By Kat | April 30, 2013

“We only managed to attend one of the five classes before we went in to a surprise early labour! However, what we had learned in even the one session proved vital in what could easily…

“I do think all the calm HypnoBirthing instilled in me while pregnant and the calm birth really helped.”

By Kat | April 26, 2013

It’s really lovely to see how the babies are growing and enjoying life. HypnoBirthing is as much for them as you! “Jack is such a great baby he has made it a dream to look…

“After just a few hours of easy labour in the darkness of Sunday morning, he came swimming up into the world with his eyes wide open”

By Kat | April 22, 2013

This is our new baby, Marlow Brady ffytche. He was born at home on Sunday 3 March, his due date.  Having kicked free of his waters quite dramatically on Saturday morning, he gave us plenty of…

By Kat | April 21, 2013

Fabulous to meet and talk with birth guru, Sheila Kitzinger today!

By Kat | April 13, 2013

George – the most famous baby in Hackney at the moment!

By Kat | April 13, 2013

Hi Kat Hope you are well. Just wanted to let you know I had a beautiful baby boy called Hamish on Thursday morning weighing 8lbs 9oz! After a false start a day earlier everything went…

By Kat | April 11, 2013

“Laboring Under An Illusion: Mass Media Childbirth vs. The Real Thing,” contrasts actual birth footage with the fictionalized commercial version. In over 100 video clips, anthropologist Vicki Elson explores media-generated myths about childbirth. It’s funny,…

“My beautiful partner holding our new-born baby for the first time has to be the most amazing sight I have ever witnessed.”

By Kat | April 9, 2013

“Our story is quite an extraordinary one and nothing like our birth-plan but with the help of the hypno-birthing techniques taught by Kat we had a wonderful birth experience.Michelle was heavily overdue and the hospital…

“She arrived drug free (still in her amniotic sac) in the birth pool in our living room.”

By Kat | March 31, 2013

Hi Kat, Just a quick note to let you know that Elizabeth Clementine Greenwood was born on Wednesday 27th March at 5:05 am. Many, many things went out of the window (!) but we made…

“I gave birth to a perfect baby boy and feel like a warrior woman.”

By Kat | March 21, 2013

Hi Kat, wanted to let you know the amazing news that ‘Junior’ Eades (name tbc) was born on the 15th march 2013 at 2.25pm after a brief and exciting labour. The baby was 41 +6…

By Kat | March 13, 2013

Wonderful children’s book about midwives – you can read it at this link!

By Kat | March 11, 2013

Welcome to the world Amelie Ophelia O’Connor! Born at home, in water, on mothers day at 15.28pm. “We are beyond in LOVE! It couldn’t have gone any better and would never have been able to…

“It prepared us for what was, undoubtedly, the biggest day of Hugo’s and my life!”

By Kat | March 10, 2013

Thanks again for all your help 🙂  When it came to incorporating the hypno concept to the c section, the single most brilliant thing was listening to the recovery track you sent, the night before…

Great article on home birth in the telegraph

By Kat | March 2, 2013

Great article on home birth in the telegraph

By Kat | February 24, 2013

Welcome to the world Art Ashton! Huge congratulations to Alice and Matt who welcomed their son on Friday 15th Feb weighing 8lb8

By Kat | January 25, 2013

Wonderful to catch up with 5 month old Elsie May today… Parents are always surprised by how babies respond to my voice, I find they remember all that practice of relaxation when they were in…

By Kat | January 24, 2013

Today sees the launch of Birthrights, a UK organisation providing information, support and legal advice to protect women’s rights in birth. It’s been created by the Human Rights barrister, local mum and HypnoBirthing client of…

By Kat | January 24, 2013

Welcome to the world Holden Daldry who arrived into this world at 0415 this morning weighing a whopping 9lbs 10oz! Huge congratulations to Debbie and Jeremy who worked so hard for their VBAC…“it did end…

By Kat | January 23, 2013

Who arrived into this world at 0415 this morning weighing a whopping 9lbs 10oz! Will email you birth story when we are home and settled but sort of quick summary – it did end up…

By Kat | January 16, 2013

Hi Kat, hope you are well. Introducing the beautiful little Beatrix Sunshine.  She arrived at 10am Tuesday, 08 Jan, weighing 3.1kg. Didn’t make it into our birth pool (even though was set up and full!)…

By Kat | January 10, 2013

Hi Kat, We hope you are doing well and sorry we missed the Christmas party this year. I can’t believe it’s s whole year since Stella’s birth and Richards ‘Women’s Hour’ fame! I just wanted…

By Kat | December 18, 2012

“I can definitely say that the fear of birth completely went away a few weeks in and I really began to get excited about the birth of our baby.”

