I wanted to thank you for your help and let you know that my birth experience thanks to hypnobirthing was an amazing one!

I started getting contractions on the morning of 22nd of march right on my due date (even though I know this date is only an estimate) and Mae was born at 1am on the 23rd. The actual labour lasted only 6 hours. I got to the Barkantine birthing centre (amazing place and I will be recommending it to everyone) and was already 7cm dilated. I got in the pool, but was eventually asked to come out – the midwives laughed at the idea that I thought I will breath the baby out. So Mae was born on the toilette after half an hour of pushing, which I have to say was quite painful. The rest didn’t hurt much, the surges felt like period pains and were totally manageable – I had no pain relief. And I didn’t tear either (thanks to all that perineum massages). The hypnobirthing was an amazing tool – I have already recommended you to few people by the way. The breathing and affirmations worked really well for me – I didn’t have the transition stage (or didn’t feel it in any case) and was very relaxed all the way through.

I am sending you a picture of Mae, she is a lovely and very happy baby!

Thanks again for everything!

xx tea