I let my baby instinctively do what she needed to do in labour to be born
Just wanted to send you news of our little girl Astra Isobel Ring Merchant who was born at 10.45 pm on 21 October 2013. We named her Astra meaning from the cosmos as feel so…
“The home birth experience yet again was fantastic”
We had our baby a few weeks ago on October 21st (not quite the full moon but a few days after) Uma was delivered safely at home and though the second stage was not quite…
“Bring on the surges”
“We’re both so glad that we attended the course and feel much better prepared for the big day, both emotionally and factually. We really valued the balance struck over the four weeks, between working on…
A guide to HypnoBirthing for your family & friends
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“I really can’t think of a thing I would have changed about the experience. It really was everything we had hoped for.”
Dear Kat, I’m quite looking forward to sharing the tale of Finlay’s birth. It really went extremely well and I feel really lucky to have had the experience, and am happy to share about it…
“I truly believe those classes made all the difference”
“Evangeline Rose Newman (aka Evie) was born last Friday at 9:01 weighing 7lbs 5oz. She’s amazing! You will be pleased to know that the birth was fantastic…completely natural pool birth with no additional drugs whatsoever.…
“We announced the birth to friends and family then lay side by side in bed with a glass of champagne and a silly grin on our faces knowing our family had begun and life would never be the same again.” – A dad’s view of birth
It’s always great to hear from dads about their perspective on birth and their role as a birthing companion. Here Richard tells us about the birth of his and Kat’s daughter, Stella… “As this was…
“Hypnobirthing was a fantastic preparation tool for the birth”
(Before sharing our birth story I wanted to say that we were opting for a home birth supported by two brilliant independent midwives, who we had got to know a little during the antenatal care…
“HypnoBirthing was an absolute dream”
Just after doing the HypnoBirthing course with me, Ali had this to say about how she thought is might help. http://katrinaberry.tumblr.com/post/69575028256/i-feel-prepared-and-above-all-without-fear-of-the Then just a couple of months later…. “I wanted to let you know that…
Birth by numbers…
Birth by numbers… Here’s a very interesting summary from a survey carried out by a fellow HypnoBirthing teacher who is an auditor and can’t help herself 😉 I’m sometimes asked about stats with HypnoBirthing and…
Birth really is one of the most wonderful and amazing things I have ever done.
Felix is here and it turns out he wasn’t for waiting either. Sam and I had our baby,at home and unintentionally it was an undisturbed birth. Midwife arrived 15 seconds after Felix was born and…
“It felt like it was the three of us doing it together (including Jago!) and felt really special”
Hi Katrina Just wanted to let you know that our little chap Jago arrived on 1 June! It’s been an absolute whirlwind ever since and has been so wonderful getting to know him. Hypnobirthing helped…
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“Having been conditioned by tv and friends’ tales I was petrified of the idea of giving birth but you refocused me to believe that it didn’t have to be the grim melodrama that everyone predicted.”
I just wanted to thank you for a great course, you totally put my mind at ease about the whole birth experience. Having been conditioned by tv and friends’ tales I was petrified of the…
Who Am I? – From Anna Phoebe
Who Am I? – From Anna Phoebe How beautiful… Anna writes about the bond with her fabulously spirited daughter Amelia. Read more about her birth on the tumblr archive here http://katrinaberry.tumblr.com/post/25715401353/the-birth-itself-was-calm-quiet-and-magical
“The established labour was actually a very positive experience.”
Hi Kat, I just wanted to drop you a quick email to let you that our son was born on Friday. He is totally gorgeous ( I know I’m biased!) and we’re both in love……
The Science of Self-Affirmations
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