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Mama-of-two
Award-winning hypnobirthing guide & cheerleader 🤸‍♂️
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Love this picture - such a proud mummy right there! 💪🥰 And what a kick-ass positive birth story to share with you today from a couple who were expecting (& were ready for) a birth with intervention...but ended up with the exact opposite! 🙌 💥Spoiler Alert💥 It's a tale of the power of knowing you have choices & trusting your instincts in what feels right & beneficial to you 👌😎 Knowledge is power & I can make sure you get the right info so that you can feel just as informed, empowered & in control as this pair! My next course starts this Sunday July 10th at Windmill Hill City Farm...and there's still time to join 😁 Just follow the link in my bio/comments... Emma & Nathan, you incredible team! Sorry it's taken me so long to get this on here...thank you for sharing & inspiring others 😍 #positivebirthstory #hypnobirthingbristol #bristolhypnobirthing #antenatalclassesbristol #hypnobirthingmidwifebristol #calmbirth #birthmatters
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There is SO MUCH to gain from doing a Little Passengers antenatal & hypnobirthing course (and literally nothing to lose)! But you will notice there’s no mention on my graphic of: 🧞A pain-free birth 🧞Ways to avoid intervention at all costs That’s because no one can, or should, promise you a certain type of birth. Birth can be as unpredictable as other areas of life, and as midwives on the frontline we only deal in realistic & honest antenatal education!😎👌 We absolutely focus in on the holistic ways that you can work with your body & birthing hormones and provide you with everything you need to stack the odds in favour of a smooth, comfortable birth 💪 But the beauty is, we also place great importance in ensuring you are prepared for any eventuality…so you will: 👉 be clear on how to use our techniques even if plans change 👉 have tools specifically to help you handle things positively if pregnancy or birth throws you a curveball you weren’t expecting 👉 learn how to make safe but personalised decisions along the way that keep you feeling in control however things pan out Our many incredible reviews speak to how valuable our approach & expertise truly are so don't forget to check them out! And when you realise you need to get you & your birth partner signed up 💡💡, my next award-winning course at Windmill Hill City Farm is starting 10th July! ⭐️The link to book is in my bio/comments⭐️ #2ndtrimester #bristolantenatalclasses #pregnantinbristol #duein2022 #bristolhypnobirthing #hypnobirthingbristol #hypnobirthingmidwivesofbristol
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Here’s a golden nugget of info for you🌟: Did you know that coconut water is a natural acid-neutraliser and sipping on it could help to reduce heartburn?! 🥥🥥 Not many people do! If like so many women you’re suffering with heartburn in pregnancy, then finding more natural ways to avoid the burn might be up there on your wish list 🙏🧞 The key to helping yourself, like with most things, is to understand what it is about pregnancy in particular that causes acid reflux in the first place…then all of a sudden these handy little top tips start to make a lot more sense! 👌 I’ve put together all that info in one handy place - have a read of my latest blog post to find out more, the link is in my bio... Save this post as a reminder…or tag a friend who’s suffering with heartburn in pregnancy 🏷 #heartburninpregnancy #acidrefluxinpregnancy #pregnancysymptoms #pregnancyailments #duein2022 #bristolpregnancy #naturalheartburnrelief
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The lovely Belinda 🥰 Local midwife, mum to 3 boys & lover of hiking through the Mendips! I realised today that Belinda has now been teaching the award-winning Little Passengers hypnobirthing programme to expectant parents in North Somerset for a whole year 🥳🙌 If you're feeling a little on edge about giving birth to your Summer/Autumn baby then this complete antenatal course is for you! Choc full of REAL insider info & proven techniques that will soon turn your worries into calm & confidence 😎💪 Belinda's next group starts on Tues 28th June, 7pm - 9.30pm for four weeks at Congresbury Old School Rooms 👌 Nab a space for you & your birth partner through the link in my bio/on my FB page...meet other local couples & find out EVERYTHING you need to know about birth from someone who really knows! #hypnobirthing #northsomerset #hypnobirthingmidwife #positivebirth #informedbirth #antenatalclassesnorthsomerset #pregnantinsomerset
