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Without HypnoBirthing and Frankie our midwife, we can guarantee we would not of had a pleasant birthing experience. As soon as we told the hospital about HypnoBirthing everything changed and became relaxed. From a dad’s perspective I am extremely grateful for doing hypnobirthing…without it I would have been useless. It was very rewarding to help out with everything and to play an active part in the labor.
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Ash and baby Harriet in their post birth love bubble
Not once did I feel ‘pain’, scared, or out of control. I felt so calm and was able to laugh and talk between surges with Josh and our midwife.
I had no sense of time and just went with my body and surrendered to the sensations. I utilised the shower and Josh did the light touch massage that Corinne had taught us.
I reached down and brought my baby up to my chest, Josh and I both checked to see what we had as we had kept this a surprise. What a surprise it was, I was yelling out, “I did it, Oh my goodness, I did it, and It’s a girl !”.
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Image: Baby Tarak being held by his very proud father Uma, Mumma Sravya resting on a pillow in theatre. Photo supplied by Sravya
Read moreWe are very happy to finally find some time and announce the birth of our second child 'Tarak' baby boy born on Aug 1st through a successful and pleasant c-section.
YES!! you heard it right, it was a realisation to us too as a couple that ending up with a c-section can also be peaceful.
It all then made sense in my case that a natural birthing is not the only success but a peaceful and welcoming birthing is☺️. I AM proud of my partner and myself - we did it too!!
Sravya
Megan and Audrey minutes after birth. Photo supplied by Megan.
Read moreOur beautiful little girl, Audrey Mary arrived into our world on Sunday June 16. I had a wonderful birth, it all happened quickly and I felt calm, confident and in control. As Audrey was being birthed it just felt like pressure, no pain, just pressure. I am so thankful we completed the HypnoBirthing classes with Corinne. Nick and I were able to implement so many strategies before & during labour
Averyll and Jem, moments after birth
“ I remember the senior midwife encouraging me, telling me how wonderfully I was doing, and not to push. I felt no need to - my body was doing this completely on its own. One more surge and our beautiful baby boy Jem arrived earthside, less than 15 minutes after arriving at the hospital. I simply couldn't believe it!”
Read moreThere’s something really special about a meal that is both nourishing and quick …and that everyone in the family will actually eat! Soup is quick and easy to make in the cooler months and perfect for nourishing bodies that are both growing babies and recovering from birthing them.
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“When you imagine what being a mother looks like, what is that picture that pops into your mind?”, and you know what? No-one ever says that they picture themselves cleaning and cooking, being exhausted, overwhelmed and isolated…. and yet that’s what most mothers reality is. They all (myself included) imagine all the warm fuzzy stuff, and the feelings of love and contentedness. Imagine the disappointment though when that wondrous time comes along and it looks nothing like what you imagined!
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Read moreThe birth room had an amazing view across Bendigo city skyline; I took the time to enjoy it while the adrenalin passed, and we marvelled at your perfection. I felt proud of my strength to get through your birth, and to do so without intervention.
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Read moreAs time went on I started focussing on her heartbeat and tuning into that was all the music and relaxation I needed. I felt myself able to fully relax and get a rest between surges and when they came I remained calm in the knowledge they would be over soon.
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Read moreAs I was breathing baby down, I had even more intense pain, which again diverted my focus, but with my HypnoBirthing training I was able to recognise this and bring myself back into the moment. I still had moments where I felt I was losing control but for most surges I was able bring myself together.
I remember asking at one point what stage of labor I was at and the midwife said transition! I did a fist pump and said hell yes if this is transition I've got this in the bag! There was not one second where I was scared or where it hurt. It was just beautful.
Matilda just minutes old
Read moreI hadn't considered that the very normal, unremarkable thing I had just done, would intrigue and excite so many people. I didn't feel that the way my daughter was born was remarkable.... I still don't. Women all around the world give birth in cars, on footpaths, in the bush, in their laundries, in shopping centres etc etc every.single.day.
Babywearing was a life saver for me in this time of unknowing.
Read moreI truly believe that all mothers, given the space, support and encouragement to do so, really truly know how to nurture their babies the way they need to be nurtured. That if they are supported in this space of uncertainty and encouraged to try different things that feel right to them, a mother can flourish and ignore the outside advice of ‘experts’.
Read moreI breathed and sat on the toilet and lent over everything haha this baby was turning! My labour went great and before I new it I was 10cm dilated I had a huge smile on my face when they told me! At 9.23am my baby girl Evelyn Joan Carr was born!
After a couple of very concerning doctors visits Larissa went on to birth her beautiful daughter without the much feared and unwanted caesarian that she had been ‘threatened’ with. Here is her beautiful story:
‘I had my baby girl on the 11th(of September), waters broke abit on the 9th my due date but bubs head was blocking the rest coming as she was so low. Didn’t start real labour, my surges were very mild and irregular, I stayed in hospital over night as I went in on the 10th, and was on my own when labour kicked in at 3:30 am the 11th, after being told I had till 7am to have baby or have a c- section as it was 48 hrs after my waters first broke, I was given antibiotics so didn’t get infection, they were very strong and lot of it was felt in my back. I wasn’t sure what was going to happen and I was put on monitors, was listening to the birthing affirmations and rainbow relaxation, I breathed best I could and felt better if I stood up.
I texted Ritchy throughout. He couldn’t get there as we only had a baby sitter set for 7:30 to stay with Xavier at home. My surges felt like time passed quick and the midwives didn’t check my for dilating as I was not having regular surges yet. I had some close together and stronger and longer then I went to toilet and already felt that urge to push or bear down. It all happened so fast I couldn’t think, I wasn’t that relaxed fully to be out of it enough to fully control the urge not to push, so my body pushed down and I breathed and went with my body, after being rushed to a birth room, Dakota Ivy was born 10 minutes later with only about 5 pushes.
Ritchy got there 1.22 minutes late poor thing was upset he missed it, I felt such joy and healing after a c-section that I did it. I did it alone and the breathing and visualisation help me. I had a good midwife that helped me in the delivery room, they were shocked and amazed how it happened. I did it on no pain relief or gas. I only had a small tear on the inside, Ritchy helped me through that stage which was great and had to use gas for that part. Thanks so much for ur course and ur guidance. Larissa’
A huge congratulations to Larissa, Ritchy and Xavier on welcoming little Dakota Ivy. May she always brighten your day a little more than the day before.
(This birth story is from 2014 and has been moved over to this new website)
Photo Credit: Breanna Gravener The Birth Story Photographer
Read moreI still thought I was ages away from transition or the birth, but Adam told me later that the midwife had told him I was close! It was a good way to be, as I had in my mind “it’ll get worse so I won’t want pain relief yet”. But I was actually already at the strongest point, it was nowhere near as bad as I thought it may be!
Writing birth preferences can be challenging to say the least, its not always about the actual content but often more about bringing awareness to your choices in the process of writing it up. Birth preferences are not a list of inflexible demands but merely a list of carefully considered preferences to be followed in the absence of medically indicated interventions.
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Read moreI am so glad we did HypnoBirthing and will tell the world about it! I am not scared to back again even though it wasn’t exactly as we planned. I am so proud that I lasted 33 hours without any help at all and that I still got to have my beautiful baby girl as naturally as I could, and was still in control and part of the whole experience.
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The obstetrician and midwife told me afterwards I was one of the calmest labouring women they’d ever seen and Julian told me he was amazed by how calm, focused and zen I was throughout the whole experience and by my complete silence until the pushing stage!