“The labor was exactly what I wanted:  smooth, easy and natural”

Hi Melissa, I am writing to let you know that our baby girl has arrived.  She was born on July 10 and what an amazing experience it was.  As you can remember I was so fearful of the birth this time around.  My two previous births were not ideal and my second in particular was traumatic.  I wanted a better, positive experience and had heard before of the amazing results of Hypnobirthing.  My husband and I loved your classes and felt this was the perfect route to go.

At midnight my waters broke with a gush and we contacted our midwife.  I took a long shower while my husband gathered the last of our things for the hospital bag.  I had a small surge in the shower but that didn’t concern me.  About 30 minutes later we were off to the hospital to be assessed.  About 45 minutes after I arrived, the surges picked up and I used my slow breathing.  About this time I was 4cm dilated and we all headed down to the birth suite around 2:15am.  My husband went to move the car while I got into a hospital gown and breathed through the surges.  Between each surge I was talking and remained relaxed.  I kept thinking “blue satin ribbons!”  About 3:00am my midwife arrived and I was ready to get into the shower.  Two surges came close together and I leaned on my husband.  Ten minutes later my body “switched” and was moving into a different stage of birthing.  A few surges later my beautiful baby arrived.  The time was 3:24am.  The labor was exactly what I wanted:  smooth, easy and natural.  I account this wonderful experience to the positive thinking of Hypnobirthing.  I actually was excited about labor and delivery.  I wish I had done Hypnobirthing with my other two children and have already recommend this method to a friend.

Thanks for your support, Melissa!

Amanda & Andrew, Tarragindi, Brisbane