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Whatever your thoughts, wants & plans are for birth, discovering hypnobirthing will benefit you immensely… At Little Passengers we’re all about choice…so whether you’re planning on ‘having all the drugs’ to get you through labour, wanting to stay open-minded about medical pain relief, or are really keen to do things as naturally as possible, we’re the cheerleaders for you! We just want you to feel confident, informed with real, accurate knowledge & have tons of ways to help yourself have a calm birth experience 🙌👌 🤷‍♀️Have we had clients who have chosen to have an epidural? Yes! 🤷‍♀️Have we had clients who have felt no need for any pain relief at all? Yes! And of course, everything in between 😁 🤷‍♀️ Have all of those clients used hypnobirthing to the max? Yes! Practicing hypnobirthing doesn’t mean you say no to everything else…and choosing pain relief or opting for intervention when it’s needed certainly does not mean that you are no longer hypnobirthing! Our ultimate aim is for you to have a positive birth experience, and that is not defined by birth happening in one particular prescribed way but more by you feeling empowered to make decisions that are right for you & your baby! 💪 So if you’re thinking hypnobirthing wouldn’t be for you because you’re not a ‘drug-free waterbirth at home’ kind of person, it might surprise you to know that what you will learn with us is just as relevant for all kinds of labours & births & will ALWAYS help to make that birth better… #bristolhypnobirthing #bristolpregnancy #hypnobirthingnorthsomerset #antenatalclassesbristol #birthprep #informedbirth #painrelief #duein2022
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It is a very natural thing for birthing women to feel like a ‘patient’ when they come to hospital to give birth, even though the vast majority are not ill in the slightest 🤔 When they walk in & see a bed in a hospital room, they tend to get on it and sit back! It’s what it’s ‘meant’ for right? Well, there may be times you might WANT to do that or be asked to do that…but do you HAVE TO? Nope. It may surprise you to know that that bed can be used in many different ways: 👉 They are designed to raise up in the air so that you can be comfortable standing on the floor and leaning on them 👉The backs of the bed can come up 90 degrees so that you can kneel and lean over the back easily 👉 You can sit completely upright on the bed with the bottom half lowered right down in a ‘throne’ position 👉There are often stirrups that unfold from underneath that can support your leg in a side-lying position All of these other positions are fantastic in labour and birth, taking advantage of gravity and giving your pelvis space to move and widen as much as possible for baby to pass through more comfortably and easily 🙌 Most women will find sitting still actually makes their contractions feel way more painful 😳 There are SO many advantages to staying off your bum in labour! So yes, the bed in your birthing room can just be a bed if that’s what you’d like at the time (& there’s nothing wrong with getting in it if that’s what you feel like doing!)….but you might also like to think of it more as an active birth aid to help keep you mobile! 👌 If you’d like to discover more practical top tips like this one, along with everything else you need to know to prepare for an incredible birth, check out our upcoming course dates ⭐the link to details and booking is in my bio/comments⭐ #midwifetips #activebirth #birthaids #hypnobirthingbristol #hypnobirthingnorthsomerset #hypnobirthingmidwife #birthpositions #birthplan
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Wishing you all an eggs-ellent long Easter weekend!🥚🥚 Mine shall be full of chocolate, roast dinners & wild-eyed, sugar-filled children 😳😆 If you’re due to be ‘hatching’ a baby soon then read on….Perhaps you’ve had months of knowing that a birth was coming, but it’s starting to feel a bit real now? Perhaps the niggling worries are setting in about how on earth this baby is actually going to come out?! Maybe you’re stressing that your birth partner doesn’t have a clue how to be the amazing support for you in labour that you’d like them to be? 😟 Now is the time to ease your anxieties, boost your confidence and enjoy the rest of your pregnancy feeling calm and ready for any eventuality 😎💪 Join other parents-to-be for 4 invaluable evening sessions starting Tues 10th May, which will equip you both with ALL the game-changing understanding you need plus tools and techniques that are so simple to learn & use, all with a big dose of local midwife insider info 🙌👌 Even better news! From now until midnight on bank holiday Monday you can grab yourself 15% off our May antenatal & hypnobirthing course at Churchill Memorial Hall, North Somerset 🥳 ⭐️Just follow the link in my bio/comments and use code EASTER15 at checkout⭐️ #somersetmums #somersetpregnancy #antenatalclasses #hypnobirthingnorthsomerset #midwivesteachinghypnobirthing #secondtrimester
