tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1023848581360971752.post4121120151339625754..comments2023-05-20T03:58:29.766-05:00Comments on Bright Sycamore: Hypnobirthing, The Mongan Method. Part #1: Reading the book. Mary Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10978282543188057735noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1023848581360971752.post-25436569177724079982015-08-19T07:08:47.421-05:002015-08-19T07:08:47.421-05:00I'm so glad you had such a great experience! H...I'm so glad you had such a great experience! Hearing the things others have used is definitely really helpful. And that image of "open and out" is perfect, actually. Thank you for sharing this!Mary Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10978282543188057735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1023848581360971752.post-83120418345980608042015-08-18T11:53:25.613-05:002015-08-18T11:53:25.613-05:00I didn't necessarily follow Hypnobirthing with...I didn't necessarily follow Hypnobirthing with my first, but held to similar ideas and had a very positive, very fulfilling natural birth experience. During contractions, when the instinct of pain is to tense & coil, I'd relax and meditate on the phrase (sometimes saying or whispering) "open and out" and - sorry for the image - imagine my uterus opening and the baby moving &Tracihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00598564707298090353noreply@blogger.com