HypnoBirthing®Childbirth Class - The Mongan Method
Are you excited to be pregnant, but dread the idea of a painful birthing process?
Do you have specific fears or anxieties about giving birth based on your own previous experiences, or hearing stories of other’s birth experiences?
Do you want your birthing partner to know how to best play a supportive and active role in your birthing process, but you don’t really know how to guide them in this?
Or maybe you just want to educate yourself about natural, instinctive birth, feel more connected to the baby growing inside you, and feel as confident, calm and relaxed as you can, going into your birthing process!
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“When you change the way you view birth, the way you birth will change.”
— Marie Mongan
About HypnoBirthing® - an amazing childbirth class for you and your birth partner!
HypnoBirthing, the original Marie Mongan method, is all about empowering you to trust your body and your innate ability to birth your baby, and giving you the knowledge, tools and techniques to do this with confidence, and in a relaxing and comfortable way! It also empowers and educates your birth partner to play an informed, active role in supporting you throughout your birthing process.
This amazing program teaches you, along with your birth partner, the art and joy of experiencing birth in a more comfortable manner.
You will learn how to call upon your body’s own natural relaxant, and therefore lessen, or even eliminate, discomfort and the need for medication.
When you are properly prepared for childbirth and when the mind and body are in harmony, nature is free to function in the same well-designed manner that it does with all mothers in nature.
Through self-hypnosis, special breathing and visualization techniques, HypnoBirthing teaches you to release fear and trust your body’s ability to birth instinctively.
Evidence Based Support
Studies have shown, when a woman feels safe, relaxed and supported through childbirth, there is a:
50% reduction in the caesarean rate
25% shorter labor
60% reduction in epidural requests
40% reduction in Pitocin use
30% reduction in analgesia use
40% reduction in forceps delivery
“My partner and I took the official HypnoBirthing® course with Laura via Zoom in preparation for our birth. We absolutely loved it, and were sad when our 5 sessions were up! Laura was very calm, confident and experienced in sharing her wisdom and knowledge of training the subconscious. She was incredibly engaged and thorough, following up with each of our sessions. Laura definitely cared immensely about us, our success and the work she does! Our labour had some unexpected turns, but the tools she gave us were invaluable…not only for my labour and delivery, but for our lives! We commented many times on how the course, Laura, and the Hypnobirthing philosophy had positive effects on both our relationship and attitude. I would highly recommend the Hypnobirthing course with Laura!”
HypnoBirthing Advantages
Teaches you deep levels of relaxation to eliminate the fear that causes tension and pain.
Gives your partner or birthing companion an integral role in the birthing.
Teaches you and your birthing partner how to work alongside your birthing team to achieve the birth you desire.
Potentially shortens the first phase of labor by several hours.
Leaves you feeling alert, fresh and awake with energy during your labor.
Reduces the need for an episiotomy.
Empowers parents with techniques to achieve a gentle, calm birth for themselves and their baby whatever turn their birthing takes.
Embraces the concept of pre-birth parenting.
Teaches you breathing techniques that allow you to breath your baby into the world without the violence of hard, physical pushing.
Empowers you and your partner to approach birth and parenting feeling informed and prepared!
What You Will Learn
Everything you need to know to achieve a safer, easier and more comfortable birth.
The role of your birth partner in supporting and advocating for you and the baby.
What’s gone wrong with labor as we know it, why and how to overcome it.
What the Fear - Tension - Pain syndrome is, and how to avoid it and reduce pain.
Relaxation and self-hypnosis to eliminate fear and tension throughout pregnancy and birth.
Techniques of deep relaxation, massage and visualization during labor.
Special breathing techniques to have a shorter, more comfortable labor.
How your body is naturally designed to conceive, nurture and birth your baby with ease and comfort.
How to greatly reduce the need for drugs and other interventions.
How to create your body’s own natural pain relief.
Natural ways to stimulate labor without chemical induction.
The importance of bonding before and after the birth of your baby.
Gentle birthing techniques that allow you to avoid hard physical pushing and tearing.
A toolbox of techniques that will not only change your birth, but will change your life!
HypnoBirthing Class Details
I am currently teaching Private Classes ONLY -
In Person (Bellingham, WA area) or Live Zoom Online Class
The course is designed for you and your birth partner.
The ideal time to complete the 5-session HypnoBirthing® course is between 16-35 weeks pregnant.
The course includes:
Five classes of 2- 2.5 hours/class each, usually taught over the course of 5-7 weeks. ** If you are 30+ weeks when you contact me, I may suggest doing the classes closer together, as time is of the essence and I want you to have ample time to practice what you learn in class before your baby arrives!
The HypnoBirthing Book by Marie Mongan.
A class workbook filled with helpful and pertinent information.
Many downloadable hypnosis audios that support what you are learning.
Lots of extras from Laura’s personal collection of info.
Private class total investment: $699
You are the only two in the class, and I can customize the material to best fit your particular needs.
