahh.
2. I keep thinking how embarrassed I’ll be if I have to play the labor track live In front of everyone, lol. We’ll see what happens.
3. Glad it worked for you even though you didn’t follow it to a T, because I sure as hell fall asleep during it every night.
Thanks and congrats for getting through that!
Good!! I’m glad it answered some questions! Trust me when you’re in labor you do/ get what you want and you don’t think twice about it.
I was walking around butt naked in and out of the tub, after she was born the nurses walked me to the bathroom I was like, omg covet me up and let me pee in private! Bahahaha !!
@@heyshaylaNo kidding. Trust me, playing a track is probably about the least "embarrassing" thing you will be doing.
I used the Hypnobirth techniques to have an induction at 42 weeks and was able to avoid any pain meds. I was so relaxed, despite having to completely pivot my planned home birth!
Yes ina mae was the very first we found after learning we were expecting.
I subscribed originally for your travel videos and I'm glad I stayed to learn about your holistic birthing techniques! taking note for another day
Yay!!!! This makes me the happiest
Makes sense that labor can cause women to go into a sympathetic response (fight or flight). I bet hypnobirthing helps a ton to get more into the parasympathetic state.
I’m curious how something else that gets people into parasympathetic (like massage) would help women during labor 🤔
Massage, and gentle touch are parts of the Hypnobirthing toolset. As are breath work, scent / smell, visualisation, and the tracks you can listen to. It's about having different tools you can use as needed. Really interesting 😊
Thank you for sharing your experience! This is very helpful as I’m planning on doing hypnobirthing when I deliver next spring. 🙏🏻
I used Hypnobabies and it was great!! www.hypnobabies-store.com/product/online-hypnobabies-home-study-course/?ref-hyp=shaylachristine
Yay!’ I’m so so happy you’re looking into this way before you have to! You’re going to do great!
Ok so I just found your channel recently and don’t mind me while I just binge all your vids now 😂 I’m currently 15 wks pregnant and going the crunchy route of a natural homebirth and also trying to implement some type of minimalism with our baby registry LOL so I’m low key obsessed with you. In like a cute non-creepy way 😇 for real tho, love your channel!
Yay!!!! So happy to hear this!! And congrat a freaking lations!!
I'm super into hippy shit and appreciated this video so much! I've been listening to hypnobirthing tracks since about week 25 and it's been so helpful, especially when falling asleep at night.
Thank you for sharing! I am expecting at the end of January & interested in hypnobirthing.I know labor is hard but I fear I may have to do this on my own, without a support person. I’m sure hypnobirthing would help a ton, just a lil nervous for what’s to come 😃
Girl, you’ve got this. Its crazy what we do when we have to.
It’s also crazy how much we cry one min and smile at our babies the next (today).
You’ve got it.
Awesome info Shayla. I am hoping a fertilized egg is on its way to my uterus right now. Hope you get 100 000 subs.
I hope so good!!! Best of luck!
Loved this thank you I’m so excited for when it’s my turn to go on this journey !
This is great, thank you for making this a bit easier for me - less research! You've answered all my questions! Love your energy and honesty, sun!
This was super helpful! Would you say you could achieve a similar feeling with just doing meditation and practicing it before or do you feel like the hypnobabies tracks were essential?
Thank you so much! I just discovered your videos and am now binging them, lol. Thank you for some actual information about hypnobirthing. It’s so helpful!
I’m glad it’s helpful!!
Trying to conceive and from when we first even decided to try I was terrified of the birth element. I'm super squeamish and just find it all horrific and gross to think about. I will like faint when I'm ill and that sort of stuff. Initially I was like NEED to get an elective section but I'm now considering looking into hypnobirthing and water and at least trying that route first. It's weird but I have two approaches which are like the polar opposite because I just hate the idea of induction or any kind of assisted delivery.
Love your video style, you're very natural, open and at times a bit ditsy? There's just no fakeness or pretension and I really appreciate that. Keep it up, watched quite a few of your vids in just this one day!
I’m not planning on having a baby for a few more years but I’m ready to start my daily affirmations lol
Yaaaas🙌🙌
Ahh I frikkin' love ya! You make me smile with your silliness Shayla! So glad I found your chanel! 😊🙏
I tried to go natural, changed my mind after 24 hours of painful contractions and no dilation. Got an epidural, epidural FAILED. They started pitocin and broke my water to get me to dilate. I felt EVERYTHING and the pain and fear got the best of me. I was a screaming banshee and felt so embarrassed afterwards but the nurse said “they don’t call it labor for nothing, darlin’.”