By Kat | December 14, 2012

Hello Kat, Apologies for not getting in touch sooner, life has been really hectic since the birth of the wee fella! Baby Mylo Jacob Freeman arrived on 13th November at 11.21 weighing 8lb 2oz. Things…

The unexplained sudden change to the Homerton homebirth team is a cause for great concern. I wanted to share with you my letter to the CEO & DOD.

By Kat | December 13, 2012

Tracey Fletcher Chief Executive OfficerHomerton University Hospital NHS Foundation TrustHomerton RowLondon E9 6SRBy email to: tracey.fletcher@homerton.nhs.uk Copied to: Daniel Waldren (Divisional Operations Director) by email to: daniel.waldron@homerton.nhs.uk Dear Tracey Fletcher I am shocked to hear…

“She really embodies the characteristics we discussed- calm, peaceful, kind and extemely alert- and we felt she actually helped us through it. She’s wonderful.”

By Kat | December 5, 2012

Hi Kat, Hope you’re well.Our little girl Snow Paloma arrived at home on 22nd November just before midnight.  All went well over a period of 24 hours and we had the natural, drug free birth…

“Any initial ambivalence about the effectiveness of hypnobirthing on the day has given way entirely to a profound gratitude that we went into the birth excited, relaxed and confident that we were together equipped to make the right decisions for me and Stella.”

By Kat | November 6, 2012

Dear Kat, I thought you’d be pleased to hear that our beautiful daughter, Stella Anne was born on 5th October (one month ago today!). She is an absolute joy and we feel so lucky to…

By Kat | November 6, 2012

I came away feeling much more positive about the experience and ready to get going! That said I was already bought into the idea of natural childbirth whereas my partner was more sceptical. Perhaps the…

By Kat | November 5, 2012

“Hi Kat, Leila Scarlet was born on Wednesday 31st at 13:37, 3.4kg and 55cms long! Leila finally made it at 43 weeks + 1 day. A lot of the midwives had never seen one quite…

By Kat | October 17, 2012

Hello Kat! I am so sorry for not being in touch. It has been a very busy 5 weeks. 🙂 Elsie May Shannon arrived on 8th September at 1.51pm. Weighing 7lb 4oz We are of…

“His birth was wonderful – rather than be scared I just let my body get on with it.”

By Kat | October 14, 2012

I just wanted to get in touch to say how helpful we found the hypnobirthing course and report back now baby Booker has been born! He’s a month old now and we’re just getting to…

The most important thing to have come from the course is that my beautiful baby is calm and content.

By Kat | October 1, 2012

Hiya Kat! We’ve had a baby boy!  Thomas Gunn was born on 28th August, weighing a healthy 9lb, 1oz.  He is absolutely beautiful and such a sweet, gentle baby.  We’ve attached a pic.  Obviously, we think he’s…

By Kat | September 26, 2012

Here all is well too. I gave birth to our daughter Eliza Bucciero on 10.09.2012 A little early 10 days before due date, but she was ready and didn’t give us any choice. We were…

By Kat | September 25, 2012

“Gill Art Smyth-Daniels finally arrived on the evening of Thursday 20th, having only just beaten his 40+14 days induction appointment on the Friday morning. That was a hell of a wait – 3 sweeps and…

Save persecuted midwives in Europe

By Kat | September 17, 2012

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Without a doubt HypnoBirthing ensured we had the birthing experience we wanted

By Kat | September 15, 2012

Kerensa Faulknor Walker-Smith was born on the 14th August at 1.48pm at home as we had planned with our favourite midwife from the homebirth team and another that we had met previously also. I woke…

Watch this!

By Kat | August 15, 2012

Watch this! This… is a brilliant illustration of so much of what we talk about in classes … the different kinds of midwifery care we need and have (at the moment) in this country, how…

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