The photos I have selected are from the home birth of my second daughter in May this year. It was a totally different experience from my first hospital birth and makes me smile with happiness every time I think back to it. I have just completed my degree and training to become a midwife, so I have been present in a number of hypnobirthing ...

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3rd baby, 2nd home hypnobirthing waterbirth. This time my baby was born all by himself- from my declining all interventions- natural and medical, to my breathing baby down in part helped by the fetal expulsion reflex. I was so in tune with my body and baby I could feel all his twists and turns as he descended through the birth canal and was ...

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On a boiling hot summers day in July 2018, I went into labour at home. I had been induced at Queen Charlotte’s hospital that morning but being low risk I was thankfully allowed to return home. The KGH course that my husband and I had completed two months previously had prepared us both for what was to come. I laboured comfortably using my ball, a...

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From the day we commenced our hypnobirthing course my attitude towards the birth of my child changed dramatically. An event that I was secretly dreading turned into something that I was really looking forward to. My partner was extremely supportive and towards the end of our pregnancy we were practicing at least one of the relaxation exercises ...

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Dear Katherine, I am not sure you will remember us, as we first met a long time ago. It wasn't long after Samuel, our first son's birth & I met you at Hazelbury Manor near Bradford-on-Avon, seeking a way to make it possible to contemplate going on in time to have the full crew of a family of four children which we had dreamt of. You gave us ...

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Katharine, Just wanted to say a huge Thank you for all that you have done for us and your contribution to the perfect birth of our son!After I spoke to you on the phone, I kept slipping in and out of labour - seemed to have surges at night and then they would go - goodness knows how many balloons I filled! I went to the hospital for a check ...

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Dear Katharine, I am Padma from India, residing in the UK. I attended your Hypnobirthing class last August at St. Thomas London. Me and my husband Jay are elated to announce the arrival of our little son Yajur on 29th Nov. His arrival was 100% natural with no medical intervention nor any form of pain relief (in medical terms). My early phase of ...

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