HYPNOBIRTHING TESTIMONIALS
‘We were most impressed with the enthusiasm and knowledge of our instructor, Lisa Jackson. Hypnobirthing is an excellent tool to prepare you for birth, particularly the breathing techniques, which help you stay in control.’ Sukhminder and David, parents to Reuben
‘I want to share this specifically with any first-time mums who, like me, have been petrified of labour. My fear was due to multiple reasons, mainly my experiences as a junior doctor attending births that were all screams and panic, hearing traumatic birth stories and due to my own very low threshold for pain. I was so lucky to find Lisa Jackson and we enrolled in her classes just five weeks before my due date. The classes were intensive and at the end of the course I knew Lisa was one of the most passionate people I will ever meet. I was also very fortunate that my husband (also a psychiatrist and psychotherapist) was completely on board with it. All in all, the birth was an amazing experience. Never in my wildest dreams had I imagined I would labour without any pain relief – not even gas and air! I am so glad I came across Hypnobirthing and was finally able to overcome my fear of birth.’ PS
‘The newest member of the family arrived on Saturday morning. It was the most amazing birth and I was so thankful for my Hypnobirthing class as it helped me so much. After my waters broke, I was quickly aware that the midwives were unlikely to get there in time! I really felt like I breathed my baby out this time as I was trying to wait for the midwives but there was no stopping him. Tom caught our baby and the midwives arrived about 10 minutes later. It truly was a pain-free birth, which is why I think I didn’t realise how quickly I was progressing. It’s been so healing to have had such a wonderful birth despite the lockdown.’ Kathryn and Tom, parents to Willis
‘Despite this being a far cry from the natural waterbirth we had hoped for, I feel very positive about the choices we made and extremely grateful that medical options were available, as opposed to feeling the process was out of our control. I am struck by the number of women I have since spoken to who have had a labour with unexpected circumstances and feel deeply unhappy with their experience. Most people would think me mad to say I found a 60-hour labour empowering but the preparation and coping techniques learned through Hypnobirthing in no small way contributed to this. Esmé remains calm and, according to the cranial osteopath, remarkably unscathed after her extended delivery. She is a joy and yes, I would do it all again!’ Sue and James, parents to Esmé
‘I am very happy to tell you that Emma has finally arrived. The homebirth did not happen following the discovery of meconium in my waters and I had to have a C-section because of the risk of infection. But all went well, everyone at St Helier was superb and despite the slight change of plan, all the techniques I learned were very, very helpful to deal with the surges.’ Isabel and Christophe, parents to Emma
‘Hypnobirthing helped in so many unexpected ways. Internal exams were not a problem, even the membrane sweeps (both usually excruciatingly painful) were also not a problem thanks to the relaxation and breathing techniques (and also perineal massage). Once I was in hospital, I listened to the Rainbow Relaxation hypnosis track all the time and it helped me last the 12 hours – without it, I think I would have lasted less than an hour. Conventional analgesia is not more effective than hypnosis, and hypnosis certainly has fewer side effects than pethidine.’ Aileen, mum to Aran
‘We are happy to say that we had a really great birthing experience. We were able to stay at home for most of the labour and were lucky enough to have a birthing pool and some fantastic midwives at the hospital. We went into the birthing pool at 1am and James arrived three hours later. We can honestly say that the Hypnobirthing training really helped us to stay calm and in control: the breathing, the hypnosis tracks and most of all the Light Touch Massage that Ian did so tirelessly for many hours all made the pain manageable.’ Lisa and Ian, parents to James
‘We are so grateful to you for teaching us Hypnobirthing – it really worked for us and the birth was just perfect. I lifted Ilya from the water and at the moment I placed him on Renata’s chest he looked at me for the first time – it was the most beautiful moment of my life. At about 5.30am Renata asked to try gas and air and this saw her through to the birth, with no other pain relief even thought about. The midwife commented that Renata was smiling between every surge. Ilya was really calm and alert when he entered the world. I know I was sceptical when we first met but I am a true convert.’ Renata and David, parents to Ilya
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