Bloom and Flow Yoga

The Birth of Francesca: Water Birth at Maidstone Birth Centre

Hannah and 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 Charlotte: Natural Birth at Darent Valley Delivery Suite

Charlotte - birth at darent valley delivery suite

Agne came to my weekly pregnancy yoga classes in Dartford as part of her birth prep for her first baby. She was advised to have an induction, and ended up with a natural birth at Darent Valley delivery suite. We joyfully welcomed our daughter, Charlotte Marie, on 6th April 2025 at 1:35am. She arrived at […]

C-Section at Darent Valley Hospital

Jo and Pete 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

Jesse c-section at Darent Valley Hospital

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

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 […]

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 […]