We first discovered hypnobirthing through a chance encounter with a midwife when I was discussing my fears about pregnancy and birth. We knew immediately that this was the route for us as it was so important to us to allow our baby to have the most natural, relaxed and comfortable start to life possible. Due to our combined work schedules we were unable to make timetabled classes but Mandy was incredibly accommodating and we were able to arrange classes at our own home to fit in with our other commitments. The first session sealed it – it all made so much sense! We were committed to hypnobirthing from there on in. We completed the course and practised the relaxation techniques on a daily basis as recommended. I found that this in itself helped me through pregnancy as it provided a daily escape from the world, a chance to focus on us and our baby and to look forward to the birth. When the big day came, not everything went to plan as I had some unexpected complications. However, one thing that did not change was our commitment to hypnobirthing and I can honestly say that through 31 hours since the start of surges (contractions) and almost 16 hours of established labour I had a totally positive birthing experience; I was completely relaxed and the best thing of all was that we brought our baby girl into the world in the happiest of situations, working together as a family. I needed no pain relief as I was not in pain. More than this I can offer some justification that it was the hypnobirthing techniques that kept me pain-free; there was just a 15 minute period during 24 hours in the delivery room that my husband popped out to get something to eat - during that time I was examined by the medics and a routine procedure performed but I temporarily lost my state of relaxation and then I experienced the pain that others describe, to the point that I wanted to cry. Luckily my husband returned soon after and together we used what we had learned in our hypnobirthing classes to re-establish the state of relaxation and we were able to continue through the birth without any further hiccups. Our daughter was pink, calm and contented from the outset and hasn’t changed since. We would thoroughly recommend hypnobirthing and Mandy to anyone who wants the best start in life for their baby and for themselves as a family.
-Jen & Chris
"The birth itself was fantastic........we used hypnobirthing techniques and felt that we had a true hypnobirthing experience.........James as you know was a little skeptical in the beginning, but he happily admits to being proved wrong.......It really did make all the difference and allowed us to work together, with the baby to have a truely amazing birth experience for all three of us.......It exceeded all our expectations - thank you so much for helping us to achieve this!
"James arrived on Thursday, weighing in at 7lb 3.5oz. He's just the most amazing thing ever. Thank you for everything Mandy. Hypnobirthing really did help us have an amazing birthing experience.
- Sarah, Chris and James
"Paul and I couldn't have been more pleased with the course, we'd heard really positive birthing stories from friends who had practised Hypnobirthing themselves and it sounded exactly like the experience we were after too! We weren't disappointed and were immediately made to feel at ease by you and it was a nice small group to learn in. You have a natural gift for helping couples through the process of learning the techniques and we really felt we had learned a lot at the end of the course.
Hypnobirthing really helped us to prepare for the birth and overcome any anxieties or get answers to questions we had. It also allowed Paul to play a very important role in the birth and helped us both in bonding with baby Isabelle before she was born as well as afterwards.
We felt in complete control of our own birthing experience throughout and can look back with no regrets about any aspect. I really feel that Hypnobirthing enabled me to have a much calmer and easier birth and I'm sure as a result Isabelle is a happier, calmer little baby too!
We feel extremely close as a new family and know that Hypnobirthing has played an important part in that and so we would like to thank you very much and wouldn't hesitate to recommend you and have done already!"
- Kate, Paul & Isabelle
