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Kai was born at Women’s Hospital on July 8th, 2008. He had the same wonderful midwife as my second son, Liz Grose from Westside Midwives.
Kai’s mom used hypnobirthing, with devoted assistance from his Dad. I have been to several births where hypnobirthing has been used and I have been very impressed with each mom’s focus, calmness and ability to cope.
There is a hypnobirthing information session at Little Nest on the first Wednesday of every month, from 6:30-7:30. Contact Kimberley Courchaine 604-215-5544 if you have questions.
While most pregnancy books deal mostly with the medical side of birth, Birthing from Within by Pam England looks at the spiritual, emotional, and psychological aspects of birth. England, a certified nurse midwife, developed the “birthing from within” approach in a series of birthing classes to help mothers reclaim and celebrate birth as a rite of passage.
Before the birth of my first baby I read everything I could to prepare myself for labour; nothing I read prepared me to deal with the real pain of labour, and when it hit me it was real shock. When I found out I was pregnant again, the first thing I thought was, “If I’m going to go through that pain again I need something more to help me cope”. That something more I found within the pages of this wonderful book. Birthing from Within offers proven techniques for coping with labor pain without drugs. Although my second labour was actually more intense and painful, I found it a lot easier to manage because of the coping skills I gained from this book.
Even better than reading the book – take a class! There are some wonderful mentors in Vancouver that offer childbirth classes that teach the Birthing from Within methods:
