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Hypnobabies© Childbirth Class Options

9/10/2016

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Kayla Smith, Birth Doula and Hypnobabies© Childbirth Instructor writes a four part blog series on Nashville, Tennessee childbirth education options. Today's topic is on childbirth education misconceptions.
Upcoming blog posts:
Part I: Childbirth Education Misconceptions
Part II: Breaking Barriers
Part III: What are my childbirth class options? (Local to Nashville, TN and nationwide)
Part IV: Hypnobabies © Class Options

Kayla chose to become a doula after a fabulous second birth experience. She decided that she wanted to be a part of helping families have the best birth for them. She became a Hypnobabies© Childbirth instructor in 2015. She loves helping families understand their options during pregnancy and birth. To learn more about class options click here.


Hypnobabies© Options

As promised, I am back today with more information about your Hypnobabies options.  If you are unfamiliar with Hypnobabies©, you can click the Hypnobabies© tab on our website, look at my last post, or check out the Hypnobabies website for more information. Without further ado, your Hypnobabies© options.

6-week group class

This may be the most common way to take a Hypnobabies© class.  With this option, you will attend a three to three-and-a-half hour class each week for six weeks. Group classes may have anywhere from three to six (and occasionally even 7) couples and/or single mothers.  This gives you the most access to your instructor and gives you the benefit of building relationships with the people in your class.  This also helps to keep you accountable for going to class and getting the information you need each week.  Your Hypnobabies© instructor helps to make sure you understand what is being taught and is available to answer questions as you go. You may also benefit from the unique perspectives and questions of your fellow students.

6-week private class

Like the commitment of the 6-week class and the idea of having access to your instructor, but need a small amount of flexibility or just want to take the class in a private setting?  A private class may be the option for you.  With this option, the Hypnobabies instructor teaches the same 6-week class mentioned above in a private setting, usually your own home.  This tends to be a more laid back approach.  There is also a small amount of flexibility with this option.  If agreed upon ahead of time, some of your classes could be scheduled a day before or after your usual class day.  Or if you needed to miss a class, you could pick up the next week where you left off; no make up classes needed.  A private Hypnobabies© class is also much more convenient, especially on weeknights.  You may have to fight the usual traffic if you work outside your home, but then you can relax and let your Hypnobabies© instructor come to you.  In addition, some mothers who are having a homebirth with a midwife appreciate taking their Hypnobabies class in the same location where they will be giving birth – their home.  


Homestudy Advantage

Hypnobabies© Homestudy may be a good option for you if you have a difficult time committing to a six-week in-person course.  It also tends to be a little bit less expensive than the in-person class.  If you read my last post you well know that two of the downfalls of a self-study program is the lack of accountability and the lack of ability to ask questions and get help when you need it.  One way to get around these issues is also signing up for Homestudy Advantage with a Hypnobabies© Childbirth Hypnosis Instructor.  

With this option, you will contact a Hypnobabies© instructor in your area and tell them you are interested in taking the Homestudy Advantage.  Most of us have an affiliate link for you to order the Homestudy course directly from Hypnobabies©.  Of course, you have the option to order it without the affiliate link, however, we are very grateful when anyone does order through our affiliate link. Once you order the course directly from Hypnobabies, you will also pay a fee to the Hypnobabies instructor for their time teaching the home study advantage. The home study advantage lasts 2-3 hours depending on the student.  Then, the Hypnobabies instructor will be available to answer questions as you go through the Homestudy courses.  When you finish the Homestudy course, the instructor will get together with you to make sure that you understand how all of your hypnosis tools work together and answer any remaining questions you may have, as well as do a birthing rehearsal with you and your birth partner(s).  

If you would like more information about our Hypnobabies classes, please contact me at Kayla@nashvillebirthandbabies.com or call us at 855-905-BABY (2229).

I hope you have found this series about childbirth education helpful!  What else would you like to know about Hypnobabies, childbirth education, or birth itself?  We'd love to hear from you!
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What are my childbirth class options?

9/10/2016

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Kayla Smith, Birth Doula and Hypnobabies© Childbirth Instructor writes a four part blog series on Nashville, Tennessee childbirth education options. Today's topic is on childbirth education misconceptions.
Upcoming blog posts:
Part I: Childbirth Education Misconceptions
Part II: Breaking Barriers
Part III: What are my childbirth class options? (Local to Nashville, TN and nationwide)
Part IV: Hypnobabies © Class Options

Kayla chose to become a doula after a fabulous second birth experience. She decided that she wanted to be a part of helping families have the best birth for them. She became a Hypnobabies© Childbirth instructor in 2015. She loves helping families understand their options during pregnancy and birth. To learn more about class options click here.

