Experience with GentleBirth

Wooha

Just wondering what your experiences with GentleBirth were if you used the CD's? And also, what CD did you actually get?
I think I would like to try them, but a bit confused as to which one to get...
Got an email from them yesterday (must have signed up to the website some time ago) with a 20 Euro discount on the complete box set of 8 CD's, but not sure if that is going a bit overboard and if one or two CD's should be enough?

missis aggie

Hi, I got the complete set of CD as I did the workshop as well. While pregnant I use to listen the main CD with affirmations, birth rehearsals and birth music. Also the breathing exercises.
I found them amazing. I was able to switch off so easy, helped me sleep and relax. After the baby was born I didn't have a chance to listen to any off the postnatal CD's but will come back to it

red fraggle

i had the one with the affirmations and the talking about the ebbing and flowing of water. listened to it every night when pregnant. i think it did help. tihkn it unconsiously puts the positivity in your mindil be trying it again this time. actually never listened to it during the labour.

lynski

I recommend these to anyone who will listen. My last 2 labors and births were fantastic, short and controlled with only gas and air and no interventions, no stitches. Totally totally worth every cent. I can speak from experience, because my first birth was a horror story ending in emergency CS.
For 50 euro they are great value.

LegacyUser

I also recommend these to everyone I know. Incredible value IMO. I've had two fantastic labours and births which I would largely credit to the GentleBirth course.

January

lynski wrote: »

I recommend these to anyone who will listen. My last 2 labors and births were fantastic, short and controlled with only gas and air and no interventions, no stitches. Totally totally worth every cent. I can speak from experience, because my first birth was a horror story ending in emergency CS.
For 50 euro they are great value.

On the flip side, my last labour was short, with absolutely no pain relief, no interventions, no stitches and I didn't use Gentlebirth... my first also ended in emergency CS. Could just be a coincidence though...

Breathing techniques sure do work but I'm not sure about paying to learn them.

aniascor

I used Gentlebirth twice. After my first labour I recommended it to everyone I could because I felt it really relaxed me in pregnancy and helped me in early labour.

But in my second, recent labour, I was faced with a major change to plans and a huge shock and honestly if it wasn't for Gentlebirth and the calming techniques it taught me I don't think I would have coped. There is no doubt in my mind that it is worth every penny.

Edited to add: I did the weekend course and got the full set of CDs with that.

lynski

January wrote: »

On the flip side, my last labour was short, with absolutely no pain relief, no interventions, no stitches and I didn't use Gentlebirth... my first also ended in emergency CS. Could just be a coincidence though...

Breathing techniques sure do work but I'm not sure about paying to learn them.

Breathing techniques sure do work but gentle birth is a about a lot more then that. It is visualisation, strength, calmness, knowledge.

Wooha

Thanks for all your feedback. Received it today - i got the 8 CD pack - so will start listening to it in a little while.

lynski

be sure to post your experiences as you use them. Enjoy.