Thank you Gillian for sharing your birth story with us:)……..
“One calm baby and one confident mother leaving hospital today after the birth of my daughter Isabel on Sunday evening at 38+5 weeks. I went into labour on Sunday morning and remained calm, using breathing techniques through each surge. By the time we arrived at the birth centre at 4pm I was over 4cm dilated and contractions were getting more intense, but I used the affirmations to remain calm and it worked!
I was moved to the delivery suite at 6pm because my blood pressure was a little high (I have a history of pre-eclampsia), but I was ready to take on whatever path my birthing experience took and carried on breathing. With some Amazing calm support from my husband and a fair amount of animal like noises, I pushed her out (not so sure I quite got the breathing out bit) at 8.40pm. My husband and I were amazed!!!
As someone who has a history of anxiety and the tendency to get overwhelmed by emotions, a birth experience like this seemed unthinkable. Thank you Calm Birth School and Suzy for making this possible. I’ll be recommending it to all my pregnant friends!!!!”
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