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The Birth of Jesse: Home Birth to C-Section
Jen and Justin have been my friends for years, so when they announced they were pregnant I knew I wanted to support them for a positive birth. I invited them on to my group hypnobirthing class in Dartford and they
Positive Birth Story: Hypnobirthing after Baby Loss
This positive birth story comes from a couple who booked on to my group hypnobirthing class; which ended up being online due to Covid-19. They had a difficult journey to becoming parents; here they explain how hypnobirthing helped them prepare
Hypnobirthing with a Premature Birth
This positive birth story comes from L, who completed my online hypnobirthing course. She had planned for a natural, water birth but after going into labour prematurely things had to become very medicalised. Using her hypnobirthing techniques however, it was
The Main Benefits of Pregnancy Yoga
Pregnancy yoga is a wonderful hobby to participate in when you are expecting, even if you have never done yoga before! Many people take up pregnancy yoga as a way of improving their physical fitness, but there are plenty of
Looking for an NCT Class in Dartford?
Taking part in an NCT class in Dartford is a popular way to prepare for birth as well as how to care for your newborn. NCT is popular because is covers a wide range of topics such as planning for
The Birth of Declan: Born at 30 weeks
This story isn’t going to be a typical birth story for expectant mothers to read, but rather a story which will hopefully support and help future mums who were in a similar situation to me. In February 2022, I gave
The Birth of Shelby: Water Birth at Darent Valley
I taught Sarah and Ben hypnobirthing in preparation for their first baby in 2018. They were so much fun to teach, and the lessons were extra special for me as I was also pregnant. Our babies were born a couple
Birth of Evelina Fae – Born Before Arrival
Kerry and Michael attended my group hypnobirthing class in preparation for their third baby. Kerry had previously had two very fast labours, which she hadn’t realised were classed as precipitous births – meaning under three hours. It’s easy to think
The Birth of Henry – A Long Induction
This birth story is from Erika and Nathan, who did an online hypnobirthing course with me due to Covid and them not living local to me. Erika had a really hard pregnancy and birth, but still had a really positive