Birth Stories

Sally and Ric, Liverpool

Thank you so much, Madina, for your help and guidance during our pregnancy. It was useful, uplifting and fun to learn the techniques with you and really helped us enjoy the latter part of the pregnancy and approach the birth with confidence. It gave Ric an opportunity to be really involved in the pregnancy and birth, which I think a lot of fathers miss out on.

Unfortunately, due to various special circumstances we didn’t get the homewaterbirth we had hoped for but the Hypnobirthing training we did with you was still invaluable. It enabled us to remain calm and deal with each problem as it arose. I was able to transition in and out of a relaxed state to make decisions in conjunction with Ric and we transformed the Delivery Suite into such a calming environment that the midwives commented on it when entering the room.

I ended up having to have a syntocin drip as our daughter was posterior and dilation was not progressing but I didn’t use any pain relief other than Gas and Air and I am certain that the Hypnobirthing techniques I learnt were instrumental in enabling this. I also used the breathing techniques you taught us to birth our daughter naturally with no further intervention and I didn’t need any stitches afterwards. She was so calm and peaceful after she was born despite some of the clinical equipment that had been necessary.

I would recommend hypnbirthing to anyone who wants to have as natural a birth as possible, and wishes to take control of their own birthing experience. Even if it doesn’t work out exactly as you would wish, it gives you the tools to handle any situation and transform it into a positive experience.