baby freya…

When I first started my hypnobirthing journey I wasnt entirely sure what to expect from hypnobirthing its self. I presumed it was mindfulness and a tool to be able to use mind over matter during birth. Little did I know that it was much much more than that.
I soon learned it was alot more to do with knowledge of birth too. Knowledge really is power!

Having an experienced midwife take the time to really explain the stages of labour and what my body and baby will be experiencing in those stages actually gave me more confidence when it came to the birth because I knew exactly what my body was asking of me and I could pin point which stage of labour I was in.
When it came to transition in labour I was able to recognise it and remain as calm as possible as I knew it would not last forever, I was in good hands and we were moments away from meeting our Daughter! The different breathing techniques I learned for different stages helped massively in keeping me calm and as relaxed as possible. I put my fairly quick established labour time(4hours 45mins) down to being able to remain calm using the breathing techniques...those techniques have even come in handy in everyday life before and after Freyas Arrival :-) 

All I have learned enabled me to have a fantastic birth, it really was incredible and firmly put that down to having the knowledge of each stage of labour,breathing and mindfulness.

I would highly  recommend hypnobirthing to all ladies looking for a positive birth experience without fear and a birth that they feel more in control of. 

Thank you Victoria for all your help when we first looked into hypnobirthing, its the one time I was going to experience birth and it was the most positive  amazing thing I've ever experienced