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April is International Caesarean Month so it seems like the perfect time to announce that there’s something new on offer from Little Passengers! 🙌 You all know by now that I’m passionate about imparting tools, not ideals. I teach expectant parents to trust their instincts, ask questions, make informed decisions. To know how to create the best birth environment possible for themselves that will help them achieve what they want, and to ensure they receive the level of individualised care they deserve. I love creating birth partners that can be relied upon as an integral part of the birth team, who can work together confidently with caregivers 💪🦸‍♂️🦸‍♀️ I know first-hand the power of the techniques I teach for reducing anxieties & calming the mind, for deep physical relaxation & increasing comfort…and this drives my need to pass these gems on! 😎 But each and every element of my carefully designed antenatal & hypnobirthing course is directly applicable to every single type of birth – including caesarean birth! It’s a course that prepares you for anything 😁👌 But if you are PLANNING a caesarean birth, whatever the circumstances or reasons, I have developed a new 3-hour workshop just for you! I’ve combined these invaluable tools with vital practical information taking you through every step, expert top tips & discussion of your choices to make this birth a really personalised & positive start to life with your new baby 👶😍 Imagine walking into that theatre feeling confident, calm & supported… with the ability to relax on demand and just enjoy meeting your baby 🤷‍♀️ ⭐️If you can’t quite imagine it, then you definitely need to know more! The link is in my bio/comments⭐️
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If you're new here then welcome & it's nice to meet you! 🙌🏻 Thought I'd just share a few things about me that you might be surprised to know 😆 Feel free to say hi 👋🏻 & let me know a little known fact about you in the comments... #hypnobirthingbristol #hypnobirthingteacher #birthpreparationclasses #informedbirth
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Yeesssss! 💪 Well, receiving this beautiful email from a brand new dad has brightened my week no end! Not only has another Little Passengers baby arrived safely in the world…but I just love hearing how having the right support, being expertly informed & prepared with simple, achievable hypnobirthing techniques makes such a difference! This one’s giving me all the feels…😊 Soooo many congratulations to Fred & Anna on the arrival of gorgeous Edie…and also on a wonderful birth experience that will make them smile & glow whenever they think about it 🥰🥰 Those are feelings that will last a lifetime… If you’re due a baby and you’re not sure what the value of good birth education might be, or the importance of choosing the right course…just feel the joy radiating from this email and think how different that is from most of the stories you hear about labour & birth!! 🤷‍♀️ ⭐️It’s not too late to jump on my April course starting on Saturday in Southville! The link to learn more & book online is in my bio/comments⭐️ #bristolpregnancy #southbristol #hypnobirthingworks #informedbirth #hypnobirthingmidwife #duein2022 #secondtrimester #pregnantinbristol #antenatalclasses #20weekscan
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Is it the mealtime madness, the bedtime negotiations, the emotional meltdown’s over a broken biscuit (yes, the biscuit was genuinely my reality this afternoon 🥴)? Maybe it’s not being able to leave the room for one minute to pee in peace without being hunted down or screamed for through the house?! What has really pushed your buttons today…let me know in the comments 💬💬 There’s so many things on a daily basis that really challenge our sanity & our sense of self when we’re a parent to toddlers/young children 🤯😤 Of course all those outpourings of emotion, behaviours, the pushing of boundaries to their limits, are completely developmentally normal for a child navigating the world & testing out how it works… Does that make it any less frustrating, stressful or triggering of our own big feelings?🤷‍♀️ Not one bit. There is tons of really fantastic guidance to be found for handling challenging toddler behaviour, finding the right words & actions to respond & de-escalate situations…but what I hear a lot is ‘I can’t stay calm enough to even think straight, let alone use any strategies!’ and it’s so true! Calmness will always be your best friend in parenting…As well as being exactly what your child needs, it also helps you: 😎Think more clearly & rationally 😎Be proactive rather than reactive in testing moments 😎Reduce the guilt that comes with turning into ‘shouty mum’ too often 😎Feel in control & confident in your parenting 😎Get on with having a happier day, rather than carrying a shed-load of accumulating tension/anger/anxiety around with you We all need more calm in motherhood…and that’s where my Find Your Calm Workshop comes in! It is all about YOU! 🥰 Staying calm in-the-moment is just one part of helping the whole experience feel less stressful and more enjoyable…come and join me & some other frazzled mums on my next 2-hour virtual workshop at 7.30pm on 28th April and discover simple, achievable ways you can look after your own wellbeing in amongst the chaos ✌️😁 The link to find out more & book online is in my bio/comments…
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I always love receiving news of another Little Passengers baby arriving in the world...and this lovely couple totally rocked those unpredictable twists & turns 🥳🥰🙌 "My birth plan didn't go to plan, but we were very open minded about things changing last minute & we feel we took all the right decisions based on the information you gave us during the course" 💪😎 A big warm welcome to gorgeous baby Lago! Hoping to be able to share the full birth story with you soon... #positivebirthbristol #hypnobirthingbristol #hypnobirthingnorthsomerset #positivebirthstories
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New availability to join some lovely couples who are keen to get started on their journey to becoming calm, confident & super-informed about birth 😎💪 They asked, and this local practising midwife is delivering! April dates added this week...just dropping them here 😁 If that due date is looming & you're feeling less than excited at the prospect of labour & birth, this is for you!💕 Swipe through for our other upcoming dates. The link to book is in my bio/comments... #hypnobirthingbristol #hypnobirthingnorthsomerset #hypnobirthingmidwife #bristolantenatalclasses #pregnantinbristol #duein2022 #juneduedate #mayduedate #informedbirth #2ndtrimester
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Whilst it feels to many of us that the threat and restrictions of Covid are very much starting to be put behind us here in the UK, in areas like maternity care things are a little different. I was contacted this week by a client of mine who is days off her due date and was in a panic as she’d just tested positive, knowing that if she went in to labour whilst testing positive she would be advised to labour on the obstetric unit instead of the midwife-led birth suite, so that her baby could be continually monitored throughout. This is a big potential change of plan to get your head around and naturally the anxiety had ramped up. More so, she was worried that her partner would also start testing positive, and not be able to accompany her during her labour. This is by far the biggest fear that the majority of pregnant couples I chat to have about the Covid situation. So, responding to my client with information on her options and reassurance has been a timely reminder that so many others will be going through very similar situations right now. SO, just wanted to drop my top tips here for anyone who needs them…. #pregnantinapandemic #covidpregnancy #hypnobirthingbristol #duein2022 #hypnobirthingnorthsomerset #labourtips #informedbirth
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Well….I guess birth can look like this but this is a staged stock image based on what most people imagine labour and birth to be like! No wonder when it’s what we see all the time in those over-dramatised movies, soaps & docu-tv shows isn’t it?🙄 The woman is always on her back, legs akimbo, screaming in agony, wild-eyed & purple in the face. She’s surrounded by people looking pretty frantic, shouting at her to “push” like there’s some sort of emergency!😳 Of course you’re feeling a bit apprehensive about birth! Or even bloody terrified 🤯 As a midwife I’ve seen my fair share of births that have been long, painful, needing intervention, sometimes even traumatic – there’s no denying that. But what you might not have considered is that birth doesn’t HAVE to be this way….actually, plenty of births happen a very different way entirely. I am telling you this from REAL experience - I’m so privileged to have seen SO MANY calm, beautiful births with my own eyes! And to have experienced my own… It’s just such a shame that you don’t commonly see those kinds of images or hear those kinds of stories (I mean why would anyone tune into next weeks One Born Every Minute if there wasn’t something sensationally dramatic to watch?!). But what goes on in your mind during labour very much affects what happens in your body.... So swipe through the following graphics for my gift to you today….just a handful of real-life, in-the-moment images of labour/birth. Soak them in, challenge your preconceptions of what birth is like…and feel that little inkling of starting to feel better about doing it yourself! 