Linda Partridge BSc, DHypPsych(UK)
Clinical Hypnotherapist, Psychotherapist,
HypnoFertility and HypnoBirthing Practitioner.
Five years of excellent results.
Selsey, Chichester, West Sussex
Now also at Littlehampton Natural Health Centre
Helping you take control
Updated 15 August 2011
Member of the NHS Directory of Complementary and Alternative Practitioners.
Hypnotherapy has been shown to be effective for numerous problems, including:
• Stopping
smoking - Smoking
Calculator
• Habits & addictions
• Self-esteem & confidence building
• Depression
• Phobias and fears
• Trauma & post traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)
• Weight loss – Lose weight stay slim
• Anxiety and panic attacks
• Stress management
• Insomnia and sleep related disorders
• Enhanced sports performance
Contact me on 0845 1086557 (01243 603994) or 07950 148568 for more information
Appointments: Tuesday
to Friday (daytime or evenings). Saturday mornings sometimes available.
Home visits by arrangement.
Email: info@newmoonuk.co.uk
**** HypnoBirthing ***
Now Recommended by Dr. Miriam Stoppard
Dr Miriam Stoppard says that she believes hypnobirthing is the best option as it doesn’t involve drugs and allows a sense of control.
Next classes start October 2011 in Littlehampton and Selsey
Call 0845 1086557 (01243 603994) for a chat or email me.
Group classes are only £195 per couple
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Hypnotherapy
Hypnotherapy uses the power of your mind to overcome any issues that you might have. Phobias, stress, anxiety and depression can all be treated; as can exam nerves, panic attacks, insomnia and much much more.
Hypnosis works because this is how the brain naturally learns and also
makes and re-makes patterns or habits.
Each day you go in and out of hypnosis naturally without even realizing
it.
For example; when you day dream in the shower, when you focus completely on a piece of work or a book that you are enjoying or when you drive to work and arrive safely but can’t really remember each part of the journey. These are all a form of ‘Trance’ or Hypnosis. I work with you to achieve a much deeper level of hypnosis than these examples and in this relaxed state amazing changes occur.
The Unconscious Mind
Your unconscious mind keeps you safe - it’s job is to look after you. Your digestion, your breathing, your eyes blinking are all controlled by your unconscious mind. Of course now that you’ve thought about blinking you probably consciously notice your eyelids moving - for a while anyway!
In Hypnotherapy we use the unconscious mind to help you even more,
to take more control of your life.
Nowadays stress plays a big part in our lives but you have the tools
to push stress away and become calm and relaxed. Your unconscious can
teach you how.
Let me show you the way…..
HypnoBirthing and HypnoFertility
My Background..
I grew up in the Midlands and went to Sheffield University. After graduation I moved to Cheltenham to do Teacher Training. I began teaching in a secondary school in Bridgwater, Somerset; building up my communication skills and enjoying the experience of helping others. Later I moved into a retail environment in Bristol, becoming interested in photography and computers. I worked for British Aerospace in Bristol in computer support for several years before moving to the south coast and working in Portsmouth and then Chichester.
I currently live in Selsey, West Sussex and I now
work full time as a hypnotherapist and psychotherapist having successfully
completed the practically based Diploma
Course
with Uncommon Knowledge in Brighton. I am still amazed at the power of
the human mind
and the effect that positive thinking has on our bodies and lives.
I enjoy seeing the wonderful changes that can be achieved with just one
or two
Hypnotherapy sessions.
I am also a qualified HypnoBirthing practitioner, using the
Marie Mongan Method for calm, relaxed birthing. In addition I have
trained with Lynsi Eastburn to become a HypnoFertility practitioner in
order to more fully help couples who are having issues with conception.
I am a member of the General Hypnotherapy Register, a professional body with high standards of conduct.
I also practice as a volunteer at St Wilfrid's Hospice Chichester.
I have given talks on Hypnotherapy to various local groups, including LINC in Selsey and Enspiral at St Richard's Hospital, Chichester.
I am always attending courses to keep myself up
to date and widen my knowledge; in 2009 I took a course on "Understanding
and Stopping Addictive Behaviour" with Joe Griffin at MindFields
College and a workshop with Pat Williams; "Stories that
Heal".
