Hypnobirthing Course
My hypnobirthing course helps you prepare for birth by giving you all the essential information. You will feel confident, calm, and informed as you get ready to birth your baby into this world. And importantly, you will feel connected to yourself and your baby, and you will have confidence and trust in yourself, your decisions, and your intuition. I also have two sessions dedicated to the postpartum period where you will learn how to care for yourself and your newborn. My full course will ensure you're ready to birth and care for your baby in the best way possible.
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Learning about birth is just part of the preparation you should be doing. I always say the best birth prep you can do is work on yourself. I provide space and support for you to do this really important work. I will give you lots of prompts and guidance during the sessions and in between - up until your baby is born! - to really support you on this journey and to help you work out what it is you really want, and what is best for you. (I have some free documents you can download to deepen your birth prep - click here!)
You will receive two relaxations, positive birth affirmations, a birth plan template, a hospital bag list/recommendations for home birth, a list of amazing resources for birth and parenting, as well as a document of positive birth stories for you to read through. This is a great course to do with your birth partner who will be there to support you through it all.
The course is available 1:1 (£220) or as a group (£180 per couple, bring your group to me!). It can also be face to face if you'd prefer, and are local to Nailsworth/Stroud for £250 - please contact me directly to arrange as my availability to travel is slightly different. A deposit of £50 is required upon booking, and the rest of the payment is due 24 hours before the first session.
Course Details
We will have 5 sessions together over video call or face to face. Sessions are between 60-90 minutes long. You can start my course at any time during your pregnancy - whenever you feel ready! Here's what our sessions will look like:
Session 1: The Brain
During our first session together, the main focus will be your brain! What you think about birth, your fears around birth, and your relationship with yourself. I will go through breathing techniques, positive affirmations and relaxations - and why they can be so helpful. I will also share one of my relaxations with you.
Session 2: Birth
I will talk you through physiological birth and exactly what is happening in your body during labour, and what to expect. I will also explain how you can work with your body by creating an ideal environment, good positions, and the role of your birth partner.
Session 3: Types of Births
I will talk you through different types of pain relief and births: inductions, interventions, and caesareans, and what happens after birth, as well as the importance of making informed decisions and how you can make decisions that are best for you. We will also discuss the NHS and what you can expect of their maternity care, and how to navigate this. I will also take you through another guided relaxation of mine.
Session 4: Postpartum
We start the session by talking about making a birth plan. Then, for our first session about postpartum, I will talk you through the changes you and your baby are going through, some basic care needs of your newborn, breastfeeding, and share some top tips.
Session 5: Postpartum and Questions
In our final session together, I will discuss expectations of our newborn babies, boundaries, and safe sleeping. We will also talk about making a postpartum plan. This is also an opportunity for you to ask me any questions or to go over anything that I've discussed.
Book your first session here, then we can book in the rest at a later date. A deposit of £50 is required, and the rest of the payment due 24 hours before the first session.
You can combine my course with a Birth Chart Reading!
Knowing yourself and accepting yourself will help you to trust yourself and have more confidence in yourself. This is a really important part of birth prep - and your birth chart is the perfect tool to support you. In a Birth Chart Reading, we will look at your birth chart where I will tell you about your 'big 3' - your sun sign, moon sign, and rising sign, as well as sharing the basics to help you gain an understanding of your birth chart. I will talk to you about journalling and share some journal prompts with you to support your self discovery further. This session alone is £99, but combined with my course is £300.
You can also add on a Power Hour, Birth Plan or Postpartum Plan Sessions for a discounted price!
If there is more that you would like to discuss then you can also add on a Power Hour. And if you want some support writing your Birth Plan or Postpartum Plan, then let's add them on, too!
My Power Hour alone is £45 but combined with my course is £250.
Birth Plan and Postpartum Plan sessions are £65 alone, but combined with my course is £260.