I think there is way too much pressure to go natural. Just a weird motherhood culture thing right now
@@oliviaa5559 I agree. Before I got pregnant, I swore I’d never go natural, give me all da drugs lol. Once I was pregnant, I thought “I’ll try natural for as long as I can and if it doesn’t work out, I’ll change my mind.” Unfortunately for me, the waiting 24 hours led to a late epidural which led to them NOT being able to fix it when it was botched because by then the pitocin took over and there was no getting off the ride so to speak. So in the end I had no choice but to go natural. Would I do it all over again? If I absolutely had to, yes. Will I ask for an epidural next time? ABSOLUTELY.
@@MPaez-lq5ig thanks for sharing! That's a crazy story!. I also had a delivery that had so many elements of surprise. I think that was something I didn't realize when I went in with my birth plan. I was like -here's my plan. And then of course so many other things happen that we can't control. But in the end I'm just so happy to have my healthy baby!
I’m so sorry you were embarrassed. That is an awful feeling to have attached to birth. I hope you don’t still feel that way, and if you do that you get to a place where you have some acceptance and forgiveness for yourself. Hug ❤️
Watching your videos makes me believe I can do it all 👏🏻🙌🏻
I'm 36 weeks, no fear, but I totally wana try this out. And wana read Inas book. Bring it on 👯♀️
Hell yeah you can!!! 🙌🙌🙌
Agh may I just say, I love ya and I know we’d be great friends in person! Thanks for all your genuine content♥️
I did hypnobabies but it didn't work for me. When I was in labor I was totally rejecting the suggestions I was even like SHUT UPP when it was saying it feels like pressure. With my second do you have any tips? I practiced like crazy every single day months leading up to the day!
You make me so excited to try no medical birth! Love your fun way of speaking, makes it fun to learn. Thanks!
Hey I am a new subscriber ! Love you channel, Love your personality
Lol I love you. This is everything I needed to hear to get a started and your personality was perfect for me. 💕 thanks for sharing.
Why does everyone try to be quiet when the baby's sleeping? They sleep better with background noise.
I agree! We made it a rule in our house to NOT make it absolutely quiet while baby is sleeping. We go about our day while she naps with the tv or music on. She sleeps right through it!
Helpful and concise, thanks!
I love that you say tapes, makes me feel more aged with you haha
You made 100k! Congrats :)
Thank you!!
Awesome, thanks for the video Shayla! (commenting for the algorithm, hope you reach your goal!)
I'm 3 minutes in..its real hippie! Lol yes it is. The book was recommended to me for natural birth, which was in my living room, on a birthing stool. Fun crazy story...i heard about hypnobirthing just days before I ended up in labor so I didn't actually get to use it....will next time for sure
“In comas”!?! I’ve gotta read this book.
what gown did you wear to labor in at the hosptial was it whatever they gave you? looks much nicer thats why I ask. Thanks.
Hey, your affiliate link isn't working and just wanted to make sure you know. Love the video! I'm definitely considering buying the course as I am looking for something to help guide me and provide some structure during natural childbirth.
Thank you for letting me know!!
www.hypnobabies-store.com/?ref-hyp=shaylachristine
Yes our bodies are "made to have babies". And I'm not against hypnobirthing in and of itself. But it doesn't always work that way. Things can go wrong and do go wrong. People have issues in pregnancy, infertility, and delivery. Women and babies are not always healthy as they are "supposed" to be. Please talk to your doctor about all the risks that are involved with your own personal health.
This is a great point, and I’m glad you said it!
What if you have really quick deliveries. Like first one was induced and the start of labor was 10am to her time of birth 11:45am same day.
Second was not induce and start at 4:30am to 9:15am same day. Yeah. I've only had three pregnancy.
New subbie. Your personality made me subscribe!
I’ve been doing Hypnobirthing track for a while. I had a Hypnobirthing coach come to my house and I did a 5 week class with her for five weeks. Something that I’ve been noticing and running into is that when I listen to any Hypnobirthing tracks on TH-cam when the track is over or at some point in the night I am waking up and then I have a hard time falling back asleep. It’s almost like because the person is talking for 45 minutes it isn’t as relaxing as say soothing music might be. So when did you listen to your tracks? Did you find that just putting them in your subconscious during the day works better than at night?
I listen to them as I fall asleep too
@@heyshayla nonissue with waking up for you?
