Fast Post Natal Recovery: Self Hypnosis (Natal Hypnotherapy Programme)

Howell, Maggie

ISBN 10: 1905220081 ISBN 13: 9781905220083

Publisher: Natal Hypnotherapy, 2005

Synopsis

This award winning Natal Hypnotherapy(t) CD teaches you deep relaxation with guided visualisation to promote and encourage a fast recovery during the postnatal period. It is a time of bonding, resting and adapting to the immense changes in both you and your baby's life. Taking time out to relax and re-energise will help you stay calmer, respond more instinctively and cope well with all the changes which will bring long term benefits to you both. This CD can be used by all new mothers and can be listened to while feeding your baby or while resting when your baby sleeps. To get the best results from this CD, use it as part of the Natal Hypnotherapy(t) Programme.

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Review:

Julie Tindle "I had to write and let you know what an amazing impact the post natal CD has had on me. This was my third child and with the other two I suffered terribly from post natal depression - each time it went on for well over a year. I had planned not to have any more kids as the depression had been so bad. I then got pregnant by accident with Chloe - I was petrified that I would have to go through the PND again. I then heard about your CDs and decided to give them a go (the other 2 births had been pretty awful as well so I wanted anything that would help). I listened to the CDs as much as I could and went on to have a really positive birth - so different from the others. However, for me, the main effect as been post natally. I started listening to the post natal CD as soon as I could on the post natal ward - the others thought I was a bit weird! Amazingly, I felt really great after the birth and bonded straight away with Chloe. I had not even thought I would breast feed, but something in me felt like giving it a go (I am still breast feeding now - 3 months on). I carried on listening to the CD when I got home, whenever I had a chance, and even though I still got really tired, none of the depression came back Thank you so much - words can not express how wonderful it is to feel normal and to even enjoy those first few weeks with my daughter. " Camila Jenson "The CD was a tremendous help after James was born. I am so much calmer this time round and have actually found breastfeeding enjoyable! Because I am so much calmer, he is really chilled out to. Many thanks and make sure everyone hears about these CDs!" Jay Johnson "After the delivery I listened to the post natal recovery CD - fantastic. My feet have not touched the ground since she was born and I am sure my sanity is down to the CD. It helped me with relaxation, breast feeding and being able to juggle a new born and 2 small children, running a house and being a wife." Natasha Helsom "I had such a great birth that I forgot about the post natal CD until a week after the birth. When I then played it, it was so lovely to get back into that "zone" that had really helped me during my pregnancy. Since then I have played the CD loads and Abbey just loves it - she always seems to calm down and often falls asleep when I have it on. I feel a lot more confident about breastfeeding and am actually beginning to enjoy it"

About the Author:

Maggie didn't set out to become a birth expert - in fact, she's an unlikely convert. She was a busy international sales executive who only reluctantly attended a self hypnosis course to help her with her first birth. But she was blown away by the mind's ability to control the body's response to pain and 3 months later, she had a peaceful, manageable birth at home without so much as a paracetamol - to the surprise of her and her NHS midwife who said: "Maggie appeared to be 'sleeping' during most of her contractions, breathing slightly more deeply as they peaked. She used no pharmacological methods of pain relief and conducted her labour and delivery entirely under self-hypnosis. She appeared to experience no pain and very little discomfort." It was the turning point in her life. Inspired by her experiences, she trained to become a clinical hypnotherapist and left her job to pursue her new life goal: to teach other women the techniques which help them have a positive birth. The result was Natal Hypnotherapy(t), the UK's leading provider of hypnosis for childbirth. The philosophy is simple: to help women have a better birth. Maggie's work is revolutionising women's birth experiences by teaching them to overcome fear and work with their bodies during birth. Maggie says: "In our society, fear has become the overriding emotion pregnant women feel about childbirth - something fuelled by TV depictions and horror stories other mums love to tell. We have not been brought up to see birth as a positive thing, so we've lost confidence in our own ability to give birth naturally and so go into it fearful and anxious - feelings which cause much of the pain and complications in birth." The facts speak for themselves: Natal Hypnotherapy(t) users have an average caesarean rate up to half the national average and are recommended by 97% of users. Medical research has repeatedly found that hypnosis reduces surgical intervention, use of pain medication, mum's pain perception, and labour times. Maggie says: "This could revolutionise the way women give birth. If we could give every pregnant woman in the UK a Natal Hypnotherapy(t) CD to listen to we could save the NHS a fortune and change birthing culture!" It may not be on prescription yet, but Maggie's work is already changing the birthing world. Thanks to Maggie, effective birth preparation is no longer only available for those with the luxury of money and time. Her range of self-hypnosis CDs for pregnancy and birth, and new book "effective birth preparation - your practical guide to a better birth" are accessible for everyone, and designed to fit into a hectic life. From terrified teenage mums to women planning their sixth home birth, the techniques have helped women from all walks of life have a more positive birth. Today, Maggie has personally trained over 500 midwives, has a network of practitioners who teach the techniques in comprehensive workshops all over the country, regularly appears as a birth expert across the media, and has used the techniques for the births of each of her five sons plus helping in excess of 100,000 women have a better pregnancy and birth experience!

About this edition

• Publisher: Natal Hypnotherapy
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1905220081
• ISBN 13: 9781905220083
• Binding: Audio CD
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 4