I’m currently a student of Stella, Hypnobirthing Practitioner and teacher and am 29 weeks pregnant. I have had difficulty getting the “buy in” from my husband to participate in Hypnobirthing. He is not a believer, however he has not given it a chance at this time. I have kindly asked him to wait in the waiting room during my birthing time with his family. It’s important to keep negative influences out of the birthing environment. I asked my mother to assist me in this endeavor and she agreed to do so. She came into the class at session 4 and was sold on Hypnobirthing! Grandmother’s make good birth companions. I will be hiring Stella to help my mother through hypnosis for an approaching hysterectomy this month. My mom is generally someone who is a proponent of traditional medicine. It was great to see her so receptive to such a wonderful, natural process!

Candace, you are absolutely correct, we want to keep the birthing room positive. Wonderful that you mother has accepted the birth companion role, she’ll be great based on the way she responded when we explained her job description. Her job is to make sure that only invited people are in your room. She’ll also be there to give you everything you want, music, light snacks , light touch massages and so on. You’ll be able to move around to find the most comfortable position for you and your baby. Your baby will be welcomed by skin to skin so she can continue to feel secure and safe in her mother’s arms.