Hi Kasey, Yes our big beautiful boy Jacob arrived into the world on 6/10/20 after 22 hours of labour. We were able to labour 14 hours at home using hypnobirthing techniques and did the final 8 in the hospital after I hit the end of my tether and felt more comfortable with the idea of… Read More
I still have Melissa’s voice in my head four months after the birth of our daughter: “I’m focused on a calm, easy birth.” For weeks I had been practising the hypnobirthing meditations and affirmations and finally I was able to put it all into practice. The birth of our daughter was everything I had ever… Read More
I walked over to the other room and instinctively took a kneeling position on the ground…
Hi, My positive birth story. 29/01/2020 Where do you start with a birth story! So many places. A run down on my pregnancy and birth experience would be an overall healthy and positive one, I took a class for hypnobirthing with my partner from around 26 weeks and we both loved every minute of it… Read More
And all I can say now is, you’ve got this.
Hi Melissa, I did the weekend course in Torquay Victoria at 36wks pregnant and I wanted to share the email I sent to the group after I gave birth (I wrote it at 4am, after birthing at 10.30pm!). I’ve been sharing it because reading all the positive birth stories really helped me when I was… Read More
My partner was with me every step of the way and was fully prepared for the birth thanks to the hypnobirthing course
Hi, I completed the hypnobirthing course with my partner early in the third trimester of my pregnancy. I practiced the deep relaxation tracks regularly and then on a daily basis in the couple of weeks before my due date. My desire was to have a natural birth with minimal pain relief or medical intervention. At… Read More
I could feel my body naturally pushing.
Monday morning I woke up, I was 11 days past my estimated delivery day. I had this beautiful birth planned out in my head, natural, calm & in control after practicing hypnobirthing this pregnancy, desperate for a better experience this time around. Induction was crossing my mind every day – the hospital I was delivering… Read More
We had the most beautiful water birth
Hi Melissa I hope you are keeping well. I wanted to share some very exciting news with you. We welcomed our beautiful baby girl earthside in the early hours of Sunday, 5 April 2020. Weighing in at 3.359kg and 50.5cm long. We had the most beautiful water birth, completely drug-free & are so grateful for… Read More
I was SO thankful for the birth affirmations, music and breathing techniques that I drew on at that time.
My name’s Anna and I’m a first time mum. I had my beautiful baby boy Isaac a month ago today. I’ve been a midwife for 7 years and currently work in the birth suite where I had Isaac which was a very interesting full circle experience for me! I have been the midwife for a… Read More