Katie’s healing and swift second birth.
There is so much more to Hypnobirthing than many people know. It really is a study of physiology, the autonomic nervous system and the power of the mind as well as an understanding of the places we choose to give birth.
As Katie and I had discussed, you really can heal a bad birth, you just need some great skills and birth learning to do so.
Over to Katie…
Honestly we can't thank you enough for your help and teaching - as you may remember my first birthing experience was endlessly medicalised - induction, labouring in a 4-bedded bay, giving birth on my back under bright lights.
This time round everything was different, and a lot of that was thanks to hypnobirthing. I knew my birth would be fast, so as soon as the surges started we headed to the midwife-led unit. Thanks to the visualisations and the sense of empowerment they gave us, there was no panic, no sense of impending doom. Max got our stuff ready and organised transport, while I headed into the dimly lit living room and surged in peace. Once we were at the hospital the calm continued. Max felt so pleased to have a real role as my birth partner, and talked me steadily through the up breathing visualisations, while putting on the soundtrack you sent. The lights were low, our midwife was familiar with hypnobirthing and was quiet and supportive, and I wanted to give birth standing up and that's exactly what happened.
The birth was extraordinarily quick (1 hour 20), but I didn't once feel terrified - I knew my body could do it thanks to your teaching - and so it proved. Our son arrived and it was magical - and everything I could ever have hoped a birth could be. Even better, the calmness has stayed with us - I still use the longer out breaths if I feel any slight amount of stress and they work every time. But best of all? He is a pretty relaxed little baby. Our first was wired from the outset, whereas he seems to trust the world - and I suspect this has a lot to do with the way he entered it.
Anyway, thank you, thank you, thank you for your help - we really are incredibly grateful.
Want to learn hypnobirthing with us? Don’t forget that we have a full Online Antenatal Hypnobirthing Class that you can follow in your own time anywhere around the world. It is only £39/$49.
The Online Hypnobirthing Course
We also teach antenatal hypnobirthing classes in London in person with our One Day Group Hypnobirthing Class.
In-person Antental Hypnobirthing Group Class
If you’d rather prepare for your labour and birth solo with Melanie you can do so in the privacy of your own home in person if you live in London or via the Zoom platform wherever you are around the globe.
Private Antenatal Hypnobirthing Classes