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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Here is my birth tale of baby number three, written, as he lies on my lap only a day old! We haven’t decided on a name yet, so I will just have to call him baby! So on paper his birth was around 2 hours, but of course that’s established labour, which doesn’t recognise all your hard work behind the scenes in the lead-up! This birth was a ...

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Thank you for all the suggestions and guidance I received on your course. First time round I had a new bathroom fitted instead of an independent midwife - assuming the NHS would be fine - and it WAS alright except for the breastfeeding and the arrival of two strangers at my home birth unannounced. The first three months were tough and nothing how...

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At last, and it feels as though your babies may all be teenagers by now, I am delighted to report the safe arrival of our baby boy, Gil. He arrived last Monday (St Patrick's Day) 14 days from his due date having been jigged into action. I had just the first pessary and then he raced into the world with a surprisingly quick labour. The 2nd stage was...

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