- ISBN13: 9780965987301
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
This holistic approach to childbirth examines this profound rite-of-passage not as a medical event, but as an act of self-discovery. Exercises and activities such as journal writing, meditation, and painting are designed to help mothers analyze their thoughts and face their fears during pregnancy. 144 line drawings. 17 photos…. More >>
Birthing from Within: An Extra-Ordinary Guide to Childbirth Preparation
Did not like this at all. Did not even finish the book. If you are a hippy you will probably like it.
Rating: 1 / 5
I regret wasting my money and time on this book. I have read everything that I could get my hands on during pregnancy and this book was absolutely useless. For a natural birth, I highly recommend Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way.
Rating: 2 / 5
Very similar to another method and book published earlier. needs to expand on ideas. i needed something more concrete to allay my fears. This didn’t do it.
Rating: 3 / 5
First off, this was honestly one of the scariest reads ever. It put me in the mind of a “hippy-esque cult” type of deal. A majority of the book focuses on being creative through mediums such as drawing, painting, and sculpting. I’m completely for spirituality, creativity and natural childbirth, but being a first time mom, I have a feeling that all the spiritual and creative mumbo jumbo thrown at me in this book is just setting me up for the ultimate rude awakening when I actually go into labor. And if howling like a coyote will benefit me in any way, I seriously doubt it. I, being a free-thinker and very openminded, could find very little useful in this book. Even though I’ve been thrust into the category of a “hippie” my whole life, this puts me more in mind of a cult!
Rating: 1 / 5
I was very excited about this book and read it in earnest during my third trimester. The “art” sections were superfluous; I sought tangible advice for “labor day”. Once in labor, my midwife respected my wishes not to be “offered” an epidural, but the attitude of this book caused me to delay my request for an epidural by 3-4 hours. My only regret in labor was that I let this book make me feel guilty about getting an epidural. After the epidural, my remaining labor/delivery was very pleasant.
Rating: 2 / 5