I have helped various young people and children with their issues and
in December 2009 I attended a special "Hypnosis with Children Masterclass"
with Lynda Hudson at Brighton Unveristy. Early in 2010 I was at the "Pain
Management and PNI Masterclass" at Brighton - learning more about
how our mind can really help our bodies to feel better and heal. These
'Master Classes' were both run by The
Isis School of Integrated Hypnotherapy.
I practice Brief, Solution Focused Therapy. This means that we are looking for solutions to your issues and working together to allow you to move forwards more positively with your life. Just two or three sessions can make such positive changes.
Over the last 4 years I have had outstanding results with clients suffering from stress, anxiety and panic attacks. The techniques that you learn with me allow you to feel calm and comfortable again. As one person said it is 'probably the best investment I have ever made'.
I have also had great success treating insomnia and sleep issues, enabling people to actually sleep through the night for the first time in years. You will also learn techniques to get back to sleep easily should you wake.
Successfull treatment for weight issues involves increasing your self esteem as well as altering your relationship with food. I have helped many people and feedback is very positive; 'I have already dropped two clothes sizes. I feel very optimistic and I still have a clear image in my mind of the "slim me".
Phobias can be removed in one or two sessions, allowing you to live a more full and varied life. Several clients now board planes with no concerns whilst others face spiders calmly.
With habits such as smoking and drinking your brain has set down strong patterns but working with me you can break these old habits and change your lifestyle, setting up new, healthy paths.
I work with what you bring to the sessions and I love the excitement and satisfaction of seeing the wonderful changes that you can make.
HypnoBirthing - How to give your baby the best start in life.
What if giving birth didn't have to hurt.....?I am a fully qualified Hypnobirthing practitioner having trained with Jenny Mullen in Northampton in 2005. This method of birthing uses relaxation, self-hypnosis and visualisation techniques to ensure that birthing is the beautiful, peaceful experience that Nature intended. This is the tried and tested Mongan method and is extremely effective.
Hypnobirthing promotes special bonding of mother, baby and birthing companion and eliminates or greatly reduces the need for chemical painkillers. A mother's body is designed to work in harmony with her baby and the techniques you learn allow you to be in deep relaxation during and between uterine surges (contractions), wiping out the myth that pain must accompany birthing. Also HypnoBirthing babies are very calm - a calm birth leads to a calm baby.
What you'll learn through HypnoBirthing is how you can confidently approach a safe, easier and more comfortable natural birth. If it turns out that you are one of the 5% of mothers that do need medical interventions then the HypnoBirthing techniques help you to relax through the procedures and still allow you to feel more in control.
We can't promise you a 'perfect' birth - no one can - but we can promise you a much, much more comfortable and relaxed birth than you would have had otherwise.
HypnoBirthing is recommended by midwives.
Also recommended by Dr. Miriam Stoppard
"If I were to go through the whole thing again today, I'd opt for hypnobirthing, a technique devised in the 1980s (see below). It doesn't involve drugs, some of which may affect the baby, and gives you a sense of control."
NHS look into Hypnosis for Birth.
See birth videos and more information on my Facebook Hypno Birthing group.
See some Hypnobirthing Mums and Babies on our pictures page....
*** Next classes start **
October 2011
Please contact me now if you are interested in the classes or individual sessions
Call me on 0845 1086557 (01243 603994) or email me for information
I am currently running classes of 2 to 5 couples and also working with individual couples privately if that's what you prefer.
The ideal time to attend classes is after 20 weeks of your pregnancy, this means that you are already really aware of your baby and gives you time to learn the techniques. However it is never too late or too soon to start, some Mums only started at 36 weeks and still had the wonderful, gentle birth that they desired.
Classes are structured but informal, and FUN!
The course includes the HypnoBirthing Book and CD and many handouts.
Each course consists of 4 sessions lasting around
2.5 hours each.
Group classes are only £195 per couple;
Private Sessions are just £320 per couple.
Please note that I can accept credit card payments.
Please contact me for more information or to discuss different class times.
