Bloom and Flow Yoga

The Birth of Shelby: Water Birth at Darent Valley

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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 of months apart and we have stayed in touch ever since, and had play dates […]

The Birth of Robyn: Home Birth After 40 Minute Labour

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My first birth was a very straight forward birth at Darent Valley birth centre in Dartford. I had a three hour labour and then a water birth soon after I arrived at the birth centre. For my second pregnancy I practiced pregnancy yoga and hypnobirthing to prepare for home birth. My main reason for planning […]

The Birth of Harriet: Premature Birth at 31 Weeks

This absolutely beautiful birth story was sent in by Sam, who completed my hypnobirthing course just in time before the premature birth of baby Harriet Rose. I love how Sam and her husband used all of their hypnobirthing techniques to stay calm and in control of what could have been a stressful situation, but also […]

The Birth of Norah: Home Birth for a First Time Mum

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Ellie and Sonny joined me for my group hypnobirthing class in Dartford to prepare for the birth of their first baby. Ellie also attended my pregnancy yoga class in Dartford. After some research Ellie wanted to plan for a home birth, but as a first time Mum this is quite unusual – despite being often […]

The Birth of Thea: Water Birth at Darent Valley Birth Centre

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Hayley is my longest term client, and one of my favourite people! She attended my pregnancy yoga classes online during lockdown, then moved to in person with me before the amazing breech home birth of baby Tobias (read the story here). Hayley and Tobias then attended my first ever mum and baby yoga class and […]