Will HypnoBirthing guarantee me a completely pain-free labor and birth?
No one can promise you that your birth will be pain-free, nor is that the goal of HypnoBirthing classes. Sometimes parents feel that “pain-free” is what HypnoBirthing is all about, since they see and hear so many stories from mothers who do experience pain-free birthing and so many news articles tout it as such. But our focus is on “safer, easier, more comfortable birthing.” Many mothers birth pain-free, experiencing their surges as tightening, or pressure, or drawing up. But that does not mean a HypnoBirthing mother who does feel some discomfort, or requests drugs, has “failed” at HypnoBirthing. Often, in fact, these mothers credit HypnoBirthing with making their births much easier than they would have been without. Also, if you want the best birth possible for both you and your baby, you can’t expect the HypnoBirthing classes to do it for you. You must practice and use the tools that you are taught.
