The birth of Celeste Helen Mary I knew before falling pregnant, I wanted to have an informed, positive pregnancy and birth. Both my husband, John and I were on the same page. Once I hit the 2nd trimester, we booked into the hypnobirthing workshop and hired a doula as part of the birth support… Read More
I relaxed even more into my dream like labour fantasy world.
The beautiful birth of Valerie Carmella Hall 5/3/2021 Born at 37 weeks Hey Melissa, Dying to share our story with you. It was my last week of work beginning on March 1st and for some reason I just had a feeling that time was running out. Over the weekend that had just passed, I… Read More
I was in complete shock and disbelief that we had done it
Good Morning, After doing the Hypnobirthing Australia course with Natalie Andrew of Prepared to Birth in early January, we wanted to share our birth story with you as a way of saying thank you for all of the information and knowledge that we received as part of the course. Henry was born at 6:53am on the… Read More
So glad I pushed to trust my body, I knew I could do it.
I DID IT AND SO CAN YOU!!!! Introducing Willow 22/02/21 9:12am Bunbury Regional Hospital – MGP VBAC – Drug & intervention free! 7 hour labour ***Trigger warning, previous c section, induction, mec, fetal distress, ptsd Long post ahead: Previous birth: 2018, I was booked to be induced at 41+2 but thankfully I went into labour… Read More
The benefits of attending hypnobirthing for my husband and I began even before the birth of our baby.
The benefits of attending hypnobirthing for my husband and I began even before the birth of our baby. Mid way through attending the course in Perth with Vicki and learning about an empowered birth, we chose to switch our obstetrician from one who was eager to start induction at week 39 and who seemed to… Read More
The labour and birth were intense and beautiful, and the best experience of my life.
My bub arrived on 20 December at 40+3 gestation, following a beautiful 13 hour labour. My waters broke at around 3 pm on 19 December while I was at a cafe. I started feeling some period pain type feelings at that point. My husband and I went into the hospital at around 5 pm and they confirmed… Read More
My body knew what to do.
Kennedee Audrey Born: 10:43pm Weight: 3600g Height: 52cm Thursday 21st January 2021 – 40(+5) I went into my midwife clinic at the hospital for my weekly appointment. I was told I would need to book in before I reach 42 weeks to get induced they are not allowed to go past 42 weeks because of… Read More
‘I can do hard things’ and ‘the pain is not bigger than me, it is me’.
Hi Melissa, thank you so much for the chance to hypnobirth. My husband and I both found great value in the course and were able to have a beautiful positive birthing experience. Here is my story to share… This was my first pregnancy and our beautiful baby is thanks to IVF. For most of my… Read More
Once I got the hang of how to bear down and could see my progress in the mirror it wasn’t long before his head was out.
Otis George Ottley – Born: 11:47am, 16th January 2021 (EDD: 19th Jan 21 – 3.65kg (8 pounds), 51cm On the 15th January, at 39+3 weeks I was getting pretty over being pregnant so I started thinking about natural ways to induce labour. I booked an acupuncture session for the following day in the hopes it would… Read More
Hypnobirthing gave us the confidence to know we were making the right decisions for us.
Hi, We were booked in for our induction on Wednesday the 6th Jan and we were so excited. We headed into hospital at 4pm on the Wednesday we were seen by the midwife at 430pm we were escorted to the birth suit She was so lovely and explained everything to me and Andy in depth…. Read More
I would HIGHLY recommend all mama’s to take this course.
Hi Melissa! Being a first-time mum myself pregnancy was a beautiful experience however once it gets closer to the due date the anxiety regarding birth kicks in. The fear of the unknown, hearing stories from other mums (mostly negative) really impacts your outlook on birth. Thank God I came across this course. The way I… Read More
Our preparation is what got us over the line to have the most amazing birth experience we could have dreamed of.
I went into spontaneous labour at 5pm and had planned to relax….sleep and listen to my hypnobirthing tracks…..but by 5:30 I was already having surges 2 mins apart! Simmo came home from work – but as we were adamant not to go to hospital too early – we tried to chill at home. By 7:30… Read More
But the critical thing for me was breathing.
Hi Hannah, Our contented little dude Beren Patrick George was born on Sunday 8 November 2020 at 4:57pm. He weighed 4.5kg at birth, but officially recorded as 4.455kg. We had planned a homebirth through Southern Midwifery Group Practice. Everything was perfect, pregnancy was a dream, and we did your hypnobirthing course early so we had… Read More
Hypnobirthing is just amazing & has helped me birth both my babies with two totally different & very unique births
Baby Alfie Born Monday the 9th of November, 2020 At 10:45am 3.354kg 52cm My darling little boy entered the world on Monday morning the 8th of November very quickly…..another little hypnobub like his big brother. On Sunday night at 10pm I went to the toilet & saw that I’d had a show…. I felt baby… Read More
I feel so empowered as a woman.
Baby: Mackenzie Cate Timm EDD: 17/1. Delivered: 12/1 Doula: Jade Van Dijk Birth plan: water birth using hypnobirth techniques with help from partner and doula I woke up around 7am January 11th with mild surges. I messaged Jade and she told me to go about my day and ‘do life not labour’. I managed… Read More
Overwhelming love swept over me looking down at my baby girl! “OMG it’s a girl”.
Hi Melissa, I’m looking forward to sharing my story with you. Please find my story below. Bub: Norah Jane Martha 29.11.20 3.29pm 4.295kg 54cm I decided to attend the Hypnobirthing Australia course because … Having studied midwifery for a while, I had some knowledge about models of care available. I knew that I was low… Read More
I had power and strength that I never knew existed.
Hi Hypnobirthing Australia, I would like to share my birth story on a wide Hypnobirthing Australia scale to bring a positive story and experience when pursuing a VBAC. My Hypnobirthing story. My Successful VBAC By Shardae. I first learnt Hypnobirthing in early 2017 for my first pregnancy and birth. For many reason I absolutely feared… Read More
As we were driving I realised I was in the transition phase of labour and had a lot of pressure. When we were still about 7 minutes from the hospital, I had the urge to push.
Hi Janine (Janine Fowler – Hypnobirthing Australia practitioner), I hope this email finds you well! I just thought I’d let you know I had our baby last Thursday night, and it was a great experience! The hypnobirthing worked so well that I didn’t realise I was in labour and nearly didn’t make it to the… Read More
I want to say a huge thankyou for your course, it was the reason I was able to do 22 hours of labour with just gas and air
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