"With Hypnobirthing, I was able to truly empty my mind and breathe my way into birthing our baby." shares Iradis Jordan, who chose the method for her baby's delivery. :It allowed my body to relax to the point where any pain was dimmed out. I felt my body respond how it was meant to." The HypnoBirthing Midwife shares two such breathing techniques. In the first, you breathe deeply in through the nose and out through the nose. Breathe in to the count of four and out to the count of seven. The second is simiar. You follow the same deep-breath pattern, but you lengthen the inhale to the count of seven and keep the exhale to the count of seven. Breathing in this way is supposed to help trigger your parasympathetic nervous system, giving you some calming vibes. Focusing on positive thoughts and words is another useful technique. Instead of using the word "contraction" to describe the tightening during labor, you might say "surge" or "wave" for a more positive spin. Another example is replacing "rupture" of the membranes with the word "release". Other techniques include guided visualization, where you might picture something like a flower opening to help relax your body and using music and meditation to further relaxation. Through using these techniques, the idea is that you may give birth in a state similar to daydreaming. You may: "be fully aware of what's happening to you and able to come and go out of hypnosis as you please." "become more relaxed, keeping your body out of the fight-or-flight mode that can be induced by the unfamiliar environment of the birth room." "be more able to manage pain and stress hormones by the release of endorphins." By controlling pain and stress hormones, the body may let go and submit fully to the task ahead.