"I moved to a standing position with the bed raised so that I could flop and let go between each surge. I had no control over the pushing, my body was doing all of the work instinctively and I just needed to go with it."
"I know that without my hypno training I would have panicked and lost control of myself and my orientation to time and place. I also would have gone into the experience full of fear and allowed others to make decisions for me."
I'd been warned that my birth would be quick, however I really didn't expect it to be that quick! From my waters breaking to baby in my arms, the total time was 2 hours and 15 minutes.
We did it! Everything we'd practiced, visualised and prepared for.
This birth was so beautiful and healing for me as a Mother and the amount of growth that has come from this as a couple and family was so much more than I could have ever hoped for.
I was booked in to be induced on the 24th (my due date). My waters were broken and then had the syntocinon drip to bring on labour. The surges came on pretty quickly.
"From a moment that I had feared my whole life & even said I would try for a planned c section when I was younger to change into the most incredible & magical experience of my life is so amazing! ?
"It was such an intense and unexpected experience, and was the best we could possibly have asked for. I can just see Brett sitting Madeline down on the family's sacred birth rug every 31st December and telling her the story of how she came to be."
Our baby girl arrived on New Years Eve in a very rapid fashion.
I was approximately 10 days overdue and there was pressure coming from my OB to do an induction, however this was something I strongly was against and knew that our little man was happy and healthy and was coming when he was ready...
We had a New Year’s surprise… our little hypno bub came early ? Meet Lenny Thomas McGilvray born 2/1/21. 3.3kg all happy and healthy ?
It wasn’t the birth that we had planned, but took everything on board and made it very positive.
Baby Oscar was born on 14 November and I was able to have the drug free vaginal birth I wanted.
Breathing definitely helped in the first part of birthing and I used the tracks and affirmations to help.
