The Gentle Birth Method: The Month-by-Month Jeyarani Way Programme

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Karen MacLeod Swan. The Gentle Birth Method: The Month-by-Month Jeyarani Way Programme

The Gentle Birth Method. The Month-by-Month Jeyarani Way Programme. Dr Gowri Motha and Karen Swan MacLeod

Table of Contents

Preface by Elle Macpherson

Foreword by Dr Yehudi Gordon

Introduction

Physical Preparation. Diet

Birth Story: Pasha

Asian Culture and Pregnant Mothers

General Dietary Guidelines

Foods to Avoid

Foods to Enjoy

Omega-3 fats

Nutritional and Herbal Supplements

Homoeopathic Tissue Salt Programme

Birth Story: Quick Labour Christine

Ayurveda and The Gentle Birth Method

Ayurveda as a Diagnostic Tool

So What Do Vata, Pitta and Kapha Govern?

Prakruti Analysis

Vata Mothers

How to Counteract Vata

Pitta Mothers. Typical characteristics

Kapha Mothers. Typical characteristics

How to Counteract Kapha

Kapha Labour Issues

Gentle Birth Method Recipes

Birth Story: The second-time mother – Annabel

The Gentle Birth Method Treatments

The Origins of the Treatment Programme

The Power of Touch

The Father’s Role

Father’s Tip: Belly bonding

Your Baby Keeps You Young

Overview of the Treatments. Reflexology

Birth story: Reflexology benefits during labour – Tricia

Creative Healing

Creative Healing glossary

Bowen Technique

Reiki

Craniosacral Therapy

Vaginal and Perineal Stretch Massage

Case History: Perineal Stretch Massage

Home Massage Treatments

Normalizing temperature

Encouraging drainage

Breaking down congestion

Removing congestion on the sacrum and the sacro-iliac joints

Back and Spine Treatment (Treatment for loosening back muscles, toning the back and back pain)

Abdominal Toning

Pelvic Drainage

Vaginal and Perineal Stretch Massage

Exercise

The Exercise Programme

The Yoga Sequence

Exercises for Labour

Mental Preparation. The Mind as Muscle

The Power of Positive Suggestion

The Science of Self-hypnosis

Self-doubt – Your Biggest Obstacle

Birth Story: Visualizing a thin cervix – Andrea

Deep Muscle Relaxation and Self-hypnosis – Getting Started

Self-hypnosis Script

Birth story: Countering pain with hypnotherapy – Jane, a GP

Birth Story: Holding on to fear – Sally

Visualizations

Your Safe Place – Managing Contractions and Reducing Pain

Secret Garden Visualization Script

Safe Place: Alternative Scenario (The Lift)

Case History: Using a ‘safe place’ – Anne

Preparing for Labour – Visualization

Pre-programming for Labour Script

Birth Story: Lapse in mental concentration leading to interrupted labour – Uma

Emotional Preparation. Bonding with your Baby

Birth story: The sceptic – Carol

Generating Emotional Calm and Control

Birth Rehearsal Script

Case History: Using gentle ‘intervention’ – Maria

Introduction to the Programme

There Are No Shortcuts

Getting Started

First Trimester. Month 2 (weeks 5–8) Physical Preparation: Diet

Physical Preparation: Exercise

Mental Preparation: Self-hypnosis

Week-by-week Progress and Treatment Recommendations

Note for Practitioner Week 6

Note for Practitioner Week 7

Month 3 (weeks 9–12) Physical Preparation: Diet

Physical Preparation: Exercise

Mental Preparation: Self-hypnosis

Week-by-week Progress and Recommended Treatments

Note for Practitioner Week 9

Note for Practitioner Week 10

Note for Practitioner Week 11

Note for Practitioner Week 12

Second Trimester. Month 4 (weeks 13–17) Physical Preparation: Diet

Physical Preparation: Exercise

Mental Preparation: Self-hypnosis

Week-by-week Progress and Recommended Treatments

Note for Practitioner Week 13

Note for Practitioner Week 14

Note for Practitioner Week 15

Note for Practitioner Week 16 (for mothers starting out)