😎 Now, if you want to feel a million times better… confident & excited about giving birth even 💪….I have one last space on my March antenatal & hypnobirthing course at Windmill City Farm, starting on Sunday 6th - and we’re booking up for May! The link to book is in my bio/comments… #hypnobirthingbristol #hypnobirthingsomerset #antenatalclasses #duein2022 #bristolpregnancy #informedbirth #bristolmidwife
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If you've been sitting on the fence...now's the time! Take advantage of 20% off my March Antenatal & Hypnobirthing Course up until midnight Friday 🙌 Come along & join other parents-to-be on the 6th & 13th March at Windmill Hill City Farm, 10am -4pm And let me, a local practising midwife & award-winning hypnobirthing teacher, turn your worries about birth into calm & confidence...and your birth partner into your own personal superhero!🦸‍♂️🦸‍♀️👌 ⭐️The link to book is in my bio/comments...just use discount code MARCH20 at checkout⭐️ #hypnobirthingbristol #southbristol #antenatalclassesbristol #duein2022 #pregnantinbristol #bristol #informedbirth #positivebirthbristol #birthmatters #midwife
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This might be controversial with some hypnobirthing brands, but my approach is that hypnobirthing is a whole toolbox of skills & information designed to help you have a calm, empowered & positive birth…rather than a prescribed way of giving birth 🤔 For me, this is something you USE rather than something you DO (& is as much for pregnancy as it is for birth itself!)😎 So many people believe that hypnobirthing goes out the window entirely if you choose to use any pain relief during birth, or if there’s some kind of circumstance where intervention is needed. It is an absolute travesty when women feel that they have failed to ‘hypnobirth’ their baby - something which I have sadly seen many times in my role as a midwife 😢😠 & something which definitely spurred me on to train & start teaching hypnobirthing in a very different kind of way a few years ago. In case I need to make my message any clearer: THERE IS NO FAILING WHEN IT COMES TO HYPNOBIRTHING!! It is building a mindset. It is building confidence. It is knowledge. It is techniques that should be taught in a way that make it clear how useable they are in ANY eventuality 💪🙌 Whatever you do, when you’re searching for your perfect birth preparation course, make sure you do your research & choose one that fits with your ideas of what you’d like to achieve. If you’d love to plan for your dream birth AND be prepared for anything, there are still a couple of spaces on my March course at Windmill Hill City Farm, and we’re already booking up for May at Windmill Hill and our North Somerset venue! ⭐️The link to book is in my bio⭐️ #informedbirth #hypnobirthingbristol #hypnobirthingsomerset #pregnantin2022 #duein2022 #antentatalclassesbristol #bristolmidwife
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Finally got this on here! If you’re thinking that a hypnobirthing course is just for first-time expectant parents who don’t have a clue about labour & birth…take a read of this lovely birth story from a couple who completed my course last year in preparation for their second baby 🥰 Actually I get LOTS of second-timers booking on all the time! Usually this is because they would like to have a better experience of birth than they did the first time around and have heard about how hypnobirthing can help them achieve this. Often they have had quite a traumatic first birth and are wanting to find ways to avoid this next time, and others feel their first birth was actually ‘ok’ but would really like to aim higher than just ‘ok’ for their next precious, life-changing event… It is just the BEST feeling when I hear that a couple have had a totally different experience - have felt confident and empowered in their decision-making, felt more relaxed & in control and achieved the birth they wanted 💪 Even more so, when the couple are good friends of mine 🥰👌 Sarah & Simon, I’m SO happy for you both, thank you for allowing me to share your amazing story to inspire others! Maybe you’d like to look forward to your next birth from a whole new perspective and be equipped with a toolkit to stack the odds in favour of an experience you’ll remember for all the RIGHT reasons? Or maybe you’re reading this post and this IS your first baby, but you don’t want to be left thinking ‘if only I’d known how to make birth better’…Why not hop onto one of our upcoming courses and start feeling excited about your birth?! Spaces available: 👉Starting 6th March @ Windmill Hill City Farm 👉Starting Feb 16th @ Congresbury School Rooms 👉Starting Feb 28th via Zoom link to book is in my bio/FB learn more tab! #birthstories #positivebirth #secondtimemum #hypnobirthingworks #hypnobirthingbristol #hypnobirthingsomerset #onlinehypnobirthing #informedbirth #waterbirth
