Help-Birth Breathing

trish1200 · Jul 13th, 2009, 12:52 PM

I'm reading Marie Mongan's Hypnobirthing book, as I can't afford classes at the moment. Is anyone else here using hypnobirthing that can explain how to do the BIRTH BREATHING technique? maybe i'm being thick

sorry!
I get the slow breathing and sleep breathing but not the most important

I understand that we're meant to take a fast deep breath, but how do we breathe out? It says to breath down, how do I do that?

Help

I'm 38 weeks and running out of time to practise and get this right.

Eala · Jul 13th, 2009, 12:56 PM

Ack I'm sorry, my classes don't start till the end of July! Hopefully someone else knows the answer, but I didn't want to read & run

duffers · Jul 13th, 2009, 13:06 PM

There is a hypnotherpy girls thread in 3rd tri which you can search for. There was discussion about J breathing there a few weeks ago. My classes start next week to I'm afraid. Good luck

Jelly_Tot · Jul 13th, 2009, 13:23 PM

When i was preg with aiden my midwife tried in vain to get me to go to classes ect but i REFUSED point blank! && i have no regrets in doing this, i felt that if i went to these classes then i would be trying too do something in labour that could fight against what my body wants too do!. I dont see why you need classes when your body is designed too do what it is gonna do & anyway... your body just takes over in labour anyway so why stress yourself trying too remember which was too breathe ect. May i add aiden was born natuarlly nice and healthy no intervention needed =]

trish1200 · Jul 13th, 2009, 14:53 PM

*bump*

has anyone been practising this?

Shifter · Jul 13th, 2009, 15:19 PM

The advice in the book is to imagine opening up for a poo and practice breathing while doing that too! It's really hard to describe, but you sort of "feel" the relaxation spreading down your body as you breathe out. HTH.

purple_socks · Jul 13th, 2009, 15:40 PM

i couldn't find much on thids in the book and like u i haven't done the hypnobirthing classes. i interpreted the method like this: deep breath in and then on the outward breath try and focus it downwards towards ur bits relaxing all ur muscles 'down there'...try when ur having a poo- without actually pushing just use breaths to move things along! i think u'll understand what to do alot more when ur actually 'doing' something (iukwim?) i find it quite hard to explain...sorry x

june09 · Jul 13th, 2009, 15:55 PM

Not much help but all i can say is i didnt practise anything at all but when your in labour it all comes naturally to you and you just know what to do. I was worried that i hadnt practised any of this stuff and that i wouldnt know what the hell to do, but you really just do it naturally anyway.

trish1200 · Jul 13th, 2009, 16:15 PM

Thank you ladies, you really have helped, what you've explained makes sense

I can't wait to go to the loo now, I need to practise

Shifter · Jul 13th, 2009, 16:37 PM

Ooh, also, when I was doing the "J" breathing in the pool I imagined making a J shape with my breath and muscles. It's like imagining a ripple of relaxation going down your body then out through your birth canal and forwards into the world. It turned out I had a premature pushing urge and once I was out of the pool it all went down hill, but while I was relaxed in the pool I was totally in control and was able to not actually push, just breathe down.

Jul 13th, 2009, 12:52 PM	#1
trish1200 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: London Posts: 654	Help-Birth Breathing I'm reading Marie Mongan's Hypnobirthing book, as I can't afford classes at the moment. Is anyone else here using hypnobirthing that can explain how to do the BIRTH BREATHING technique? maybe i'm being thick sorry! I get the slow breathing and sleep breathing but not the most important I understand that we're meant to take a fast deep breath, but how do we breathe out? It says to breath down, how do I do that? Help I'm 38 weeks and running out of time to practise and get this right.

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Jul 13th, 2009, 12:56 PM	#2
Eala Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Glasgow Posts: 7,223	Ack I'm sorry, my classes don't start till the end of July! Hopefully someone else knows the answer, but I didn't want to read & run

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Jul 13th, 2009, 13:06 PM	#3
duffers Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: London Posts: 305	There is a hypnotherpy girls thread in 3rd tri which you can search for. There was discussion about J breathing there a few weeks ago. My classes start next week to I'm afraid. Good luck

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Jul 13th, 2009, 13:23 PM	#4
Jelly_Tot Mum (Mom) Inactive Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: scotland Posts: 737	When i was preg with aiden my midwife tried in vain to get me to go to classes ect but i REFUSED point blank! && i have no regrets in doing this, i felt that if i went to these classes then i would be trying too do something in labour that could fight against what my body wants too do!. I dont see why you need classes when your body is designed too do what it is gonna do & anyway... your body just takes over in labour anyway so why stress yourself trying too remember which was too breathe ect. May i add aiden was born natuarlly nice and healthy no intervention needed =]

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Jul 13th, 2009, 14:53 PM	#5
trish1200 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: London Posts: 654	bump has anyone been practising this?

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Jul 13th, 2009, 15:19 PM	#6
Shifter Mum (Mom) Inactive Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Baildon, West Yorkshire Posts: 5,857	The advice in the book is to imagine opening up for a poo and practice breathing while doing that too! It's really hard to describe, but you sort of "feel" the relaxation spreading down your body as you breathe out. HTH.

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Jul 13th, 2009, 15:40 PM	#7
purple_socks Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 1,978	i couldn't find much on thids in the book and like u i haven't done the hypnobirthing classes. i interpreted the method like this: deep breath in and then on the outward breath try and focus it downwards towards ur bits relaxing all ur muscles 'down there'...try when ur having a poo- without actually pushing just use breaths to move things along! i think u'll understand what to do alot more when ur actually 'doing' something (iukwim?) i find it quite hard to explain...sorry x

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Jul 13th, 2009, 15:55 PM	#8
june09 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: North East England Posts: 654	Not much help but all i can say is i didnt practise anything at all but when your in labour it all comes naturally to you and you just know what to do. I was worried that i hadnt practised any of this stuff and that i wouldnt know what the hell to do, but you really just do it naturally anyway.

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Jul 13th, 2009, 16:15 PM	#9
trish1200 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: London Posts: 654	Thank you ladies, you really have helped, what you've explained makes sense I can't wait to go to the loo now, I need to practise

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Jul 13th, 2009, 16:37 PM	#10
Shifter Mum (Mom) Inactive Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Baildon, West Yorkshire Posts: 5,857	Ooh, also, when I was doing the "J" breathing in the pool I imagined making a J shape with my breath and muscles. It's like imagining a ripple of relaxation going down your body then out through your birth canal and forwards into the world. It turned out I had a premature pushing urge and once I was out of the pool it all went down hill, but while I was relaxed in the pool I was totally in control and was able to not actually push, just breathe down.

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