Moving through the waves
Posted by Inexplicable Ways on February 16, 2010
I was the doula for a Hypnobabies student recently. She was a first-time mom planning a hospital birth.
Now, I’ll let you in on a little doula secret: when we think first-time mom, we plan for her to go past her due date and for the birth to be on the long-ish side. So, quite honestly, I didn’t have her on the radar just yet. It was still a few days until her guess date.
However, I also know that Hypnobabies can result in shorter labors.
When she texted at 8pm, her pressure waves were 7-8 minutes apart. When I arrived at 9:30, I couldn’t tell when one began and one ended. They seemed to be on top of each other. She was using her “Peace” cue beautifully and moving through the waves. By 1:30am, when we rolled into the hospital, she was 9-10cm dilated.
She told me she found the car ride “relaxing.”
I can’t wait to start a new Hypnobabies series next week! I do have one spot left in my class. Let me know if you’d like to sign up or spread the word to a pregnant friend.
Melissa said
I don’t think I told you this part about my Hypnobabies birth… As you know, my due date was February 14, but as part of the Hypnobabies program I “visualized” beginning my birthing time on February 11. My water broke at 9:30pm on February 10 and I began actively “laboring” around 6pm on February 11. Bowen was born 12 hours later at 5:58am on February 12… pretty amazing stuff!!! Hypnobabies is truly wonderful!
Inexplicable Ways said
Ha! Melissa, you could have mentioned to ME that you visualized your birth starting on the 11th. Maybe I would have been better prepared!
Melissa said
Yea… I guess that would’ve been a good idea… Next time