'I chose to go on the hypnobirthing course with Nicky for the birth of my second baby.
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I felt like I was prepared for pregnancy and birth first time around, but my husband in particular felt pretty helpless and when it came to labour itself I ended up feeling quite overwhelmed and not entirely in control of my body which made me nervous.
Second time around I wanted to mentally feel more in control and more relaxed about the whole thing and I also wanted my husband to take a more active part in my labour in helping me keep calm. This was why we decided to do a hypnobirthing course.
We did our course over 2 full days. Nicky put us both at ease from the moment she walked through the door. She took the time to explain everything to us, what my body goes through during labour (which enlightened my husband!) and most importantly gave me the 'tools' to take away with me for the labour and birth. The relaxation techniques really helped during my pregnancy when I was struggling to sleep or just simply needed some calm and quiet time. I listened to the CD that accompanied the course every night and it was so relaxing.
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Emma's Hypnobirth
As my pregnancy drew to a close I was actually excited to go into labour and put all the techniques I had been practising to the test. My husband felt a lot more calm and prepared and was able to give me my 'keywords' to relax me when things got a bit tough.
I laboured and birthed my baby at home with no pain relief apart from some gas and air nearer the end and I truly believe the hypnobirthing techniques I learnt played a big part in my ability to stay calm and focused.
My husband said he would recommend the course to anyone. Hypnobirthing gave us both the tools we needed to feel empowered and in control and it was lovely to involve him in my labour and the safe birth of our son.