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My absolute favourite bit of teaching my courses is seeing the utter transformation in how expectant couples think and feel about birth! It is just such a privilege to be able to watch those lightbulb moments happening throughout the sessions 💡💡 There's just a different level of confidence and empowerment that you get from having a much deeper understanding of the science and physiology of labour & birth than you get from most antenatal education...I love being able to bring that knowledge to life for people with real, lived & experienced detail 🤗 I recorded this quickly to post on my stories... but I can't work out how to get the whole thing on there properly without it missing some so I gave up trying 🤣🤣 Tech Smech! #grouphypnobirthing #informedbirth #birthchoices #hypnobirthingbristol #hypnobirthingsomerset #antenatalpreparation #antenatalclasses #birthmatters
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Can you imagine feeling this calm & amazing in the very advanced stages of labour?!! This pic gives me all the birthy feels! 😍 I've had the enormous pleasure of receiving another beautiful birth story this week 🙌 And this is one that is very close to my heart, from gorgeous friends of mine who joined one of my Zoom courses last year to prepare positively for the birth of their very precious and long-awaited second child 💕 I feel very lucky to have been able to be a small part of their incredible journey and I can't wait to share the full story with you so watch this space! Sarah, I love this picture! And I love that writing your birth story made you all emotional...for all the right reasons 🥰💪 😘😘 #secondtimemum #hypnobirthingbristol #hypnobirthingsomerset #waterbirth #calmbirth #hypnobirthingworks
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“I felt like a SUPERHERO!” 💪🦸‍♀️ What an incredible way to feel as you give birth! 🙌 For some expectant mums, they have not even considered that they could feel this way giving birth….and why would they? For most of us our expectations of what birth will feel like are drummed into us from an early age….all those dramatic movie scenes of women screaming in agony, out of control, emergencies….all those horror stories friends, family & perfect strangers seem to love to share 🙄…birth is just an ordeal you go through to get your baby right?!😳 Well, if this is sounding even a little bit familiar, then there’s so much I need to tell you about how birth really doesn’t have to be that way at all!! But on top of getting yourself booked on a Little Passengers hypnobirthing course, a cracking place to start feeling SO much better about your upcoming labour is reading positive birth stories 😎 There are so many out there (yup, loads of women have fantastic birth experiences of all types of birth) that can help to counteract all the negative ideas and images about birth that you have banked up in your mind and get you understanding how wonderful it really can be! Here’s a lovely one to start you off, from a gorgeous couple who completed one of my Zoom courses last year and who I know will have spent their Christmas and New Year feeling completely blessed 🥰 It's taken me a while to post this, but Rachel, you ARE a superhero! I love that you have a birth experience you will cherish & smile about forever ☺️ #hypnobirthingbristol #empoweredbirth #birthstories #positivebirth #hypnobirthingsomerset #hypnobirthingworks #pregnantinbristol