Jo - Havant (April 07)
I did not realise that I was in labour until about an hour before Jamie
was born and so the midwife only just arrived in time! I gave birth
at home as there was no time to get to the hospital. I used the breathing
and rainbow relaxation CD to relax as I experienced some strange sensations
that were coming and going but were not at all painful. To be honest
this is the reason that I did not know it was labour as I had been
told just the day before by my midwife that labour pains could not
be mistaken as they are 'very painful'!
Jamie is very alert and calm and nursed straight
away. The midwives had not seen a first time birth that was as quick
and 'easy'. I do recommend Hypnobirthing, to be honest I had my doubts
that it would work, but it did! If it can work for me then it can work
for anybody!
See what parents are saying about HypnoBirthing
Read the Scientific research on the UK HypnoBirthing Site
For a free initial consultation call me on 0845 1086557 (local cost number) or click here to email me.
You can also go to the UK Hypnobirthing site for more information on this wonderful, powerful birthing method.
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Hypnotherapy for Fertility
I am a qualified Hypnofertility Therapist having trained with Lynsi Eastburn who created the HypnoBirthing Fertility Therapist Program. Hypnosis for fertility has been shown to increase conception rates and double the rate of success of IVF treatment.
Studies have shown that 'infertile' women utilising
mind/body techniques have a 42-55% conception rate as compared to 20% for
those not following these methods.
This specialised program is tailored to each individual and couple to increase the likelihood of conception. By using a wide range of therapeutic techniques many ‘blocks’ can be removed, allowing nature to take its course, or increasing the likelihood of a successful fertility treatment cycle.
You have probably gone to considerable lengths to keep your body free of toxins and away from exposure to harmful elements. Why then would you allow destructive habits and thought patterns to damage the fragile environment needed to conceive? Hypnofertility can allow you to turn your inner energy into a powerful, constructive force, it benefits both male and female parents-to-be and is completely safe. It uses no drugs and can safely be used with medical procedures such as IVF, helping those procedures to be more effective for you.
The first stage of treatment is an initial consultation and assessment and then I use this information to create your unique, individual program, consisting of four to six sessions.
To book your free initial consultation call me now on 01243 603994 or click here to email me.
For more information on Hypnofertility Visit the UK Hypnofertility site
HypnoBirthing and HypnoFertility
What is hypnosis?
Hypnosis is a natural state of mind we all drift into several times a day. It’s simply a narrowing of attention, to the exclusion of external stimulus. Have you ever experienced being so engrossed in reading a book or watching something on TV that you don’t notice someone calling you? Or been so focused on playing a sport or game that you don't realise how much time has passed by? These are examples of common, every day trance states.
What is hypnotherapy?
Hypnotherapy uses the natural state of hypnosis to help you make the changes you want. By understanding how our minds work, I can guide you into a deeper level of hypnosis than the examples above. In this relaxed state amazing changes can occur.
The Hypnotherapy Association says:
"Hypnotherapy can generally help with any problem you're finding hard to handle on your own - thoughts and actions you'd like to banish or acquire, or emotional suffering that is too overwhelming or has gone on too long. Some physical problems can also be treated effectively by hypnotherapy. Hypnosis is a natural state of heightened awareness, where you are able to open your mind to beneficial suggestions and where you can make use of your imagination to help make positive changes in your life."
How will I feel?
You will feel wonderfully relaxed. You will be aware of everything, including my voice, but you will also be very inwardly-focused. When you come out of hypnosis you will feel wonderfully refreshed, almost as if you have had a massage.
Will I still be in control?
Yes, absolutely. I cannot make you do anything you don’t want to do. You enter hypnosis by choice and will be able to reject any suggestions you don’t agree with. You cannot get ‘stuck’ in hypnosis – just as you enter hypnosis by choice, you can come out of it by choice at any time. However, hypnosis is such a pleasant experience that you’ll want to stay in!
Is hypnotherapy safe?
Yes, in the hands of a qualified, professional hypnotherapist, hypnosis is completely safe.
How many sessions will I need?
Some problems can be dealt with in one or two sessions. Others may take a few more. One thing is for certain, you should see improvements after every session. I also guarantee you’ll leave each session feeling better than when you walked in!
