HYPNOBIRTHING STORIES
BIRTH AFTER AN IMPROMPTU SWIM ON THE BEACH
"So pleased to let you know baby has arrived. The whole labour process was such a positive experience - I had a beautiful impromptu swim in my undies on the beach as the day was so glorious, sunbathed to dry, went in to labour that night, and gave birth in the birthing pool 7am the next morning, T caught him. After an early unnecessary visit to the birthing centre at midnight after my waters broke, where examination showed I was two centimetres dilated, we elected to return home. I got in the bath for three hours and listened to your tracks, which certainly helped for the first 1.5-2 hours, then returned to the hospital at 6am and was 8cm dilated. Got into the pool and he came out shortly afterwards. No stitches. A very positive labour experience!! Keep up the great work."
CAESAREAN SECTION
"Our wonderful baby girl finally arrived at 41+4 days by emergency c-section after a nearly 3 day labour. She was a healthy 8oz 3lbs. She’s worth every second, and I’m really proud of myself that I managed to do it all with just breathing, the support of Pat and a TENS machine, until a bit of gas and air and epidural time for the section when she started to show signs of tiring.
Thank you for all the advice about getting the oxytocin flowing to get things moving, and the birth centre with all our candles and spray and positive affirmations was just dreamy.
Although caesarean wasn’t ever our plan A, and the process of being transferred from the Birthing Centre to the delivery suite was very scary for me (I certainly lost my groove after having been in the zone solidly for 2+ days with very very little sleep!), the actual caesarean process was amazing as they did support us with seeing her slowly delivered, delayed cord clamping and skin to skin straight away. I still feel that she was born in as calm and relaxed a way as possible given the circumstances, so thank you for all your help and advice".
Thank you for all the advice about getting the oxytocin flowing to get things moving, and the birth centre with all our candles and spray and positive affirmations was just dreamy.
Although caesarean wasn’t ever our plan A, and the process of being transferred from the Birthing Centre to the delivery suite was very scary for me (I certainly lost my groove after having been in the zone solidly for 2+ days with very very little sleep!), the actual caesarean process was amazing as they did support us with seeing her slowly delivered, delayed cord clamping and skin to skin straight away. I still feel that she was born in as calm and relaxed a way as possible given the circumstances, so thank you for all your help and advice".
TURNING FEAR INTO EXCITEMENT - A WATER BIRTH
"Wow what an experience. We managed to get the water birth we wanted at the birth centre. It was honestly perfect. Less than 4 hours of established labour. And baby M is an absolute dream.
Hypnobirthing definitely helped during labour. I think the continual listening to the hypnobirthing tracks and positive affirmations, and reading my own positive affirmations around the house, throughout my pregnancy, deeply instilled calmness and a strong sense of trust in my body and birth. By the time I got to the end of my pregnancy, I felt so prepared and excited to welcome our baby. Whichever way our birth went I just trusted that it would be beautiful and that my body knew what to do. As labour progressed and I went in to the pushing stage, I felt such a huge shift and could feel my body start pushing. It was incredible just feeling my body do it whilst I breathed through it (very deeply on the gas and air!). The whole time I was thinking “trust your body, go with your body, just relax everything”
Learning all about how labour works and what is happening in your body during labour, all the hormones involved etc also helped. Our bodies are so well designed to birth to our babies! I didn’t tear at all which I partly put down to being in the water, but also because I was saying to myself to keep everything relaxed and to just go with what my body was doing. Giving birth was definitely the hardest, most intense thing I’ve ever done. But I’ve come away from it completely in awe of what our bodies can do and feeling totally empowered. Ultimately hypnobirthing turned my fear of birth in to excitement and total respect for birth and that is what allowed us to have such a positive experience. M is such a chilled out, content baby (so far anyway!) and I really feel that my relaxed pregnancy and labour played a part in that''.
Hypnobirthing definitely helped during labour. I think the continual listening to the hypnobirthing tracks and positive affirmations, and reading my own positive affirmations around the house, throughout my pregnancy, deeply instilled calmness and a strong sense of trust in my body and birth. By the time I got to the end of my pregnancy, I felt so prepared and excited to welcome our baby. Whichever way our birth went I just trusted that it would be beautiful and that my body knew what to do. As labour progressed and I went in to the pushing stage, I felt such a huge shift and could feel my body start pushing. It was incredible just feeling my body do it whilst I breathed through it (very deeply on the gas and air!). The whole time I was thinking “trust your body, go with your body, just relax everything”
Learning all about how labour works and what is happening in your body during labour, all the hormones involved etc also helped. Our bodies are so well designed to birth to our babies! I didn’t tear at all which I partly put down to being in the water, but also because I was saying to myself to keep everything relaxed and to just go with what my body was doing. Giving birth was definitely the hardest, most intense thing I’ve ever done. But I’ve come away from it completely in awe of what our bodies can do and feeling totally empowered. Ultimately hypnobirthing turned my fear of birth in to excitement and total respect for birth and that is what allowed us to have such a positive experience. M is such a chilled out, content baby (so far anyway!) and I really feel that my relaxed pregnancy and labour played a part in that''.
HOW CHANGING A MINDSET LED TO A POSITIVE, MAGICAL EXPERIENCE
"My little boy Finn arrived 2 weeks early on 23rd June and we had the most amazing birth experience. I managed to get to fully dilated just using my breathing techniques and hypnobirthing. He was in a bit of an awkward position so I needed help getting him out but I felt totally in control during the whole thing. Fred was such an amazing support, being positive, reminding me of my affirmations and staying calm throughout. I can’t thank you enough for changing my mindset on birth. Without your hypnobirthing course, Fred and I would not have had the positive, magical birthing experience we had".
A beautiful family - parents and baby