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 […]
Jana and Darren : Hypnobirthing for a Free Birth
Jana and Derren were already 38 weeks pregnant when they got in touch with me. They were limited on time, because of being so far into pregnancy, but also because they have a toddler and no family close by. We decided to split the course into two sessions. One evening with just me and Jana. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Birth of Theodore: Un-Planned Home Birth
Mia and Joe were part of my group hypnobirthing class in Medway. Their birth story is amazing! Usually when we think of birth not going to plan, we think of a natural birth becoming medicated. Mia’s labour was so fast and natural she ended up having an un-planned home birth! Luckily, everything she had learnt […]
Birth of Seth: VBAC at Darent Valley Hospital
My friend Kate, and her partner Rich, did not have a great birth experience the first time round in 2015. When Kate told me last year that she was pregnant again, I knew I wanted to help her achieve her dream of a hypnobirth VBAC at Darent Valley hospital (Vaginal Birth After Cesarean). I offered […]
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 Jaxon – Hypnobirthing at Medway Hospital
Sarah and Aaron were the first couple I taught hypnobirthing to when I first qualified as a hypnobirthing teacher in 2016. Their first birth was a positive birth experience following an induction of labour, you can read that story here. When they became pregnant again two years later, they asked if they could do a […]
The Birth of Noah – Hypnobirthing at Queen Mary’s Hospital
I taught Emma and Mohammed hypnobirthing as a private course in their home. As a first time Mum, Emma did not know what to expect from birth. However, as is common, she had heard a lot of horror stories. Her birth story is lovely, and shows that birth can be very fast, even for a […]