HypnoBirthing® Homework Assignment, Class 3

I hope your practice sessions are going well.  We’ve covered a lot.  If you have any questions, just call or email us.  To prepare for our next class, be sure to look over the following chapters of your HypnoBirthing book:

• Falling in Love with Your Baby
• Nutrition
• Exercise
• Perineal Massage
• Getting Ready to Welcome Your Baby
• When Baby is Breech
• Before Labor: When Baby is Ready
• Letting Your Baby and Your Body Set the Pace
• When Nature Needs Assistance
• Childbirth – A Labor of Love: Prelude to Labor
• How the Body Works with You and for You

Homework for this week:

• Listen to the Rainbow Relaxation and Birth Affirmations CD daily
• Practice Breathing techniques several times per day
  • Sleep Breathing
  • Slow Breathing
• Practice Relaxation techniques
• Practice Visualization techniques
  • Opening Blossom – review pictures and videos of opening blossoms to assist you with this visualization
  • Dissociation technique – choose one or two that work well for you
  • Special Place – listen to the Special Place track (track #1) on your Birthing Zone CD several times a week, at least until you get skilled at creating this place whenever you want to
• Practice Deepening techniques
  • Pay special attention to becoming skilled at the Sensory Gate Control Valve technique
  • The Comfort Management track (track #2) on your Birthing Zone CD gives you practice creating glove anesthesia
• Listen to the Fear Release track (track #3) on your Birthing Zone CD as often as necessary to support you in letting go of your fears prior to giving birth
• Begin Perineal Massage 6-8 weeks before your baby’s guess date
• Review the Birthing Preferences handout

Remember your next class will be with Linda at: Peaceful Beginnings (208 State Street, Greensboro, NC 27408).

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