What are my Childbirth Education options?

   Ok, so you've decided that childbirth education is a good thing, and you've figured out some possible ways to make it happen for you.  Now, which childbirth education course or methodology should you choose?  There is a seemingly endless sea of options, especially in a larger city.  Nashville may not be as big as some, but you don't need to be told that it is growing at a fast rate.  We also have a large range of childbirth education options to serve all those people.  Here, I'll give you a quick list of your options and how to narrow it down.

1. Hospital-based preparation for childbirth classes

These classes are generally one-day classes meant to give you the very basic information about childbirth.  These classes typically give you information about the hospital itself, hospital policies, and pain relief options that are available to you.  They will usually give some limited information on relaxation and pain management techniques that you can do on your own.  These are definitely the least time-consuming classes to take, and often the cheapest, although they do tend to present the least amount information to you.

2. Online courses and/or self-paced home studies

A quick Google search will bring up quite an impressive list of online childbirth education courses and/or self-paced home study courses.  Most of these do charge a fee similar to the fee you would pay for an in-person class.  A few are totally free. These provide varying levels of education and preparation for your childbirth experience.  In general "you get what you pay for."  One of the biggest benefits to taking an online childbirth education or home study course can also be its biggest drawback: they are self-paced.  This aspect makes them a great fit for a busy schedule, but then again, if your schedule is that busy, are you really going to force yourself to sit down and do the work?  You know you better than I do.  Are you willing to stick with it, be self-motivated, and make time to get through the course?  Or do you do better with some accountability?  Another benefit can be the cost.  As I mentioned, some of these are totally free.  These are also great for those of us who are Super-Introverts (insert epic superhero music here) and would prefer to take a course from the comfort of our own home. Another drawback, of course, is the varying levels of ability to ask questions and get personalized attention from an instructor.  These are much easier and more likely with an in-person class.

The quick list: Hypnobabies Home Study, Baby Center Online Childbirth Education Course, Birth Boot Camp, Mama Natural, Lamaze, Fit Pregnancy, and more!

3. Local, non-hospital-based, in-person classes

These classes are sometimes one-day "crash courses" and sometimes a series spanning anywhere from 6 to 12 weeks.  Getting started in a series-type class can be a time-sensitive issue.  If you take the class too early, you may forget some of the important information, but if you take it too late you may have your baby before you finish the class.  There are quite a lot of  benefits to taking this type of class.  First, is the personalized attention from your childbirth educator.  During an in-person class, you are able to ask questions as they come up, and learn from the questions that other couples ask.  A childbirth educator may also be able to tailor the class to meet the unique needs of the students in her class.  Another big benefit of this type of class is the accountability.  You already know when you are going to go to each class and can set that time aside beforehand.  Then, if there is any work to be done between classes, you will be more likely to get it done when you know the other students in your class will be doing theirs.  Relationship building is another potential benefit to this type of class.  You will meet new couples who are also expecting a new baby, most likely around the same time you are, and you will be able to build relationships with them.  Although, for you introverts, sometimes these are able to be done as a private class, either in your home or in another location.  

Courses local to the Nashville area (some of these courses may be in other areas also):
Hypnobabies, Lamaze, Birthing from Within, Nashville Childbirth, Roots Childbirth, Transitions Childbirth, Bradley Method, Nova Childbirth Education, Alpha Childbirth, Hypnobirthing.

4. Hypnobabies©

You may have noticed that a couple of the courses listed above are listed both in the "Online and Home study" section and the "Live, in-person" section.  One of these is Hypnobabies.  Hypnobabies has a special place in my heart.  As I've mentioned in previous posts, I did not take a childbirth education course before my oldest was born.  When I was pregnant with my second, I took Hypnobabies and I never looked back.  My Hypnobabies birth was such a positive experience for me, I decided I wanted to be a part of helping women and families have the best births for them.  I started as a birth doula, and later became a Hypnobabies instructor and Hypno-Doula.  I really appreciate that Hypnobabies gives complete information about the pregnancy and birth process, gives unbiased, well-sourced information about the benefits and risks of various interventions,  and gets families thinking about the postpartum period.  I especially appreciate that Hypnobabies does this while utilizing post-hypnotic suggestions, hypnosis cues, and daily affirmations to help expecting parents enjoy pregnancy and birth to the fullest!    

If you would like more information about Hypnobabies, please check out the Hypnobabies tab on our website, check out www.Hypnobabies.com, or "tune in next time" when I will give more info about your Hypnobabies options.

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