I love your videos they are so helpful!!
I loved hypnothbirthing, nearly fell asleep during labor I was so relaxed.
Right?! It’s so wild.
which things did you use during it ? any tips
I'm so into this - thanks!
Our bodies ARE made to give birth but obstructions and other complications that modern medicine can help with are common as well. I hope all you mammas stay safe
I'm 26 weeks, first time mom. Finished my Hypnobabies course but haven't been super consistent with practicing the audio tracks...when did you commit to doing them every day?
You can also do it to help put you to sleep at night. I started the course at 32 weeks I think
Does hypnobabies’ meditative State numb the pain of contractions?
Can you make a video of what a pregnant woman should eat ??
With my first, I had an epidural and lost all use of my legs. With HypnoBabies can you walk around the halls with the tracks on or do you have to be in bed the whole time?
You can walk around! I love that you were so mobile! They didn't numb the pain but they made them easy to get through
I stayed in my room but I was able to move and walk. If you have informed Nurses they can get you into positions that make contractions easier. For me I could breathe through things easier and focus more in bed. But if movement focuses your brain that is what you need to do.
I’m doing the course and reading the book and your content sounds a little different to mine. One of the huge things in HypnoBirthing is that you don’t actually push the baby out. Did you actually push or were you able to breathe the baby down?
Maybe it has to do with the method you chose? Did you do the Mongan method?
I did Hypnobabies!
I’ll check it out too! Mine doesn’t have as many tracks as yours and I’m curious. So glad it worked for you. I’m actually really looking forward to labour and hoping HypnoBirthing works like a charm!
I did hypnobirthing. FTM. Gave birth in 15 minutes. Did need an episiotomy though. 🥴❤️
Ayyyy! Amazing job!
Love this video
"You're not in my bubble." Lol
I did the J breathing for my second one and i think it really worked i was calm and colected the whole time but im due December 2021 with number 3 and i think ill look into this some more
Did you do the hypnobabies self study course?
Yes!! Dm me on Instagram and I can send you the one I did
I don't think it's all that "out there", it's really science... Our nervous system/brain respond to certain things, this is just a way to work with them more consciously. (Said someone with the username CosmoHippie... LOL)
Hahahaha amazing
Thank you for sharing
I am really shit at meditating because my attention span is that of a 4 year old. Is Hypno birthing probably a no go for me?
I think if you’re into it it’s still a go!
They guide you through the whole thing so it’s not like “clear your mind” it’s more like think of X and imagine your muscles relaxing etc.
I too am not a focused person in terms of meditation but I have gotten so much useful information from my hypnobirthing course. Information I didnt event know I needed to know lol! If I didn't take this, I would have gone almost completely blind. Now I know what to expect when my body does something or what phase I'm in or what things I can deny etc etc. Do it for the info alone.
Excellent video. New sub here! ❤️
I’m 37 weeks, do you think it’s too late for me as far as hypnobirthing? 😭 I really want to do it still
I did the hypnobabies course but did not really use it during my labor. I was just extremely relaxed, happy and breathing calmly and had a 1 hour painfree labor at home (second child). With my first I was trashing and screaming during transition in the hospital. So it made a HUGE difference for me to read Ina May and do hypnobabies to be able to relax and just let it happen.
I want to try the hypnobirthing but I also want pain relief so not natural. Would you still recommend it for helping with the labour?
Absolutely!! It honestly helps you to understand what happens in labor and also to more calmly roll with whatever happens!
@@heyshayla thank you I have ordered a book on it and downloaded the app.
LOL I uninvited my mom to my home birth because she was not in my bubble of peace. Due in January. No regrets. Boundaries are a beautiful thing.
I think I missed the third book - does anyone know what it is?
Love this thank you!
You rock. Thanks!
Wait i have a question, do you slip in and out of meditation state during labour? You mentioned that you screamed at one point and said the F word lol so i was just curious
Hahahaha you’re not in my bubble! My mother is working her way into my bubble and my MIL is not ready for a peace bubble
My MIL is NOT allowed in the room. Thank God my husband knew this before I did.
So because of COVID, was your doula not there? :(
Right!
I’m so determined to have an unmedicated birth when I get pregnant. PURELY because of the women who say “oh you’ll be BEGGING for an epidural”. Bet.
😁😁
This sounds a bit creepy
Blehhh why are why listening to all these men tell us how to give birth and be pregnant
What men?
could you please speak slower? : )