HypnoBirthing and HypnoFertility
Phobias...
Fear of flying Jo - Chichester
I flew 'round the world without any fear of flying. I flew in a light aircraft as well which I would not have considered previously. I even jumped off the top of a mountain with a chute on my back, i.e. a tandem para point jump, thanks to you. I have recommended your services.
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Fear of Taking Tablets Tess - Littlehampton Referred by her GP.
I am absolutely delighted with the treatment I received from Linda Partridge. I went along with a phobia that I'd had for 10 years. I am still uncomfortable with swallowing very large tablets, but who isn't! What matters is that I can now take my prescirbed medicine without fear of choking and that, I have to say, is life changing for me. I am very glad that I went along to see Linda, and would recommend her services without hesitation.
Examination nerves...
Mike - Brighton
I
was suffering acute examination nerves bordering on phobia (it
was a last chance
retake
for me) and
as the day got closer
I could feel the panic rising. Linda took me to a wonderful calm
place in my mind and I came out feeling completely different about
the exam.
Needless to say, I passed. Thank you so much Linda.
Weightloss...
Susan - Chichester
I needed to
lose a lot of weight; Linda really helped change my approach to food
and I have already
dropped two clothes sizes. I feel very optimistic and I still have
a clear image in my mind of the "slim me".
J
- Selsey
I found that the two sessions
made a great difference to the way I feel about myself. Although I came
for weightloss I came away with a feeling of self worth and I can still
see my images of me feeling slim and great.
Anon - West Wittering
I have changed the food that I eat since the sessions
and have also joined an exercise class; thank you for the motivation.
I have
already
lost nearly a stone.
Insomnia....
Joan - Chichester
I had one session with Linda
and began to sleep better, after 2 weeks I was sleeping all through the
night, a new experience for me. I am having
the best sleep that I have had in over 20 years, thank you.
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Jan - Selsey
After one session I found that I could get to sleep
much more easily and if I wake in the night I am now able to easily get back
to sleep again, great.
IBS....
Wendy - Brighton.
My IBS
was getting really bad, it was very painful and affecting the way
I was
living my life. The session with
you
allowed me to let the pain go and reduce the effects. The self-hypnosis
techniques you taught me have helped me to reduce stress levels in
general as well as helping the IBS. Your thoughtful and gentle nature
made me feel
safe, thank you Linda.
Stopping Smoking...
Gareth - Bognor
Excellent
treatment very relaxing and definitely worth while, prior to this treatment
I had smoked for 15 years and unsuccessfully tried to quit smoking
on numerous occasions.
I have not smoked since my session with Linda (6 months ago).
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Jacqui - Selsey
I can honestly say I have not touched another ciggy since my session
with you (in August 2007). Two months since my last fag. I am 110% satisfied.
A - Runcton
Probably the one decision which changed my life! And
the knock on effect for all my family for the better. Never mind the
facts that I will have more money and smell nice! I am 100% satisfied.
Phyllis - Bognor
Thank you Linda I have not smoked from the day I saw
you (in Sept 07). I had forgotten a couple of the times during the day
when I enjoyed a cigarette (one of your questions) and found that time
hard to overcome - but I did it and as I say I have not smoked since
I saw you. Thanks again I would, highly recommend the treatment and it
didn't hurt a bit.
Anxiety/Stress etc...
Alice
Very pleased and impressed with the progress noted and all that I have
managed to achieve in a very short time after my first session. I hope
that improvements will continue and that I am able to manage my anxieties.
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Natalie
After one session with Linda I
left feeling like a weight had been lifted of my shoulders. The cd she
gave me has come
in useful, when I've felt a little stresses, also the breathing exercises
have been extremely useful and I no longer suffer the anxiety/panic attacks
on a regular basis. On the rare occasion they have happened I have been
able to deal with them very quickly and without as much fear. Linda
is a star!
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Lindsey - Emsworth
I have certainly been
a lot calmer since my session with you and the world is not such a challenging
place!
