What words of wisdom do hypnobirthing parents have for pregnant women and their partners? Afterall, they have now been through the journey to meet their baby. These are all couples who have done the program with myself and what they want you to know on your own pregnancy journey. Here are their little golden nuggetsContinue reading “What advice to hypnobirthing parents have for pregnant women?”
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How did your birth partner support you during birth?
When it comes to birth, does your partner know how to support you? What emotional, practical and physical support to offer you? The Hypnobirthing Australia program is designed to help partners feel a real part of the birthing process – no longer on the sidelines, but providing invaluable support to the birthing mother. Here someContinue reading “How did your birth partner support you during birth?”
What’s the biggest lesson birth taught you?
Birth teaches us lessons regardless of how your birth goes. For hypnobirthing parents the lessons they learn about birth are often overwhelmingly positive. They learn to believe in themselves, that with the right preparation and support birth can be a wonderful experience. Listen here to some of my mums and dads telling you what theContinue reading “What’s the biggest lesson birth taught you?”
What was your hypno-birth like?
So I’m sure you may be wondering, what IS birth like when you use hypnobirthing to prepare? From my own personal experience (3 babies in 33 months – I think I became a little bit addicted to birth I loved it that much!) I can tell you it is: an amazing experience intense and needsContinue reading “What was your hypno-birth like?”
How did you use the course to prepare for birth?
Doing a Hypnobirthing Australia course with me is just the start of your birthing preparation. It provides you with the knowledge, tools and techniques to prepare for birth but then it is important that you then take these and incorporate them into daily life to continue the preparation for your baby’s birth. Here are theContinue reading “How did you use the course to prepare for birth?”
What do clients takeaway from the course?
You might be wondering what clients get out of the hypnobirthing classes with me? The Hypnobirthing Australia program covers: how to create a positive mindset tools and techniques to manage labour and birth how to make informed choices and decisions the process of birth Mums and dads will take away different things from the courseContinue reading “What do clients takeaway from the course?”
How do clients feel about birth BEFORE doing the course?
Mums and dads attend my courses for a variety of reasons, you might recognise yourself and your reasons for doing hypnobirthing in here too…. feeling anxious or scared about birth heard ‘horror stories’ about childbirth from other people and want something different want to know how to stay calm and relaxed during birth wanting anContinue reading “How do clients feel about birth BEFORE doing the course?”
How do hypnobirthing parents hear about my courses?
I have had the most wonderful mums and dads attend my courses over the years. They first hear about the hypnobirthing courses from a range of places; recommendations from friends or family, midwives suggesting they do the course, their own research into birth, or stumbling across my website and the Hypnobirthing Australia program. Continue reading “How do hypnobirthing parents hear about my courses?”
Acupressure for pregnancy, birth and labour with Kate Levett
My colleague Kate Levett and I sat down recently to chat about the use of acupressure for pregnancy, labour and birth. We only touched the tip of the iceberg about how acupressure can be beneficial for pregnancy birth covering topics such as pain relief, positioning of the baby, induction and morning sickness. We ended upContinue reading “Acupressure for pregnancy, birth and labour with Kate Levett”
This was nothing like my two other births… it was a completely different experience. I’m so proud of myself!
Veronique and Brad came to do a course with me for the birth of their third child. Their first two births had been “long and very, very painful” and they had followed their midwives advice to come and do a course with me. They were birthing at St George Hospital in Sydney under the midwiferyContinue reading “This was nothing like my two other births… it was a completely different experience. I’m so proud of myself!”