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Painless Childbirth: A Guide for a Drug Free, Joyful Birthing Experience
Painless Childbirth: An Empowering Journey Through Pregnancy and Birth is a nine-step guide designed to help mothers better understand themselves and the baby that is forming inside their belly. Painless Childbirth promotes self-confidence, urging women to take charge of their well-being as they make informed decisions about their prenatal care, their life choices, and the
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Published
May 1st 2008
by Cumberland House Publishing
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This book was very different from what I expected. The Author compares the nine months of birth to the 9 chakras. Although I love to do Yoga as an exercise, to improve my flexibility and to help me relax, I am not into the "religious" side of it. To her credit the author also brings up the unilateral beliefs among the believers.
The main point of this book is to change your outlook on pain in childbirth and in coming to see what is considered pain as your body being one with ...more
The main point of this book is to change your outlook on pain in childbirth and in coming to see what is considered pain as your body being one with ...more
This ranks pretty high on the woo-woo scale, and Giuditta Tornetta borrows freely from The Secret, Byron Katie's The Work, 12-step programs, and probably a bunch of other New Agey gurus that I am not identifying (Deepak Chopra, Oprah Winfrey, ???), but the premises in it concerning having a positive attitude towards childbirth and nurturing your body, spirit, and unborn child are all worthwhile. The book is divided into chapters corresponding to the 9 months of pregnancy, the 9 chakras (7 in th...more
This book made me feel good about childbirth. After having birthed five children naturally, I know what to expect. And even with those experiences, reading this book made me feel like I could make the sixth birth an even better experience. It was a gentle, thoughtful book written by someone who seems to have a lot of expertise in the area. Some of the book was a little out of my range of experience, so some of her exercises and suggestions seemed weird, but overall the book made me feel more com...more
Overall I thought this was an excellent book for preparing to give birth and I recommend it to any pregnant woman. It had great advice for mental and spiritual well being that could also be applied outside of childbirth. I had only half a chapter left to read when I actually went into labor with my 3rd child. I felt like this time I was able to manage contractions so much better than my previous labors, thanks to this book.
There were a few things I didn't like about the book. It was a ...more
There were a few things I didn't like about the book. It was a ...more
I enjoyed reading Painless Childbirth by Giuditta Tornetta, she is a birth doula and also uses hypnosis with her clients. It was a positive, uplifting book about pregnancy and birth. It is always wonderful to have a book showing that birth can be comfortable and enjoyable.
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It shows that birth can be comfortable and enjoyable. There are some good birth stories included, under many different circumstances, home birth, hospital births, induced ...more
Reasons I liked this book:
It shows that birth can be comfortable and enjoyable. There are some good birth stories included, under many different circumstances, home birth, hospital births, induced ...more
This is a thought provoking book in many ways. It's almost like a self-therapy book to get rid of past fears and negative experiences.I liked the insights I gained from it. It is a little too "mystical" for my taste, but worth reading.
I absolutely enjoyed this book. I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to do a homebirth and or birthing experience at a birth center/hospital WITHOUT using medicine.
Giuditta really put by mind a ease and reminded me of what I am already capable of doing if I put my mind to and not let me fears and negativity surrounding childbirth in this culture, take control of me.
I am very thankful for this book!
Giuditta really put by mind a ease and reminded me of what I am already capable of doing if I put my mind to and not let me fears and negativity surrounding childbirth in this culture, take control of me.
I am very thankful for this book!
I didn't really connect with this book. It was a little weird; yet had a good perspective on how joyful childbirth can be.
A little out there but encouraging that mind over matter can get you through labor.
A total hippie read; I loved the visualizations and positive messages.
This book was very repetitive ad well as strongly laced with religion and how it plays a part in your birth. I in no way found it informative on the best methods for having an un-medicated painless childbirth.
I started to read this and I really like the premise of it. It's set up so that you read one chapter a month during your pregnancy. I sort of lost interest because I'm not pregnant, but I liked it enough to purchase it and will read it when I am lucky enough to be pregnant again!
A really lovely book, although I'll have to defer judgment on its effectiveness!
This one's a little too new-agey for my taste! The title's good though! ;-)
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