Month 5 (weeks 18–22) Physical Preparation: Diet

Physical Preparation: Exercise and Physical Care

Mental Preparation: Self-hypnosis

Week-by-week Progress and Recommended Treatments

Note for Practitioner Week 18

Note for Practitioner Week 20

Month 6 (weeks 24–27) Physical Preparation: Diet and herbs

Physical Preparation: Exercise and Physical Care

Mental Preparation: Self-hypnosis

Week-by-week Progress and Recommended Treatments

Note for Practitioner Week 24

Note for Practitioner Week 26

Third Trimester. Month 7 (weeks 28–31) Physical Preparation: Diet

Physical Preparation: Exercise and Physical Care

Mental Preparation: Self-hypnosis

Week-by-week Progress and Recommended Treatments

Note for Practitioner Week 28

Notes for Practitioner Week 29

Note for Practitioner Week 30

Month 8 (weeks 32–36) Physical Preparation: Diet

Physical Preparation: Exercise and Physical Care

Mental Preparation: Self-hypnosis

Note for Practitioner Week 32

Note for Practitioner Week 33

Note for Practitioner Week 34

Note for Practitioner Week 35

Note for Practitioner Week 36

Month 9 (weeks 37–40) Physical Preparation: Diet

Physical Preparation: Exercise and Physical Care

Mental Preparation: Self-hypnosis

Note for Practitioner Week 37

Note for Practitioner Week 38

Note for Practitioner Week 39

Note for Practitioner Week 40

If You Go Over 40 Weeks Gestation…

The Birth Day

Labour – The first rumblings

Established Labour: The First Stage

Birth Story: Posterior presentation, partner’s support and a happy ending – Andrea

Established Labour: The Second Stage

Established Labour: The Third Stage

Birth Story: Long labour – Janey Lee Grace (Radio 2 presenter)

Intervention

Caesareans

Case History: Sarah

Case History: Karen

Post-natal Care

Case History: Persistent vomiting – Kirsty, aged 6 weeks

Clinical Notes: Post-natal pelvic pain – Sally

SECTION D A-Z Guide to Symptoms and Potential Problems in Each Trimester

The First Trimester. Your body in the first three months

Your baby in the first three months

Trimester One: A–Z Guide

Anaemia

Anxiety

Bleeding

Breathlessness

Constipation

Cystitis

Depression

Dizziness

Ectopic Pregnancy

Fatigue

Forgetfulness

Nausea (also see Vomiting, page 237)

Pelvic Pain

Thrush

Urinary Retention

Vomiting

Clinical Notes: Vomiting and gagging throughout pregnancy

The Second Trimester. Your Body in the Second Trimester

Your Baby in the Second Trimester

Trimester Two: A–Z Guide

Fibroid Uterus

Headaches/Migraines

Herpes Gestationis

Hip Pain

Immunological Stress (frequent illnesses)

Insomnia

Jaundice:

Leg Cramps

Low-lying Placenta

How can it be alleviated?:

Nose Bleeds

Obstetric Cholestasis

Pruritis (Itching)

Restless Legs Syndrome (see also Restless legs in the Third Trimester, pages 269-70)

Sacro-iliac Pain

Sciatica

The Third Trimester. Your Body in the Final Trimester

Your Baby in the Final Trimester

Trimester Three: A–Z Guide

Breech Presentation

Coccyx Pain

Eclampsia

Gestational Diabetes

Clinical Notes: Gestational Diabetes Diana, 35 years old, first pregnancy, family history of diabetes

Haemorrhoids (Piles)

Overdue Baby

Placental Abruption

Placenta Praevia

Pregnancy-induced Hypertension (Pre-eclampsia)

Pubic Pain

Clinical Notes: Pubic pain in pregnancy Helen, 32 years old, first pregnancy

Restless legs (also see Restless Legs Syndrome in The Second Trimester, page 250)

Swollen Ankles (oedema)

Symphysis Pubis Diastasis

Thrombosis (deep leg vein)

Varicose Veins

Appendix A. Gentle Birth Method Recipes

Ghee

Lunches

Main Dishes

Vegetable Side Dishes

Appendix B. Letters from Gentle Birth Mothers

Appendix C. Support and Resources

Make www.thorsonselement.com your online sanctuary

Acknowledgements

Copyright

About the Publisher

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Cover Page

Title Page

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My inclusion of reflexology in the initial pregnancy strategies that I developed was accidental, yet it is now one of the most powerful tools in my programme. You may find, as you have more and more treatments, it helps to identify areas within your body that need cleansing. Many of my mothers find their feet are indicators of their internal health and enjoy finding out how the reflex areas are improving with reflexology as the weeks go by. As mothers progress through their pregnancies, they are quick to point out specific areas of tenderness in their feet that correspond to a physical weakness elsewhere, such as a tender sciatic nerve.

Reflexology is very safe in pregnancy, and is instrumental in helping 45.5 per cent of my mothers give birth at the optimum gestation of 40 weeks. At term, it can be effective in initiating contractions and labour by stimulating the pituitary, adrenal and uterine reflex areas.

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