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Hypnobirthing for the Isle of Wight
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Birth Wight's founder, Helen, tells us more about her hypnobirthing stories
My personal experience of the positivity of hypnobirthing in pregnancy and birth has inspired me to learn how to take what I learnt and teach more women to experience the thrill and true delight that pregnancy is, and birth can be. I am utterly convinced that women who are prepared and positive about the lead up to their birth can achieve anything, least of all the right birth for them on the day!
Imogen's birth: 2010
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Like many people, when I fell pregnant with my daughter in 2010, I remembering thinking "I've heard of hypnobirthing...", but it didn't seem very pressing in the early weeks of pregnancy, so I forgot all about it. It wasn't until I had an email from a friend who'd learnt of my impending motherhood, and begged me to try it.
Having received the 'Mongan Method' textbook and CD, I put it away and thought no more of it. I packed it to take on holiday, but still didn't get around to it...until I got on the plane home. When I thought "come on, get on with it". I was 20 weeks pregnant, and within the first 15 minutes of reading, I was convinced. As soon as I arrived home I looked into classes, and attended my local information evening the next month, where I was even further convinced that it was what I wanted, not only for birth, but for my baby's experience of birth and first moments in the outside world.
Elliott's birth: 2012
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, although practiced less as we had a toddler and also moved home at 37 weeks pregnant. But I was confident that I knew what to do.
This time the gestational diabetes wasn't an issue (although I was monitored throughout my pregnancy). So, at 40 weeks + 4 days, having spend the day at a soft play with Imogen, when I stood up to make the tea, while spreading butter on a crumpet I thought "oh, hm, I think that may have been a surge." I wasn't sure that it was definitely labour, so sent my husband off to travel to work for the week in London, however, an hour later (once he'd got to Portsmouth) I told him he'd better come home as this probably was it!