

The power of practice
We talk a lot during our Wise Hippo classes about the importance of practising the techniques you learn. It usually becomes a bit of a...


My 'perfect' birth
When I fell pregnant with my son in 2012, it wasn't even a question that I wouldn't hypnobirth again. I looked forward to the practice,...


Start the New Year with a New approach to birth?
Thinking about birth positively is, for some, a NEW approach to thinking about birth. Many of us will have been surrounded by horror...


What is a good birth anyway?
Why is a ‘good’ birth important? Why is a complete and positive antenatal education important? What difference does it really make...
When is the best time to start The Wise Hippo birthing programme classes?
We advise that the programme is suitable from 20 weeks of pregnancy, to 34 in usual circumstances, although have taught women post 40...


GUEST BLOG: A Dad's eye view of hypnobirthing
My expectations of childbirth had been informed by television; Raquel screaming in agony and exasperation with Del, who was on the...
The power of my instructor role
I thought that the most powerful birth experience I would ever experience would be my own, but I never dreamt how much the experience of...


Midwives: creating and supporting positive birth experiences
It's not always what happens on our journeys, but the people we meet along the way. I still have vivid recollections of many of the...


Making friends through pregnancy
I got chatting to a lady today at the local NCT Nearly New Sale; she asked me if my hypnobirthing classes were an opportunity to meet...
My perfect water birth: Elliott
This is me in my final labour diary entry...sadly we didn't manage to film Elliott's actual arrival. it all happened a bit too quickly,...