I was fearful and apprehensive about childbirth too!
When I was pregnant with my first child I felt so excited and blessed to be able to create a new life, I also felt scared, anxious, nervous and a little bit terrified about how I was going to get this baby out of such a small hole! I didn't plan to do any antenatal education as I was under the impression you couldn't plan for birth. Everybody tells you birth is way to unpredictable and you just have to go with the flow.
As my pregnancy progressed my husband and I were getting lots of things ready, the nursery, buying the pushchair, carseat, clothes, cot/crib. All the while my anxiety about the upcoming birth was just getting more intense.
At the time I had a close friend who was also pregnant but slightly further along in her pregnancy than me. She told me her and her husband were doing a hypnobirthing course and that I should definitely consider doing one to help with how I was feeling about birth.
I had heard of Hypnobirthing but didn't really know what it was or what it entailed. I got the details from my friend and gave the lady who was doing their course a ring. We had a lovely chat and she was able to answer all my questions and inform me a little bit more about how Hypnobirthing would help me.
I signed up to a course and OH MY GOSH, It was hands down the best money I have ever spent, (better than all the money we had spend on the really expensive wall stickers for the nursery that my baby didn't give two hoots about!) it was totally worth the money to feel so much more calm and confident about my birth, I was excited to go into labour as I wanted to test out everything I had learnt.
Being educated about the birth process, what my body was doing and why I was feeling such powerful sensations made a HUGE difference to how I viewed and felt during my labour.
I look back on my labour and have such fond memories of it, I was able to stay calm in control and my husband felt like he had a role to play during the labour too.
I want you to feel empowered and positive!
Knowing all I know from becoming a trained Hypnobirthing instructor and having been through and had two births using Hypnobirthing techniques, I know it works and I am so passionate about sharing this with as many couples as I can! You too can feel empowered, calm, positive and excited about your baby's upcoming birth.
Hypnobirthing isn't just for spontaneous vaginal births, you can use all the tools and techniques in any type of birth!
I love being a Hypnobirthing instructor
This really is one of the best decisions I have made so far, becoming a Hypnobirthing teacher and helping couples to have a positive birth experience!
If you are feeling nervous, scared or anxious about your baby's upcoming birth and would like to know more about Hypnobirthing, have a look around my website or please get in touch, I would love to hear from you.
Gemma xxx
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