Hi Janet, I’ve been meaning to get in touch! Our baby girl was born weighing 8lb 2oz in hospital, hypnobirthing worked so well for me as I didn’t have any painkillers!
My waters popped in bed at 6am, I wasn’t dilated at all when I arrived at hospital at 7am, I got into the zone in one of those big chairs and I was fully dilated by 12pm. I needed a drip due to ketones and my blood pressure was through the roof, so I did two hours of active pushing , her heartbeat was dropping with each contraction so forceps were used in the end, she was born at 15:16!
The midwife and doctor listened to us and talked through our options which was great! I can honestly say that the only times it hurt was when I first arrived at the hospital and when the forceps were used!
I am really pleased and proud that I trusted my body to do what it was designed to do, I had a mantra in my head along those lines while I was in the zone! All my fear of giving birth has gone! Thank you for giving me the confidence to believe in my body and mind 😀I am amazed that I did it as I wasn’t sure I’d be able to!
I’ll send a photo 😍I’m happy for you to share my story with others if you’d like to, I think it’s amazing with how scared I was to have experienced no pain!
I’m so pleased and proud that hypnobirthing worked so well 😀. I think it’s great to share the success and hope it helps someone else as scared as I was! xx