LovingBirth BirthingLove

     The first time I had someone tell me that natural childbirth didn't have to be painful, I honestly thought she was out of her mind. Now, as a HypnoBirthing Mama (twice over) and Childbirth Educator, I know that's exactly what she was - out of her mind... but not quite in the way that I had thought.

     I always knew that I wanted to help people and I love to teach, so I began my working life teaching children using the Monstessori Method. I loved the approach of teaching in this environment and I marveled at how given the ideal environment, the children thrived.

     When my husband and I learned we were expecting our first child - I couldn't have told you what kind of birth experience I wanted. I hardly knew that I had much of a say in creating it. But, I did know what we didn't want. I had seen and heard of too many dramatic and traumatic births, and if there was anything I could do about it, that's exactly the type of birth we were not going to have. When we told our midwives how important a natural birth was to us, they strongly recommended looking into HypnoBirthing - they said it was the most succesful childbirth preparation course in achieveing natural birth experiences that they had seen. I started researching - the more I read, the more excited I got and I knew we were heading down the right path.

     We took the classes, we practiced the material, and we took back our role in our babies' births (a role that I had believed was not mine). Just like the children in my former classroom, we as birthing parents thrived in our ideal birth environment. The births of our children were so amazingly beautiful it's difficult for me to find words to describe them. We experienced calm, easy births (my births were pain-free, although this is not what every woman experiences) and I was out of my mind; Through our classes and practicing, I had learned to let go of all those thoughts and emotions that would have held me back from having these amazing birth experiences. I was able to allow my body to take over completely and accomplish this incredible task that it is perfectly designed to do.

      HypnoBirthing was the most powerful gift I have ever been blessed with. I created the birth experiences I wanted, and I have been given wonderful tools that I use in my daily life and in my role as a parent. It has truly changed my life and now I am so excited to share this gift with you and your family. Birth should be beautiful - starting with yours.