This mum had a great experience in the summer of 2016 after only two hypnobirthing sessions with me. She and her partner had a wonderfully positive attitude to birth and once I had shown them the principles of how we can help a woman's body to help itself there was no stopping them, or their baby, … [Read more...]
“I just rode the wave, trusting my body to know what to do. Soooo wonderful”
Hi Sarah, I have been meaning to write and tell you that little O was born at 2am on Sunday 1st Nov, at home! Woohoo! Thank you for all your help and guidance.. It worked so well, and even though my body took over for most of it and I just rode the wave, all the positive affirmations and … [Read more...]
Kept me calm through a long labour
A huge thank you Sarah. W. and I are both so pleased that we did the course with you. I felt very calm leading up to the birth, despote being 10 days overdue, and it was useful to have the exercises to focus on both before and during the birth. It ended up being quite an epic 16 hour labour, … [Read more...]
I would gladly do it all again…
Little L. came exactly one week early! He weighed a healthy 8Ib 4oz and had a full head of hair! He is gorgeous. My back waters broke at 03:30 on 31/05 and my contractions started around 14:30. The midwife arrived at 19:30. I was 4cm dilated. I stated pushing around 2am 01/06 and baby was born @ … [Read more...]
A calm and peaceful birth…our birth experience was incredible!
The hypnobirthing course that my husband and I did with Sarah prepared us so well for a calm and peaceful birth, no matter what course the birth took. The birth affirmations and relaxation recordings were incredibly soothing and I used one of them as soon as I went into labour. My labour was … [Read more...]
Nancy’s Story
In 2006 the film maker Bernadette Bos made 15 short films tracking the pregnancies and birth of women choosing to have their babies at home. This series, HOME GROWN BABIES, was a sequel to her previous acclaimed HOME BIRTH DIARIES series and was shown on UK Living 2 in 2007. Bernadette contacted … [Read more...]
More birth stories and comments from my Hypnobirthing clients
The hypnobirthing was amazing and I managed the majority of my labour with out any pain relief. I used gas and air for the last hour, however the midwife said I was doing better with the breathing than gas and air! Thank you again very much. I loved using the visualisations we learned in the … [Read more...]
A long birth story
Baby C. was due 12th November but on Saturday 2nd after a long day for me travelling to and from lunch in Kent with my grandparents, I had just gone to bed at around 10pm, started to listen to a relaxation/hypnosis script on CD when my waters broke dramatically! Partner and I then spent an … [Read more...]
Sonja and Phil
Sonja and her husband Phil took this course before the birth of their first baby, and had a refresher session before their second baby was born. Here's what Sonja had to say afterwards: "There is a real value in seeing somebody one-on-one for Hypnobirthing. You can help the couple focus on the … [Read more...]
Katy describes her hypnobirthing experience
Katy E, who took Essential Hypnobirthing sessions with me, here describes how she coped with her labour, how her partner (that's who she means by "him"!) benefited and what she found most useful in Hypnobirthing: … [Read more...]
