Hypnobirthing

Been feeling absolutely lazy as I wait for the lil boy to grace our world.

Although there is this nagging thought that he might come early and I am not really prepared, I am still constantly procrastinating.

Hynobirthing revision is one of the most important items on my to-do list before labour...so some recap here.

I am not a guru in it. I am not even sure whether I used it correctly during my first birthing experience. But I remembered vividly the visualizations of the blue ribbon tightening on my belly during contractions, baby's head gently pushing my cervix open etc. It kind of helped in persuading myself that the pain is more beautiful and meaningful than horrible.

So this time, I am going to be more prepared and try out some of the techniques. Hopefully.

1. Upward Breathing
Slowly breathe in through the nose and to release the breath slowly through the mouth allowing any tension, fear and discomfort to leave the body with each outward breath. At the same time, visualize 'up' images such as sunrise or tall trees.

2. J Breathing
Inhale through nose and breathe out slowly towards the bottom and out through yoni like a J.
Visualize a rose bud slowly opening up the birth canal.

3. Rainbow Relaxation
Picture objects of different colours eg. water for blue, cornfield for yellow.

4. Disappearing Letters
Close your eyes and picture the letter A slowly moving across your eyes (from left to right)out of sight then B and so on.

That's about all so far. One of the most important prep to do is to assure myself that giving birth is not scary at all.

OK, start to psycho myself...not scary at all...