Class Outline

Class One: Introduction to Hypnobabies
  • Introduction to Hypnobabies’ Philosophies and Positive Mindset
  • ​Pregnancy Anatomy and Physiology
  • Belief Systems
  • The Power of Words and How They Affect Us
  • How Your Mind Works – The Conscious and Subconscious
  • The Mind/Body Connection
  • What Hypnosis is and is NOT
  • Demonstrations of Hypnosis
  • How Fear Affects Comfort and Length of Labor
  • Fear Clearing for Childbirth
  • Mindfulness for Peaceful Birthing – Part 1
  • “Becoming Dad” – Part 1
  • The Importance of Daily Pregnancy Affirmations
  • The Gifts Your Body Gives You – Your Beautiful Uterus and How it Works
  • Creating Your “Mental Lightswitch”
  • Partner Communication Exercise and the “Contract of Trust.”
  • Hypnosis Script: “Learning Self-Hypnosis.” (Entering hypnosis on your own and controlling all sensations in your body).

Class Two: Staying Healthy and Safe 
  • Importance of Staying Healthy and Safe in Pregnancy
  • Nutritional Guidelines
  • The High Protein Advantage
  • Eggs, Salt and Calcium in Pregnancy
  • Hydration for Two
  • Avoidance of Harmful Substances
  • Safe and Comfortable Prenatal Sleeping and Resting Positions
  • Natural Comfort Measures for Pregnancy
  • Mindfulness for Peaceful Birthing - Part 2
  • "Becoming Dad" - Part 2
  • Introduction of the Stages of Labor including the “Baby-Kindness” Stage
  • New Baby Sensitivity Through Bonding
  • Using Hypnosis for Pregnancy Discomforts and Health
  • Prenatal Exercises for an Easier Birth
  • Birth Partner Assistance
  • Hypnosis Script: “Creating Anesthesia” (Modifying your hypnosis to include Hypno-anesthesia and “Eyes-Open Childbirth Hypnosis”)

Class Three: Your Options in Birthing 
  • Birth Partner’s “Relax and Feel Confident” audio track
  • Mindfulness for Peaceful Birthing – Part 3
  • “Becoming Dad” – Part 3
  • The Importance of Making Excellent Birthing Decisions
  • The “Big Secrets”
  • Detailed Childbirth Choices – Risks, Benefits and Alternatives for Common Procedures
  • Getting Informed Consent, Hospital Forms and Your Rights
  • Questions for Caregivers – Consumer Issues and Positive Communication
  • Creating the Birth Plan of your Dreams
  • “Big” Babies
  • Packing Your Birth Bag
  • Touring Your Place of Birth
  • Benefits of a Professional Labor Assistant
  • “Hypno-Doulas”
  • Introduction of the Abdominal Lift and Tuck Birthing Techniques
  • Preparation for Comfortable Pushing
  • Hypnosis Script: “Hypnotic Childbirth # 1 – Birth Hypnosis Tools”  (Learning cues for deepening hypnosis and Hypno-anesthesia instantly)

Class Four: The Onset of Birthing Time 
  • Mindfulness for Peaceful Birthing – Part 4
  • “Becoming Dad” – Part 4
  • Your “Guess Date” and Normal Length of Pregnancy
  • Preparing for your Birthing Day
  • Signs of Birthing Beginning
  • Amniotic Membranes Breaking – Your Safe Choices
  • True vs. “False” Labor
  • How to Time Your Birthing Waves (contractions)
  • Your Birth Log
  • When to go to the Birth Place
  • Automatic Comfort and Relaxation on “The Drive” and Arrival at Your Place of Birth (if out of your home)
  • Hypno-Guardians
  • Nurses – the Unsung Heroes
  • Using Hypnosis for Comfort During Internal Exams
  • Dilation, Effacement, Position and Station of Baby
  • The Beautiful Progress of Labor, Including Fast, Average, and Slow or Stalled Labor
  • Artificial Induction and Natural Induction Techniques
  • Creating a Safe and Serene Birthing Environment
  • Nausea Elimination
  • Optimum Fetal Positioning
  • Hypnosis Script: “Hypnotic Childbirth # 2 – Deepening Your Hypno-Anesthesia”  (Birth Partner Cues for instantly deepening hypnosis and moving anesthesia around to different areas of your body)

Class Five: Birth Partners, Transformation and Birth
  • Birth Partner Training- Your Role During Pregnancy and Birthing Reviewed
    • How a Labor Assistant Can Help the Hypno-Partner
    • 4 Pages of Verbal Birthing Cues
    • Physical Comfort Techniques
    • The Change of Plans Hypnosis Script.
  • Late First Stage Labor – Transition…or “Transformation”
  • Hypnosis Deepening techniques
  • Trusting in Your Body, Your Mind and your Baby
  • Protecting the Hypno-Mom!
  • Effective Positions for Birthing
  • Benefits and Use of the Birth Ball
  • Exhale Pushing and Avoiding the “Ring of Fire” with Hypnosis
  • Safe Birthing of the Placenta
  • Cord Traction, Pitocin, Post-Partum Choices
  • Review: Membranes Releasing, Hypnobabies Tools, Using Your Mental Lightswitch, Fear Clearing for Childbirth
  • Avoiding a Cesarean Section
  • Mindfulness for Peaceful Birthing – Part 5
  • “Becoming Dad” – Part 5 Hypnosis techniques practice: Using Hypnobabies in the Moment! Full practice of our Hypnobabies Lightswitch techniques, Peace cue, Release cue, Birth Partner’s cues, and Moving Hypno-Anesthesia around Your Body

​Class Six: Birthing Your Baby and Beyond
An in-depth Birthing Rehearsal using all Hypnobabies Techniques, Birth Balls, Walking, Positional Changes and Eyes Open Childbirth Hypnosis where our Hypno-Moms and Birth Partners practice their Hypnobabies cues and techniques together, in hypnosis, culminating with “giving birth” using Hypno-Anesthesia.

  • “Becoming a Parent/Dad” – Part 6
  • Support for the New Family during the First 2 Weeks Postpartum
  • Care for the New Mother
  • Baby Kindness
  • Normal Newborn Appearance
  • Creating a Newborn Baby Care Plan
  • Choices for Baby’s Care including Hospital and Homebirth Newborn Procedures
  • Bathing … or Not?
  • Vaccinations, Circumcision and Rooming In
  • Breastfeeding: An Overview
  • Breastfeeding and Jaundice, Latching, Non-Schedules, Laid-Back Breastfeeding
  • Breastfeeding Resources, Attachment Parenting Information, and much more!