Why Do We Change Birth Language in HypnoBirthing?

Hold up your hand. Contract your hand.

What does contraction mean to you?

To me it means close. But what is happening during labor? OPENING!

We change the word contraction to surge and wave.

Not to be annoying. Not to prove anything.

We do this to give you a more positive way to think of contractions and also a better visual.

In HypnoBirthing we teach how the uterus works. We have three layers that work together to draw back the uterine fibers so that the cervix can open. The top vertical layer reaches down to draw up the inner horizontal layers. 

A surge of energy comes over your body, the muscles work in a wave-like motion and the uterus works to open the cervix so the baby can move down and be born.

Isn’t that a much more positive way to think and give you a better visual for what is actually happening.

We also teach specific breathing while the surge is happening so it can work more efficiently and have less tension.

Words matter.