I want to talk to you about the idea that women can feel amazing even if they end up having interventions during their birth. I think it's fair to say that probably at least 85 if not 90% of the women that come through the Calm Birth School are there because they want...
Today I want to answer a question that was sent in from one of the fans of the page asking me if it was cool to DIY their hypnobirthing experience. Â This is a really interesting one for me because I'm going to be really honest that I never had a hypnobirthing class. I...
So, this week I wanted to talk to you about the power of affirmations and I want to know if you’re not using them yet. If not, why not? Affirmations are a fundamental part of The Calm Birth School Method and for good reason; despite some people in the past questioning...
I have just finished listening to a series of talks that Brené Brown has given around the concept of shame and the power of vulnerability. It wasn’t until I was 80% through her book, The Power of Vulnerability, that a light bulb went off. When Brené refers to calm...
I want to talk about what you can do if you're having doubts about whether your body is up for the job of birth. It came up as question in The Calm Birth School community and I know if one person posts about it, there will be a whole other bunch of women wondering...
How long should I wait before I go to hospital when I am in labour? The honest answer is how long is a piece of string, but that’s not very helpful so I wanted to share with you a couple of general rules of thumb. Often first time mums are told to go to hospital when...
Just a quick on from me today, I am in baby mode, which is lovely! And I wanted to hop on and share why your deep breathing might not work during labour. I have been getting crazy mad Braxton Hicks during the end of this pregnancy, so much so that I’ve even called up...
I'll be honest - I questioned whether I actually needed a Doula or not. I KNOW! Coming from me that sounds weird because I promote having an amazing birthing team around you. But because I’ve got an independent midwife, the lovely Virginia Howes, from Kent Midwifery...
I saw a comment in a Facebook Group couple of days ago with a lady asking, "Do I need to be practicing for one hour a day?" It's something that comes up quite a lot, particularly when people find the Calm Birth School, or whatever hypnobirthing method that they've...
So I think we have established that hypnobirthing does work….for some. But what about the people who feel that for whatever reason it didn’t work for them on the day. From the work I have done with thousands mothers over the last 18 months there are definitely common...