My
short
temper
is much improved although this is an issue we didn't address unless I
have been using it as a defence against people being critical towards
me or my work. What I would have like to have found out is why I do certain
things such as comfort eating or sabotaging relationships but I am asking
myself why do I want to do these 'cause in the long run it makes me miserable
and to be honest they don't seem as important anymore. I just wanted to
say thank you for giving me that boost I needed to feel a lot better
about myself and the world.
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Mike - Emsworth
I stopped drinking in January 2007 and for months
afterwards suffered panic attacks and anxiety. It got so bad that even
contemplating doing anything 'nice' (holidaying abroad, going to a concert)
induced panic. Add to that the fact that for much of the time I felt
just plain ill and life had become pretty much not worth living. My GP
prescribed Librium (ineffective) and recommended a counselling group,
which provided moral support but had no effect on the underlying problem.
A friend suggested hypnotherapy. By now - ten months on - I was willing
to try anything. I Googled and found Linda. My three sessions with Linda
were probably the best investment I have ever made. It was not an instant
100% miracle cure but I now have my life back. Since seeing Linda I haven't
had a panic attack, the anxiety is only occasionally felt and then only
relatively mildly, and that dreadful, corrosive, persistent feeling of
illness has gone.
Thank you, Linda.
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Leanne - Chichester
I have not experienced any panic attacks since I
saw you 4 months ago and I am much less anxious, I am now planning my
wedding and so that will be a challenge.
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Tricia - Selsey
The hypnotherapy has improved my way of thinking
reducing the anxiety and stress significantly. I am hoping to move house
in the next few weeks and although this is an extremely frustrating and
stressful activity I am coping much better than I would have if I had
not come along to the sessions. Listening to the tape each day is very
calming .
Thinking in a more positive way also made me realise that I would be happy relocating
to another area . So all in all it has been a life changing experience.
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S - Selsey
A very useful session, 9 out of 10
from me. I felt very relaxed and much more in control after one session
with Linda.
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Anon - Selsey
Thanks to Linda I am feeling less stressed and much calmer generally.
I liked the 'worry well' ideas and can now get a better perspective on
life.
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Anon - Rowlands Castle
The one-of session allowed me to re-evaluate the stress within my life
and realise that it was all work related. This let me prioritise home
life and get a better balance. I will certainly recommend you.
Habits...
Helen - Havant
After one session with Linda my nailbiting has
stopped. I am 100% satisfied, many thanks.
Hypnobirthing - What parents are saying....
See birth videos and more information
Midwives were well impressed at how calm
and serene I looked.
It really did make the discomfort go away and is empowering as you know
what your body is doing so you work with, instead of against it.
As for the J breath, I loved it. It made the actual delivery easy-peasy.
I can’t rave about it enough.
Our community midwives actually said it was one of the easiest first
time-mother births that they had seen in 20 years.
Marie, Northampton.
“I casually wandered into hospital with my
husband, not even sure I was in labour, only to discover that I was already
6½cm dilated, and progressing fast! The midwives were astonished
at how calm I was, especially for a first time mum!”
Katy, Thrapston.
“Using the breathing and relaxation techniques
we were taught, I was able to get through twelve hours of contractions
with absolutely no pain at all. All I could feel was pressure...I didn’t
need any pain relief - not even gas and air.”
Catherine, Jersey
Personal Testimonials
Leta, Steve & Lara
We didn't sleep all night, but went and walked on
the beach which helped with staying calm and working with the surges.
Also had lots of hot (37 degrees) deep baths at home - if you can't stop
up the overflow, a wet hand towel across your bump and boobs works well.
And generally just go with your instincts, listen to your body. We had
the whole thing of not being believed that (a) labour was established
and (b) that I was already 4cm/7cm then 10cm dilated - all because I
wasn't screaming the place down and could still hold a normal conversation
between surges etc. Until the midwives checked of course...
Overall, they were pleasantly surpirsed with the way we handled the whole
birth and had other women in (on their second and third births respectively)
who had gone straight for the epidural and were climbing the walls/screaming
their heads off. So our calm, measured approach was a pleasant surprise!
I definitely think the Hypnobirthing approach and relaxation practice
has had an affect on Lara to make her the happy, calm, relaxed baby she
is. The Steven Halpern CD still has a positive effect on her too, particularly
track 5 which almost always sends her to sleep! Everyone's very jealous
of our wakes once a night, sleeps for four to five hours at a stretch,
happy, chilled little daughter!!
