Birth of Harper: Elective C-section at Darent Valley Hospital
Erin came along to my weekly pregnancy yoga classes in Darenth as she prepared for the birth of her first baby. She also attended my Summer pregnancy retreat day in Gravesend. She went on to have a wonderful elective c-section at Darent Valley hospital. I wanted to start with a massive thank you! Around a […]
Birth of Rory : Emergency C-Section at Darent Valley
Rosie came to my pregnancy yoga classes in Dartford, after being recommended by her sister Daisy – who had been with me in class over two pregnancies. Rosie’s birth story shows that even when the birth plan changes, with the right support you can still have a great birth experience. I was booked for an […]
Birth of Harper : Hypnobirthing for an Elective C-Section at Darent Valley Hospital
Shannon came along to my pregnancy yoga class in Dartford the whole way through her pregnancy. She then went on to complete my hypnobirthing course to prepare for the birth of her first baby. Hi Colleen, I hope you’re doing well! Firstly, I just wanted to say a huge thank you for your pregnancy yoga […]
Will and Fran: Hypnobirthing for a C-Section
One of the big misconceptions about hypnobirthing is that is is only for natural, pain free births. This is not true, hypnobirthing can be used for all types of births. This great birth story was sent in by Francesca and her birth partner Will. They booked a private hypnobirthing course with me for the preparation […]
C-Section at Darent Valley Hospital
Most people come to my classes because they want a birth that is as natural as possible. Although hypnobirthing makes a natural birth much more likely, it can not be guaranteed. One of the most important parts of my job as a hypnobirthing instructor is to prepare my couples for all types of birth, and […]
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 accepted. Halfway through their pregnancy the corona pandemic happened and I moved my classes to […]
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 for birth, and also to stay positive through a pregnancy after loss: I’ve always felt […]
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 still a very positive experience. Here is the story in full: ‘ My top piece […]
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 birth to my firstborn son Connor, at 35 weeks. There were no prior indications that […]
The Birth of Oscar: A Gentle Caesarean Birth
Hilary had a gentle caesarean birth for second baby, Oscar. This was an elective c-section after a previous emergency c-section.