Birth of Raya : Water Birth at Darent Valley Birth Centre

Laura was a first time Mum who attended my pregnancy yoga classes in Dartford the whole way through her pregnancy. Once in her third trimester she also attended my group hypnobirthing course with her husband. She went on to have the most straight forward water birth at Darent Valley birth centre. As a first time […]
Birth of Sammy: Water Birth at Darent Valley Hospital

My first birth, five years previously, was a water birth at Darent Valley birth centre following a low risk pregnancy. That birth went well, until the second stage. I had panicked because I’d read that if baby’s heart rate couldn’t be detected for a period of time you’d have to come out of the pool so […]
Turning a breech baby at 42 weeks

This is a wonderful birth story from Sarah and Jon. They opted for the four week private hypnobirthing course with me, and it was a real pleasure to teach them. Throughout the course they were unsure whether they had a breech baby, as they kept being told different opinions. They got to 42 weeks of […]
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 […]