M2C - Hand in there - you have a lot of positive vibes heading your way. Just do what ever you need to do to take care of yourself.
Chez - re the Calmbirth: You can do weekend courses in Sydney or I know you can do a weekend course in Bowral as well - I couldn't tell you if there were courses in Canberra.
Peter Jackson is the guy who 'invented' this particular course and even though it is likened to hypnobirth it is not (or so I have been told). Basically hypnobirth came about as a part of a self hypnosis course - it was one module on birth where as the whole Calmbirth course was specifically designed around birth and pregnancy. I hope I got that right.....My DH said he thought some of the ideas were a bit 'out there/new age', but he said he really, really enjoyed it and learned a lot because these ideas get tied back to a scientific reason which helped him understand the value in the techniques.
LBN - Good luck with it - I really can't say how good the course made me feel about everything. I was waking up with nightmares about giving birth (this at the 12 week stage) and just thought I have to do something about this to get some control back and to get rid of this fear that was turning slightly into panic. The best part is that the earlier your do it the more time you get to practice the techniques - visulaisation, relaxation, breathing, etc. It's not a course where you go for 2 days and that's it - you will have to practice the techniques, but most of them will help with everyday situations anyway.
Miss C - I hope we don't hear from you today/tomorrow because little CB has decided that it is time to come into the big wide world. Best of luck hun.
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