Trying to get Pregnant?

Suzi Sauvé, CHt, HBFS, HBCE, CLL, NLP

Winter 2008

 

Perhaps you dream of cuddling with your own little bundle, smelling that sweet scent of fresh baby, seeing an adorable little face. Maybe you already sense that “there is a baby there,” which is something women have said to me at my Ottawa and Montreal area hypnosis offices. As a Board Certified Consulting Hypnotist, I take a success-oriented approach to infertility, following a program created by Lynsi Eastburn that supports the fertility process, whether natural or medically assisted.

 

Eastburn says that she created the program because she “often saw women so desperate to conceive that they are on an emotional roller coaster. Some of these women are obsessed with talk of cycle days and basal body temperature to the exclusion of almost everything else. Paralyzed with fear, dreading the start of another menstrual cycle, consumed with thoughts of yet another failed attempt … marriages often in tatters, shredded self esteem … with the body in a perpetual state of “fight or flight,” is it any wonder pregnancy doesn’t occur?”

 

I was already a Certified Hypnosis Consultant and a Certified HypnoBirthing® Childbirth Educator, but I decided that my dreams were not yet fulfilled. I had a desire not only to facilitate the birthing process, but also to provide a strong foundation for the conception process. To this end, I became a Certified HypnoBirthing Fertility Specialist. I am also a Certified Laughter Leader: I provide people with techniques for relaxation and the knowledge of how to “laugh for no reason at all.” Piggybacking on the idea that the body needs to relax in order to facilitate growth, I felt that hypnosis was a natural fit to my already-formed intention of providing people with tools toward positive change.

 

Many women receive the diagnosis of unexplained infertility. This is a condition where no matter what they try, they just cannot get pregnant. For these people, hypnosis is powerful. A diagnosis of unexplained infertility actually means that there is no physiological reason for women not to become pregnant. Although women often feel helpless and frustrated with this situation, it is actually great news. Hypnosis is one of the most powerful processes available for conquering unexplained infertility.

 

With unexplained infertility, stress and a lack of confidence tend to be the top issues that need to be addressed with hypnosis. However, stress is a key component no matter what the diagnosis. In the Webster dictionary, stress is defined as “a physical, chemical, or emotional factor that causes bodily or mental tension and may be a factor in disease causation.” Stress is a nervous reaction that occurs in the ANS (autonomic nervous system). The ANS directly affects all organs in the body, with its network of nerves branching out from the spinal chord. The ANS is responsible for maintaining our body’s “automatic” functions, while governing our involuntary actions. This system is divided into two parts, one that deals with our emergencies (Sympathetic) and the other (Parasympathetic) with our relaxed states.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Suzi Sauvé is the owner of Creating Balance, a Mind-Body Centre. A Certified Consulting Hypnotist, Suzi has become both a HypnoBirthing Fertility Specialist and HypnoBirthing Childbirth Educator. Suzi helps individuals and couples cope with the psychological issues related to fertility. With Suzi's extensive training in Hypnosis, Laughter, NLP and Reiki, she is able to help you make the desired changes in your life. Suzi currently holds two offices, one in Ottawa and one in Montreal. To learn more or to contact Suzi: www.creatingbalancenow.com

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