This weeks birth story comes from one of our on-line students, Kimberley Longoria (who had her baby back in 2016, which proves it is never too late to send your birth story in!). In 2008, I had my first child, a beautiful baby girl, in the hospital. I thought my water...
This me. Age 29. After the birth of my second child. I cannot tell you how much I love this photo. It fills my heart every time I look at it. I can see and feel the joy that I experienced in this moment. I don’t use the word ‘perfect’ lightly and I feel that in the...
This is me aged 27 pretty much straight after the birth of my first child. This was the start of it all. The start of a journey that led me through 2 more births, into parenting 3 children and the beginning of understanding myself more. I was so afraid. I was so...
What I know for sure… After teaching Hypnobirthing for 6 years and being a Mum to 3 children (all born using Hypnobirthing) I want to share with you some of the things that I know for sure about Hypnobirthing. Hypnobirthing is a method of birth preparation but it is...
A little story... There was a once a woman, a woman who thought that she wasn't strong. This woman became pregnant! She was over the moon! Excited is an understatement! But once that excitement simmered down she felt the fear. The fear of the unknown. The...
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 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...
We wanted to share Claire's birth story today. Her second birth surpassed all expectations! After a rather stressful first birthing experience with my son 3 years ago where everything that could go wrong - did, I was determined to have a more positive experience this...