The class is scheduled at your convenience to work with your schedule. Evening and weekend classes are possible.
If we are doing an in person class, I travel to your home to teach the class, provided you live within 25 minutes of central Bellingham. It is fine if you have animal friends in your house!
If we are doing a Zoom class, I live in the Pacific Time zone of the US. If you are living in a different time zone, we will coordinate the classes to make it work for both of our zones/schedules.
How to Register
I’d like to talk briefly with you in a free consult before registration. Please go to the Contact Me page by clicking the orange button below. You can schedule a free consult there. You are also welcome to email me if you have questions you’d like me to answer about the course.
On a Personal Note…
I am passionate about teaching this class! I love supporting you to feel empowered, and to truly believe in yourself, your birthing body, and your ability to birth your baby in a natural, instinctive way. I want you to be able to make informed choices along the way - and to feel that you have understanding, knowledge, and confidence to do this!
Hypnotherapy - One on One Pregnancy and Birthing Preparation
I also offer private, one on one sessions for women who may be experiencing the following:
You may be having some complications, or are having a higher risk pregnancy.
You may have experienced a past pregnancy or birth related trauma that you’d like to heal.
Perhaps you are experiencing a high level of fear or anxiety and you would benefit from personalized sessions.
You may have some personal issues that you’d prefer to address individually, without your partner present.
Perhaps your partner is not ready or willing to participate in a class.
We can discuss all your needs, and I will design a custom program for you!
To best support you, I usually recommend a minimum 6-session program. Your investment for this would be $1225.
“My partner and I took Laura’s HypnoBirthing® course via Zoom when we were expecting our first child. She did a fantastic job of teaching the Hypnobirthing techniques and approaches to childbirth. Laura’s approach to the course was extremely thorough as she provided lots of extra resources and a follow-up email after each session. The small group size was perfect for discussions and feeling comfortable with the other participants. Laura and the course made me feel very encouraged and supported throughout pregnancy and labour, and would be one of my top recommendations for expecting parents!!.”
“My husband and I took a private 5 part, virtual HypnoBirthing@ class with Laura. It was a great experience, and we learned several tools that we used during labor and the birth of our son. Laura even provided extra tracts that weren’t part of the official Hypnobirthing curriculum - and honestly, I preferred Laura’s tracts to the official curriculum. Our son’s birth didn’t go exactly as planned - he was born at 35 weeks 6 days! However, because of this class, I was able to calm myself during stressful situations and also use the BRAINS acronym to get the information I needed from medical staff to make educated decisions about how to proceed. I highly recommend Hypnobirthing to any expectant parents. Laura goes above and beyond in her class, providing an experience that I think will benefit us in many areas of life, not just labor and birth, but also as parents.”
““My wife and I took a HypnoBirthing® class from Laura in preparation for the birth of our first child. I am so glad we did!! I felt the class really prepared us and gave us the tools to have the birth experience we wanted! While there were definitely some unanticipated turns, I felt like I had the tools to support and advocate for my wife. I was able to be present mentally and physically throughout the whole experience and really feel confident in my support throughout the process. I can also say many of the ideas/concepts/tools have helped us in our relationship as a whole as well. Laura did a really nice job of presenting the material, guiding us through it as well as encouraging us to do the necessary homework and daily preparation in advance of the birth.””
“I would highly recommend Laura’s HypnoBirthing® course for expectant parents! Laura is seriously talented when it comes to leading guided hypnosis, both during the course and in her audio recordings. This, coupled with her constant encouragement, has eased my mind and helped me to gain focus as we get closer to the end of this pregnancy. She provides endless resources, and coaches you through a multitude of practical measures to be used through the challenges of labor, delivery, and beyond. Overall, this course has made us feel significantly more prepared both mentally and physically for the birth of our first child and we are forever grateful to Laura.”
“My husband and I were lucky to take Laura’s private HypnoBirthing® classes upon recommendation by our chiropractor. I speak for both my other half and me when I say, I am so grateful to Laura for her kindness and excellent care leading up to and during our birth!
I am also so grateful to have been able to practice all of the HypnoBirthing techniques in and out of class as much as I did, as Laura’s teachings were invaluable during a challenging labor; subsequently, I have found them extremely helpful while in recovery as well, during which time I have only taken over the counter Tylenol to manage pain — all the rest is managed with self hypnosis and deep relaxation.
The teachings and techniques have also been great tools during breastfeeding, as well and managing the daily stress of parenting our other child, a toddler!
Finally, the class really did create an opening for my husband to play an active role in the whole process, as well as be a more communicative vessel on my behalf during labor.
Thank you, Laura, for everything. Your encouragement during our sessions made my husband the best advocate he could be during our birth experience, and your compassion and knowledge of hypnotherapy and relaxation techniques have been incredible tools for us on this next chapter of family life. Thank you for helping us to bring our little Ansel Earthside!”