Reddit reviews Mindful Birthing: Training the Mind, Body, and Heart for Childbirth and Beyond

I really liked preparing by reading Mindful Birthing. I didn't try out each practice, but the overall approach was key for me to get through labor without an epidural. One breath at a time!

Good luck to you!

In addition to hypnobirthing, perhaps also read into mindful birthing - I am reading this right now and I think I like it better than hypno...

http://www.amazon.com/Mindful-Birthing-Training-Childbirth-Beyond/dp/006196395X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1452619540&sr=8-1&keywords=mindful+birthing

edit - did not take a hypno class, just read the book*

I'm reading a book called ["Mindful Birthing"] (http://www.amazon.com/Mindful-Birthing-Training-Childbirth-Beyond/dp/006196395X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1418133918&sr=8-1&keywords=mindful+birthing). It is helping me a lot. If you are open to mindfulness techniques, I think it could really help you.

Woooooord. bodies are humbling annoying thing. I have been reading this book on mindful birthing to cope. She says pregnancy and labor really immerse one in "horticultural time" - when things unfold as they do, in contrast to our non-agrarian cultural emphasis of linear "clock time" (or something like that). It helps a little bit when i am in my grumbliest. https://www.amazon.com/Mindful-Birthing-Training-Childbirth-Beyond/dp/006196395X

I am thinking about reading Mindful Birthing for the reasons you mentioned. It's one of the only things I've found that is meditation meant for birth that is not hypnobirthing-related.

Also, a 75% c-section rate is unlike anything I've ever heard! Holy cow.