Uplifting and healing birth – hypnobirth of Sophie

I thought my first hypno birth was wonderful and hoped to experience something similar. After a stillbirth of my second child I wished for a really uplifting and healing birth of my third child, I never expected it to be so amazing!

I threw myself into hypnobirthing, completing the practitioner course during my pregnancy and practicing everyday. I listened to the affirmations track whilst working at home, cooking and playing with my eldest son. It became the soundtrack to my life! I listened to the scripts at night and although I fell asleep every time I believed it helped me sleep soundly the whole way through the pregnancy!

The day I went into labour I woke and shortly afterwards I was having some tightening however didn’t think much of it as I’d had so many episodes in the weeks prior. Within half an hour they were a bit more intense and I thought that things must be “happening”! I called my husband to come home from work and then my midwife to let her know. I decided to have a bath and that’s when I really focused on what I was feeling and realised they were already 6mins apart.

Hubby got home from work and we got straight in the car to go to hospital, by the time I got to hospital 30mins later I was 2-3 mins apart and was thinking things will start to ramp up soon. I was feeling so comfortable through my surges going into my zone and just letting go and trusting my body.

Twenty minutes after arriving at hospital I felt the urge to bear down, I couldn’t quite believe I was at this point already!! I was quite comfortable the whole time and kept thinking what a lovely experience this has been so far. It was at this point I also realised that although my son’s birth was a positive experience, I didn’t truly surrender myself to the process and trust my body. This labour​ was so different. 10 mins later our gorgeous Sophie was born. I have never felt such relief and calm, albeit a little astonished that only 2 hours earlier I was making breakfast for my son wondering when I would go into labour!

Hypnobirthing Australia star mum, (soon to be) Hypnobirthing Australia Practitioner and Osteopath.

Mount Waverly, Victoria

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