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This is a little phrase I often share with my hypnobirthing clients and it seems quite fitting while I struggle to write a good ‘Happy New Year’ post… If you’re due to have a baby in 2022, then it’s set to be a very exciting and eventful year! But you may, like for lots of my clients, be finding that the unknowns of birth make it feel so daunting…and sadly, covid uncertainty is probably adding a whole new level to your anxieties 😳🤯 Often the things we feel we have no control over can be scary. It’s easy to overlook the bright side of what your birth experience might be whilst you worry about all the things you’ve heard about or seen on the telly that could go wrong! If you can’t see the possibility of birth being incredible & empowering, if you can’t imagine the best-case scenario…then how can you make it happen?! 🤷‍♀️ Informed optimism is very different from the false positivity you may THINK hypnobirthing is all about. Actually, it’s about having the right knowledge, understanding and tools to really influence not just how smoothly & comfortably labour & birth may happen, but very importantly how you FEEL about it…And when you learn ways to positively adapt to any curveballs you might be thrown, the amazing thing is that ANY type of birth can be incredible & empowering!💪🙌 Sounds good hey? Even better is being guided through all this by a local practising midwife, keeping things real and as up-to-date as you can get on the evolving covid situation in YOUR maternity unit 👌 At the moment, our in-person courses for the new year are still running with small, safe groups with appropriate safety measures in place. To take some the anxiety out of it for you, there will always be a (well-practiced) Plan B on offer should we enter another lockdown…or the option of a full refund if Plan B doesn’t suit you! ⭐️Just 2 spaces left for my award-winning course starting 9th Jan at Windmill Hill City Farm and limited availability for North Somerset couples starting 16th Feb in Congresbury⭐️link in bio Let us inform you with facts, science & physiology, inspire you, motivate you, help you plan for your dream birth….but be prepared for anything 😁
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This is me...signing off for some quality crimbo time with my best boys 🥂🎅 Have a super-special few days whether you are patiently awaiting a precious arrival 🤰...or celebrating a first Christmas 🤱...or if like me, you're about to embrace the joy & chaos of Christmas with small kids! I'm so thankful for every one of my lovely clients this year....and those I'm already excited to meet in 2022! Thank you for choosing me to be the one to support you on your adventures into parenthood... and to those who have left me the most wonderful reviews, I am forever grateful 🙏😁 #christmasbreak #duein2022 #bristol #northsomerset #hypnobirthing #somersetmums #bristolmumstobe #midwife
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Dec 22

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Have you noticed that feeling you get at the moment when you arrive home and walk in with all your twinkly fairy lights glowing on the Christmas tree?! 🎄 I don’t know about you but I get this instant hit of comfort and relaxation and contentment 🥰 Christmas lights are just the world’s best mood lighting aren’t they?! This kind of low lighting gets all our feel-good hormones flowing without us even knowing! In particular Oxytocin (which helps us to feel calm and gives us those warm & fuzzies) loves a bit of mood lighting – how different would your romantic dinner feel if you swapped out your atmospheric candlelight for harsh strip lighting?! 🤷‍♀️ So, if you’re pregnant right now…Christmas is a very easy time to feel relaxed and get those positive vibes going! Get lots of twinkly lights on the go around your house! You may find it useful to know that Oxytocin is your best friend in birth too, as it is the hormone responsible for producing and keeping contractions going 💪 So, the more of it you produce in your body during labour the better! Now, there’s lots of ways to encourage plenty of natural oxytocin during your labour for a smoother and calmer experience, but one of my top tips for the festive season would be NOT to pack away those twinkly lights in a couple of week’s time when Christmas is over! Keep them up and hold on to that feel-good effect…if you’re practicing hypnobirthing, the fairy lights will add a whole other layer to your relaxation practice 🙌 Then pop them in your hospital bag to help turn your birth space into a relaxing, sparkly, oxytocin-flowing little nest 👌😎 If you’d like to know a LOT more about how to nab yourself a great birth, feel more confident, informed and ready for anything….then why not secure a space for you and your birth partner on one of our antenatal & hypnobirthing courses coming up in the new year?! There are in-person groups planned for both South Bristol & North Somerset and Zoom courses too! Link for more info & booking in bio/top of FB page 😁 #oxytocin #hospitalbag #labourbag #toolsforbirth #hypnobirthingbristol #hypnobirthingsomerset #bristolmums #somersetmums #pregnantinbristol #duein2022 #antenatalclasse
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