Hypnosis for a Joyful Pregnancy and Pain-Free Labor and Delivery [Paperback]

Winifred Conkling (Author), Nancy Barwick (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 2, 2002 | ISBN-10: 0312270232 | ISBN-13: 978-0312270230 | Edition: 1st

Pregnancy is filled with many joys and much wonder. But this miraculous journey can also be accompanied by a good deal of fear and anxiety. Will my pregnancy be difficult? Will my labor be painful? Will I be a good mother?

While Hypnosis for a Joyful Pregnancy and Pain-Free Labor and Deliver will not be able to provide answers to all of the unknowns, this unique and innovative book can teach you how to lessen the common complaints of pregnancy and ease the pain of childbirth. Step-by-step, you will learn how to use hypnosis to induce a state of calm and comfort during any stage of the journey. Hypnosis is a natural form of anesthesia, providing the added bonus is that you may get to fully experience the joy of childbirth, without the use of an epidural or narcotics.

Discover:
- Are you a good candidate for hypnosis...will it work for you?
- Creative scripts for inducing a hypnotic state.
- How to put together a birthing team, including finding a qualified hypnotherapist.
- Tricks to treating morning sickness, heartburn, excessive weight gain, insomnia, leg cramps, and other discomforts of pregnancy
- When things don’t go as planned; what to do if anesthesia is necessary.

Isn’t it time you learned about all of your options? Hypnosis for a Joyful Pregnancy and Pain-Free Labor and Delivery arms you with what you need to know to make the best decision for you and your unborn baby.

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About the Author

Winifred Conkling is a freelance writer specializing in health and consumer topics. She is the author of ten nonfiction books. Her articles have appeared in a number of national magazines including American Health, McCall’s, Consumer Reports, and Reader’s Digest. Winifred lives in northern Virginia with her husband and three children.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin; 1st edition (April 2, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312270232
• ISBN-13: 978-0312270230
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #178,698 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #52 in Books > Books on Cassette > Health, Mind & Body > Self-Help
  • #59 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Personal Health > Stress > Hypnosis

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book!, January 6, 2006

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New Mom (Chicago) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hypnosis for a Joyful Pregnancy and Pain-Free Labor and Delivery (Paperback)

I highly recommend this book!! I researched many books and techniques and the ones that I learned in this book worked the best for me. It allowed me to have a natural childbirth, without drugs, of a 9lb, 5oz baby! I will admit that the labor was not "pain-free", but it was certainly very manageable. I have experienced much greater pain from back problems. The book is written in an easy to follow manner, with many excellent scripts to read during delivery. I especially liked the section that tests to see if you are a good candidate for hypnosis as well as identifying which techniques will work best for you. Great Great resource!!!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good book for managing pain, August 12, 2007

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Claire Toney "beadedwhimsy" (Rancho Cordova, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hypnosis for a Joyful Pregnancy and Pain-Free Labor and Delivery (Paperback)

I bought this book hoping it would help with my delivery. It had some good tips on managing labor pain. However, the more I read, the more I felt that to use the tips, you have to have a good labor coach that believes in hypnosis as much as you do. My husband is a skeptic, so it was hard for me to use the tips, knowing that he didn't really "buy into" hypnosis. I used some of the tips for the first part of my labor but did not use any of them during hard labor. I would suggest this book to anyone interested, with the above caveat.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars pain free labor, February 19, 2007

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icanoewenonah "I canoe Wenonah" (near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area in Minnesota) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Hypnosis for a Joyful Pregnancy and Pain-Free Labor and Delivery (Paperback)

I bought this for my daughter. She found it interesting & was able to use one thing from it for sure. Finding her "happy place" when in labor helped her get through some of the pain.

She ended up giving birth with not one single drug!