Positive Birth Stories
Reading other mum’s birth stories can be so very helpful when preparing for your own birth. What did they choose and why? How did they work with changes or problems? What worked and what did not? How did it affect the birth using Hypnobirthing skills? Most importantly though it allows you to see that birth can be a positive and life-affirming experience irrespective of the path that that birth took.
So, settle back, have a good read and enjoy.
Natasha’s Home Birth Following a Premature Rupture of Membranes (PROM).
Once the head was out, the body came out quickly and the sensation was the weirdest thing I’ve ever felt! My husband told me to “look down” but I was still in shock and couldn’t believe that I really had just given birth.
Dimitra and James' home birth hypnobirth
I remember feeling "high" from my own endorphins, empowered and relaxed. I remember feeling strong and mighty, completely focused on birthing my baby and not caring about anything/anyone else in the room.
Kristie’s first home birth - a wonderful water birth.
A long time has passed since our course with you in September but I just wanted to let you know that Harley-Beau arrived safely on 15th November 2017 weighing 7lbs 4oz.
For a first time labour it was relatively quick - 9 hours, and my hypnobirthing techniques really helped me manage emotionally and physically for the majority of the labour. He was born at home, in a Birth pool and he was born in his membranes (and I had no tears!! Which I was most scared of!)
Louise’s home birth - using powerful breathing techniques to breathe through her surges.
My labour started on Wednesday evening after I had been to yoga. It felt great to stretch out having done nothing over the Christmas period. I found it very relaxing, focusing on my out breath and making sure I was lengthening it.
I got home had dinner and went to bed about 9pm where I started to get very mild period pains and lower back ache. These became stronger and so I started to wonder if this was the start... I asked my husband to come and lie with me whilst I tried to sleep, however, I was unable to sleep through each mild surge. It wasn't that it was painful, more uncomfortable to be lying down. I wanted to be upright.
These continued so at about 10:30pm we went downstairs to the living room and started watching a film (Pitch Perfect 2). This didn't last long as my surges started to increase in intensity and I found it hard to focus on the film. I wanted to be in a soothing environment with calming music. At this point we lit a fire and candles around the room creating a very calm and cosy environment where we proceeded to spend the night.