I want to thank you so much for the course this week. I have been totally absorbed by it and absolutely loved your delivery of the information. I feel like I have found a new passion in life, something so meaningful to really make a difference in people's lives; this and the future generations. The birth of my son, my first and only baby so far, ...

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My learning is that every experience of pregnancy, and birth is different and personal, with this account, we do not wish to assume what is right for others, but want to share what was perfect for us as a family. I had an anxious first few weeks of pregnancy, experiencing some pain and worry about the babies wellbeing. From 7 weeks on, I made the ...

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I gave birth to my little boy on the 16th of May, he was around 2 weeks late but this never bothered me. I knew he was absolutely fine and my body just wasn't ready, I had made his home far too comfortable for him! At 41 weeks I went to see my midwife and she did a sweep, I had weighed up all the pros and cons of this, but I mainly wanted to know ...

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On Friday 19 March I felt some sort of menstrual pain during the day or a feeling like the baby was doing big stretches in my tummy. I told my husband that I had the feeling that my body was "opening up" but I didn't experience any contractions. That afternoon, at 17:20, my waters broke. It was a pleasant experience - a gush of warm water slowly ...

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On 4th of Feb I woke up at 6am to mild contractions. Aware that these things can take a while and feeling relaxed and positive, we decided to have a chilled day, watching movies, eating food to keep our energy up and putting into practise all the techniques we had learnt from our hypnobirthing course. We felt really empowered to have a home both ...

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I waited until 1:00am the 13th of August 2020, and as I got into the car after being in labour since 4am the previous day, I let out a huge primal scream of relief and feel the baby is almost here! It’s a hot August morning and we live in a hilltop mountain town in the Italian region of Abruzzo. The country road to the hospital is a winding and ...

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