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 […]
The Birth of Francesca: Water Birth at Maidstone Birth Centre
Hannah prepared for her first birth by attending pregnancy yoga with me and by completing my hypnobirthing course in Dartford. She then came back to pregnancy yoga in preparation for her second birth, a planned water birth at Maidstone birth centre. I went in to labour on the same day as my last pregnancy yoga […]
Birth of Sydney: Water Birth at Darent Valley Birth Centre
This is my own personal experience of pregnancy, hypnobirthing and my positive birth story. It was important to me to keep my fitness levels up throughout pregnancy, as preparation for birth. I viewed it as a great way to prepare for the physical side of labour. I continued going to the gym twice a week […]
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 that if you have had a straight forward, fast birth that you do not need […]
The Birth of Robyn: Home Birth After 40 Minute Labour
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 Tobias: A Home Breech Birth
Hayley had a home breech birth at 35 weeks after coming to my pregnancy yoga class online and in Dartford.
The Birth of Malik: Induction of Labour using Hypnobirthing
Catrin had a positive birth at Darent Valley hospital for her induction of labour using hypnobirthing.
Top Tips for Bonding with your Newborn Baby
That moment when your baby is placed on you for the first time – after all those months of growing and nurturing your baby, birthing them and then finally that rush of love to make it all worth while. But sometimes after birth there isn’t that rush of love. It’s also perfectly normal to need […]
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 Zuri: A Calm, Ceasarean
Kamesha had a calm caesarean birth for the birth of her daughter, Zuri. She used hypnobirhting techniques to help prepare for birth.