My birth was really positive and I’m so so glad that we found Sandra through one of my friends that had done the course with her too. On Saturday 26th November I began getting mild surges every 8-10 minutes when we were eating dinner around 6pm, we thought nothing of it as we wasn’t expecting her for a few …
Amanda, Kevin & baby Zak
I found out about hypnobirthing from an advert given out at Yoga Bellies.After having looked at the national hypnobirthing website (www.hypnobirthing.co.uk) to find out more, I contacted Sandra and she invited us for a cup of coffee to chat about the course that she offered. I was already becoming aware of the pregnancy horror stories and wanted to find a …
Becky’s birthing story
Seeing the blue line appear on the first, second and sixth pregnancy test I did was the most exciting moment of my life, however my excitement was tinged with fear. I repeatedly experienced bleeding which meant I had to regularly attend hospital appointments for the first few weeks of my pregnancy. The doctors were great but kept using terms like …
Karen & Mike, our birth
After suffering from ME for five year and having fallen pregnant, I decided that I wanted to give myself and my baby the best possible start in this world, so I underwent a lot of research in to what the possible outcome would be to my health depending on the type of birth I had. I found that in a …
Our birth story by Claire & Mike
My husband and I become pregnant through the process of IVF and had been given a ‘due date’ of 15th February. Baby and I were monitored closely throughout my pregnancy, mainly due to my incessant worrying!! As we were having a baby through IVF we were told by our consultant that we would not be able to go past our …
Our birth story by Fabien & Alex
After the course we waited patiently for the birth of our baby. As the time passed we both got more excited, wondering whether we would get a little girl or a little boy. I had been booked to have our baby in the Jubilee Birth Centre but it closed shortly before my due date, I really wanted a calm …
Florence Daisy’s Birth
At around 37 weeks of pregnancy, I had a really peaceful sense that labour wouldn’t be too far away. I’d had several periods of regular, strong Braxton Hicks contractions that didn’t progress anywhere but led me to believe that my body was preparing for birth. On the Wednesday, when I was 38 weeks and 3 days pregnant, my husband had …