What even is Hypnobirthing?

It is not how it sounds, Hypnobirthing is NOT wacky! Hypnobirthing is an actual science. It is simply a full birth prep course. But what makes it different to a regular antenatal course is the mindset shift that happens as a result. The shift that you need if you are feeling fearful of birth, wondering how you will be able to do it and not knowing your options fully. Hypnobirthing has the power to change this into trusting your body again, to feeling really confident and sure of your choices and stacking the odds in your favour of a calm and peaceful birth. I do this by giving you and your birth partner a fun and interactive course, diving deep into your choices, the maternity system, where fear of birth stems from, the impact that fear has on the body and tapping into that subconcious mind through deep relaxation to turn fear into calm. As a result, you are a whopping 95% more likely to get the birth you desire and have better mental health going into postpartum and beyond.

What if I am having extra monitoring during my pregnancy, is Hypnobirthing still for me?

My Hypnobirthing courses are for you! I know that many Hypnobirthing courses can seem quite pushy on all natural, home births - and don’t get me wrong, those are beautiful and wonderful! And Hypnobirthing will allow you to have trust in your body again, even when you may think you can’t or “won’t be allowed it”. BUT, as a mum who has experienced the loss of a baby and can empathise, I understand fully how wanting extra monitoring and the reassurance of birthing in hospital is very important in those cases. So, my courses hold you and support you too! The magic is within knowing all of your options no matter what scenario you give birth in, it is all about being able to use relaxation tools for what ever birth you choose and giving your baby a calm and loving entrance into the world!

But won’t my care providers give me my options anyway?

They should, but often they give these options in very brief detail and unfortunately coercion and scaremongering a woman into making a choice to suit their hospital policies is all too real. And that isn’t good enough. We cannot give our consent if we don’t understand what we are fully consenting to, or if we have been pushed into a decision. Hypnobirthing holds your hand while you learn how to navigate this tricky maternity system and feel strong in your decision making.

I just want my baby here safely, I don’t care how that happens…

I hear you. But I can tell you from someone who has been in those shoes, that you do care eventually. Once you trudge out of the trenches and the sun is rising, you finally have that precious baby in arms and everything is okay once more. You begin to reflect, you realise that birth has a huge impact on your mental health postpartum. You start to see how other people had it, the options that they chose that they knew was available, but you didn’t. And let me tell you one more thing, the safest way for a baby to be born is the way you choose, because you have an innate instinct to tap into. You know your body and the life you’ve been growing more than any one else.