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Twelve hours of contractions - and no pain
"Using the breathing and relaxation techniques we were taught, I was able to get through twelve hours of contractions with absolutely no pain at all. All I could feel was pressure.The final part, where I was pushing Mia out, stung a little bit but that was all, and I didn't need any pain relief - not even gas and air.What's more, my sister saw me soon afterwards and said I looked as if I'd just come back from a health farm, not just given birth!"
Catherine Jackson, Jersey
 
Delighted Dad
"Several of my friends have had babies recently, and many of them told me it was a traumatic and stressful experience.They said they felt powerless to ease the pain their partner was going through, and didn't know what they were supposed to do.Thanks to the techniques that Jenny taught us, I was able to help Catherine right the way through, and we both thoroughly enjoyed the birth - it was fantastic!"
Mark Jackson, Jersey
 
Can't Rave about it enough!
I gave birth to Fintan Joseph on Mon 10th May at 20.04. My surges started irregularly about 1pm, I then started timing them about 2pm.Called Steve home from work at 3pm, because I wanted to relax more. Had a long deep bath, and they seemed to kick in fully then.Midwife arrived at 7pm (when I was 7cm) and Fintan was born at 8.04pm. Pretty swift really. Oh and I had him at home as planned - which was lovely.Midwives were well impressed at how calm and serene I looked.I found that sleep breathing was excellent. It really did make the discomfort go away and is empowering as you know what your body is doing so you work with, instead of against it.Steve was a fantastic birthing partner, calming me and talking me through my breathing - I wouldn't have been able to do it without him. I played the CD constantly as well, and kept saying the affirmations in my head to make me focus on the job-in-hand.As for the J breath, I loved it - it made the actual delivery easy-peasy.I can't rave about it enough. Plus one push and the placenta was out - who needs drugs?Believe in the power that is HypnoBirthing and you too will be talked about at midwife meetings.Our community midwives actually said it was one of the easiest first time-mother births that they had seen in 20 years - now that is some recommendation!!
Marie Cooksey, Northamptonshire
 
Sent to the pub during full blown labour
Just to let you know that I gave birth to a beautiful baby boy last week - he arrived at 2.27am on Thursday 13th May.The labour was about 11 hours, but I was so relaxed that the midwives didn't really believe I was in full blown labour until we had about 5 hours left to go! They were amazed when they checked me out and I was 5 cm dilated.In fact, they said I should just keep on relaxing and sent Ben and I to the pub next to the hospital for an hour!I had no pain relief at all, although I did jump into the pool, more because it seemed a shame not to when it was there for use!The slow breathing was what got me through it - it's a godsend.Ben did a rainbow relaxation when the surges were becoming very intense, which helped - and the arm stroking was a real rock, as was the background CD music.
Elaine Millard, Bicester
 
 
Another raver
I can't rave enough about HypnoBirthing. My husband and I decided to do the course as I was interested in what it involved.Don't be sceptical until you have tried it.We started off with the intention of having our baby in hospital but by the end of our course decided to try and have it at home and hired a birthing pool which was lovely.As the labour progressed, Andy took me into relaxation which enabled me to relax and even sleep while in the birthing pool.I did go into hospital as a precaution as I wasn't dilating enough [and] on entry to the hospital they wanted to give me a c-section straight away, believe it or not. However, I had a fantastic midwife who new what we wanted to do for the birth of our baby and gave us a chance to continue with that as the baby wasn't distressed.Andy took me into deep relaxation at this point and I actually fell asleep for about 1/2 an hour in the peak of my surges...it was at this point I believe my body had rested and relaxed enough to allow my baby to move ready to be delivered.I do genuinely believe that if I had not had the hypnobirth experience I would not have realised the potential of my own body and how it needs to be able to 'get on with the job in hand' without the addition of stress which fights it all the way.When in relaxation I would describe it as that Sunday afternoon sleep that you contently drift in and out of. I could feel the surges and would describe them as the ache you get during your period.Happy HypnoBirthing!
Heather and Andy Goram, Northampton
 
Calm labour
"I casually wandered into hospital with my husband, not even sure I was in labour, only to discover that I was already 6cm dilated, and progressing fast! The midwives were astonished at how calm I was, especially for a first time mum!"
Katy Johnson, Thrapston
 
 
Recommend it to anyone
"My husband and I found the HypnoBirthing sessions informative in explaining how the female body works during the birth and how to maximise the effectiveness of it. The positive nature of HypnoBirthing helped me to look forward to the birth and to believe that a pain free birth is possible.We both felt very relaxed leading up to the birth. Unlike others in my NHS antenatal class, I never complained of sleep problems. The relaxation techniques didn't just benefit me; my husband, who frequently suffers from insomnia, experienced the best sleep of his life!My waters broke at 5:30am. My husband and I prepared to go into hospital and were there for 7:30. What I now know to have been the beginnings of my surges started at about 7:00.At 9:00, the hospital sent me home and told me to go ahead with my obstetrician's appointment the next day. I should have been more assertive in insisting that I believed I would have my baby that day. My lack of pain appeared to lead the midwives to think that labour had not started.While I relaxed in the bath, at home, my husband timed my surges - 60 seconds long and 2 minutes apart - so back to the hospital we went. On returning there, at 12:30, I was 5cm dilated.I cannot explain very well what happened during the first stage of labour. I continued to practise the breathing with each surge whenever I felt a tightening. At some point, my body seemed to take over. My uterus seemed to convulse, pushing downwards. This was totally involuntary on my part! The midwife felt that my body was taking over and knew exactly what to do.During this time, my husband took over all discussions with the midwives and I was able to use the self-hypnosis techniques to totally relax, shut out the outside world and focus on my surges.The midwives and doctors were incredibly supportive of our wishes to use the HypnoBirthing techniques. My husband and I both enjoyed the birthing experience.We felt relaxed throughout and so did Amie as it appears to have transpired. The techniques taught to us certainly helped me to relax my body, which I believe enabled me to be pain free.I had been anxious at times during the pregnancy because of my medical condition, which could have created problems during the birth. However, the HypnoBirthing sessions gave me the confidence to take greater control of the birth while respecting the need, in my case, for considerable monitoring and potentially for medical intervention.I would certainly use the techniques again, should we have more children, and would recommend it to anyone."
Clare Sparks, Northampton