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Hypnobirthing Articles

Podcast Episode 10

It's the first in our serires of 5 minute Hypnobirthing, today we’re tackling a big one: What exactly is hypnobirthing? Now, before you picture someone swinging a pocket watch in front of your face, or imagine yourself clucking like a chicken during contractions, let...

The Importance of Hypnosis in Hypnobirthing

Hypnobirthing - should we bin the name and come up with something more appealing to the masses? In my opinion, no! But of course it's more nuanced than that. A question that's come up often in communities of hypnobirthing teachers over the past 10 years I've been...

Sam’s Birth Story – A Home Water Birth VBAC in Aberdeen

I should start with the pregnancy and birth planning really. From the moment I had my first baby, I knew the second would have to be a homebirth. My eldest was born at 43+2 via emergency c-section, due to a long induction. Baby was fine, my body just got tired after...

Jennifer’s Birth Story – An Aberdeen Home Birth Story

3rd surprise baby girl, born at home at 41+2 weighing 8lbs 12oz. I had a wonderful home birth with my second baby, so knew I 100% wanted another home birth if possible. There were a few little bumps during pregnancy, at one point my platelets were quite low but did my...