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My son will be 23 in January. 23 years ago there were few options for a stress free birth. You went to the hospital….. MAYBE had an epidural… and that was it…….. no Lamaze in my small town, no midwives or water births… I did read a book while I was pregnant tho about self hypnosis changing my life…… it did… my only self suggestion was that I could manage to maneuvre labour and delivery, I would be positive, I would NOT make a fuss I would not feel excruciating pain. I didn’t. My son was 10 lbs 8 ounces….. and I alwayas joke that he pushed himself out because…… labour was no worse then a menstrual cramp…. something my generation was not allowed to acknowledge in anyway. Hypnosis works.. never under estimate the power of the mind.

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Launi Reply:
August 12th, 2009 at 10:14 pm

What a strong and wise woman you are. Thank you so much for sharing this with us. It will inspire many moms to work for the birthing experiences that they really want. You’ve proven that it is within their power! I’d love to know you.

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