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
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
My mum said “the baby is coming!” And I said “IT ALREADY DID I FELT IT!” She came out arm first like superman!
On Tuesday the 17th September, the day before my estimated due date i woke up with some lower back and stomach pressure. I was texting my mum whilst still in bed saying “I think it’s nearly time I have never felt this pressure before in my pregnancy!” We laughed as my body had tricked me… Read More
I have been recommending Hypnobirthing now to everyone
My partner Robbie and I signed up for Vicki Hobb’s hypnobirthing classes in Perth late in my pregnancy, I have diagnosed anxiety and my method of procrastinating and ignoring my worries about labour were no longer working and I needed to do something about it as I was terrified of labour and what was going… Read More
“I can’t wait to do it all again knowing that I will have the right tools to achieve another calm beautiful birth”.
Hi Melissa, I just wanted to say that doing this course was utterly incredible. My partner was very nervous about coping with the delivery and not knowing how to help or support me. This course changed that. We welcomed our beautiful baby boy into the world on the 26/6/2020. I was in labour for 21… Read More
I trusted my body and my baby to deliver the way it was meant to.
Hi Melissa, Just a quick email to let you know we welcomed our little girl into the world last week. She decided she wanted to come a little over two weeks earlier than the estimated due date at 37 weeks 5 days and only weighed a tiny 2.62kg. Ellie Annabelle Rose Bresil was born… Read More
I always make sure our friends that are expecting know why Hypnobirthing will change their lives.
Hi Melissa, Oh my goodness, firstly I have to apologise for not sending you a huge thank you for your support over a year ago (and also nearly 3 years ago after the birth of our first daughter)!!!! I thought I would finally send you an email and let you know how big an impact your… Read More