With passage of time its becoming more and more clear to me what brings joy in my life. With passage of time its becoming more and ore clear that all I need to do is define what makes me happy… the rest is taken care of.
What I teach in a class and what they learn…Each of my HypnoBirthing moms have taken something unique from my classes while I teach the same structured course each time. Sharing a HB moms birth experience. Its such letters in my inbox that bring me joy and also that I had a tiny part to play.
Hi Divya,
Attached is what I had penned down right after you were over to visit us. Do let me know what you think.
Also wanted to say thank you for 
Also attached is a picture.
Speak to you more soon.
Regards,
Nikita
My birthing experience
I had not thought about what birthing would be like, whilst I was pregnant; experiencing the kicking in the tummy and hearing rhythmic hiccoughs is all that made me realize that the baby is for real!! But of course experienced friends spoke about how it was equally important to start preparing for my birthing experience. …I owe my hypnobirthing classes to a very special friend who was so thoroughly satisfied with Divya Deswal’s pre-natal classes; and so had given me five reminders to call Divya and get enrolled for the next batch. These classes my friend suggested would help me ease out with all the surprise elements and prepare me better for things that I would experience for the first time.
Divya introduced us (my husband and me) to her website www.birthbonds.com, where I read and became familiar about hypnobirthing. It was our choice to go ahead and know more about this on the basis of what we had read. It is amazing how this concept of birthing is all about unlearning what you have heard about painful labour and just learn to believe in yourself, your body and nature to make birthing a very memorable experience.
I also realize how important it is to have a birthing companion who shares or would be ready to understand this concept. I found that companion (and much more than that) in my husband. The classes were so informal where we talked about things important to us, understood our personalities and realized how our body so closely reflects our emotions. I thought I was one of Divya’s most obedient students, who did her assignments regularly, was always well-prepared for her classes (all papers filed up and in order), but little did I know that I needed to let go the feeling of being prepared and of being in complete control of any given situation. That is what a natural birth experience is all about!!
I had been working from home the last two months of my pregnancy, and was always thoroughly engrossed in my work and was amazed how the nine month period, that initially I thought would never end, was just flying by. My last project deliverable was due for the 31st of January, and I had mentally prepared myself to start my maternity leave on the 1st of February (Due date: 9th February). On the 31st evening, an hour after finishing my last client call and setting up my out-of-office, I started getting surges that I recognized as early labour signs. It is so true that when you are ready for birth both physically and mentally, it will happen. You need to be at ease completely and can never plan this out. The same holds true for me, the day I stopped working ad was free from my work stress, my baby knew that now I would have all my time for him and he chose then to come in our lives!
Through hypnobirthing classes I had learnt a lot about keeping your calm by doing a lot of birthing exercises and my husband’s role as a birthing companion aided me during the entire labour period. When my surges began I felt completely in control with the breathing exercises, of course there were periods of discomfort too, and my labour went over for a good 28 hours. But we had mentally prepared our minds to have a normal delivery,, and we opted against taking any pain killers to experience a complete and natural birthing experience, both for the benefit of my child and myself, and this just kept us going through out.
To be frank if it was not for my husband, standing next to me throughout those hours, encouraging me with the rightly chosen words, I would not have been able to pull through. He knew me well and motivated me with the just right words to keep going.
What I learnt through this birthing experience is that you should never underestimate your physical strength, and go that extra mile to have the most wonderful experience, that you will be proud of your entire life. It is also important to be aware and familiarize yourself with hypnobirthing and other encouraging aids that help make this such a memorable experience.
My lessons for life through this experience that will help me keep my sane in all testing times are: 1) it is important to ‘let go’, 2) you cannot control it all, and 3) let nature help you out in the way it deems fit.
Good luck and happy parenting!!
Nikita Seth Arora
