https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 27 May 2026 01:50:43 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bradley-method-vs-other-natural-birth#post-49611 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:55:47 +0000 Mrsbells 49611@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rock n Roll: thanks for listing the books. I ended up ordering one of those </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bradley-method-vs-other-natural-birth#post-48915 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 02:50:16 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 48915@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i had a successful 9.5 hour labor/delivery after taking bradley classes and also hiring my teacher as my doula. she was worth every penny and more!! my husband tells everyone about bradley classes too (he's like a walking advertisement) because he got so much out of it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bradley-method-vs-other-natural-birth#post-48127 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:49:50 +0000 MH.Abroad 48127@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm very interested in hypnobabies as well, and if anyone has done it I would love to hear about your experience! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bradley-method-vs-other-natural-birth#post-48018 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:08:33 +0000 Rock n Roll 48018@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&#038;field-keywords=partner+coached+childbirth&#038;x=0&#038;y=0" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&#038;field-keywords=partner+coached+childbirth&#038;x=0&#038;y=0</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Natural-Childbirth-Bradley-Way-Revised/dp/0452276594/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1325869664&#038;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Natural-Childbirth-Bradley-Way-Revised/dp/0452276594/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1325869664&#038;sr=8-1</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/HypnoBirthing-natural-approach-comfortable-birthing/dp/0757302661/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1325869664&#038;sr=8-6" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/HypnoBirthing-natural-approach-comfortable-birthing/dp/0757302661/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1325869664&#038;sr=8-6</a></p> <p>Those are the books I used. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bradley-method-vs-other-natural-birth#post-47970 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 11:05:25 +0000 mrsjazz 47970@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I looked into Bradley classes, but I wasn't willing to spend the money on them in addition to childbirth preparation classes. I have the Bradley book and this is also my first week starting Hypnobabies. My doula said that most of her clients who use Hypnobabies or Hypnobirthing find that it helps them up to a certain point and then it becomes this primal/animalistic feeling where hypnosis is thrown out the window and the support of husband/birth partner/doula takes over. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bradley-method-vs-other-natural-birth#post-47967 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 11:02:52 +0000 cyndistar3 47967@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That was the only class that I took and I thought it was worth it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bradley-method-vs-other-natural-birth#post-47959 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 10:55:28 +0000 Mrsbells 47959@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks for responses!! which books did you buy? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bradley-method-vs-other-natural-birth#post-47929 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 10:31:20 +0000 Rock n Roll 47929@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ElisaT: I actually used the hypnobirthing techniques during early labor and it worked well. But as I got closer to transition, it was not my thing. I remember one of the techniques was imagining a head pulling through a turtle neck and I used a visualization of me trying to put on my rain boots instead. It was nice for awhile, but then I kind of hated the world and was not very good at hypnosis when things got rough. Hopefully it works better for you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bradley-method-vs-other-natural-birth#post-47907 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:59:01 +0000 littleveesmommy 47907@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't take any classes either, but I did a lot of reading online and a few books. I picked up the Hypnobirthing book in the beginning of second trimester and really liked that they showed you pain coping mechanisms as well as ways your partner can help you manage. The book also does a good job at explaining each stage of labor and why you feel certain things - this helped me since knowing why it hurts helps me put things into perspective. In the beginning of third trimester, I read a lot about hypnobabies so I got the CD's and have been listening to them as a way to learn how to relax my mind. Both hypnobirthing and hypnobabies seem to center around relaxing your body and letting it do it's job (tensing up is described as counterproductive). I'm 37 weeks and I plan on using a combination of these relaxation methods to get through labor. I'll let you know how it works out! =) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bradley-method-vs-other-natural-birth#post-47901 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:41:45 +0000 Rock n Roll 47901@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never took any of the classes. I read a book on the Bradley method and also read a book about self-hypnosis during labor. I liked the Bradley method better when I was actually in labor because the hypnosis was the exact opposite of what I wanted when I was in labor. It was all about being calm and thinking of colors and whatnot, and all the calming things made we want to throw something out of the window! The Bradley method was more about encouragement, support, and participation from your partner, which was what I really needed. But that was just me and my personality. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bradley-method-vs-other-natural-birth#post-47896 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:36:05 +0000 Mrsbells 47896@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>BUMP!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bradley-method-vs-other-natural-birth#post-47058 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 11:35:40 +0000 Mrsbells 47058@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For those of you who took bradley method classes, did you find it to be very different from other natural birth ideas? I was looking at the course outline and a lot of the classes seemed focus general well being rather than on the actual birth prep itself. Just wanted some feedback on if its totally worth taking that12 week class or if its pretty much the same stuff as other natural childbirth classes </p>