Hope that helps! Leta
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Janine - Chichester
I
was very relaxed and calm throughout the whole process. I didn’t
use any pain relief at all and I would definitely recommend HypnoBirthing
Janine has since had a second baby using HypnoBirthing.
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Jo - Havant
I did not realise
that I was in labour until about an hour before Jamie was
born and so the midwife only just arrived in time! I gave
birth at home as there was no time to get to the hospital.
I used the breathing and rainbow relaxation CD to relax as
I experienced some strange sensations that were coming and
going but were not at all painful. To be honest this is the
reason that I did not know it was labour as I had been told
just the day before by my midwife that labour pains could
not be mistaken as they are 'very painful'!
Jamie is very alert and
calm and nursed straight away. The midwives had not seen a
first time birth that was as quick
and 'easy'. I do recommend Hypnobirthing,
to be honest I had my doubts that it would work, but it did! If it can work
for me then it can work for anybody!
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Ann - Westbourne
Oliver was born
at 8:10 in the morning on Thursday 14 December 2006. His
birthing began 2 days earlier on the Tuesday morning at 3:30am
so we were in for a long stint. He arrived 3 weeks before
his due date but he weighed in at 8lb 11oz so he certainly
seemed ready to be born.
Although I was to be a first time
Mum I had decided to give birth at home in a birthing pool.
The HypnoBirthing techniques
enabled me to be very calm and relaxed throughout and my
husband, Richard, was with me helping me to use the visualisations
and
ideas and being my constant support.
The midwife was concerned
at the length of the birthing and did suggest that I must
be tired but I felt full of energy and persuaded her to
let me
continue to birth naturally in the birthing pool. Afterwards
she said that I was hard to assess throughout the birthing
as I was really calm, relaxed and happy. Unfortunately
I did have to leave the pool as Oliver started
to come into the world because his shoulders had a little
trouble emerging and the midwife needed to be able to manipulate
him
as he came out. But throughout I felt calm and in control
and used only my own endorphins to help with the birthing.
Oliver is a very relaxed baby;
at 7 weeks he is sleeping from 11pm to 5 or 6 am most
nights and only cries when he is
hungry. I had a wonderful birthing experience and would
definitely recommend HypnoBirthing
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Rayne - Chichester
Linda, We are all
doing well, Max is a little gem he is growing fast four teeth
already & Mike thinks
he will be shaving by Christmas!
Not sure how much info I can give you I was in my own little
world right up until the little man joined us! I went into
labour at 4pm after a brisk walk around the harbour that
morning finally got things moving! I went straight upstairs
to get changed, put my hypnobirthing CD on & settled
down into bed. I was amazed that I could just switch into
such a calm & collected state so quickly. Bearing in
mind that I had fallen asleep to the CD every night for 4
months it seems that it had all gone in! Mike came home from
work in no panic at 6pm & I had supper at around 7:30pm.
My contractions were coming about 5 minutes apart at this
stage but I was just so relaxed. Wendy came to look after
Sienna at 9pm when my contractions were 3 min apart & Mike
suggested a call to the hospital & that we should make
a move. This was the first time I jittered a bit not wanting
to leave the sanctuary of my bedroom with candles & my
CD for comfort.
The journey was fine, I just kept concentrating on breathing & my
babys journey down. Once at the hospital, Mike explained
that we were doing the hypnobirthing method & the midwives
were happy to help & seemed genuinely interested. If
I'm honest I think they enjoyed the calm music but I did
insist that it was put on repeat so there wasn't much choice.
The music & dim lights in the labour room made for a
comfortable environment. Mike held my hand gave me drinks & just
kept telling me how well it was all going. This had a positive
effect on the midwife too who adopted a very calm & soothing
tone & used only positive encouraging comments which
made me feel so safe & secure. I think I was too comfortable...because
labour slowed down & Max didn't arrive until 8:04am.
I was fresh, not tired & so aware of the delivery.
He came out after a lot of pushing (I know I shouldn't have
but he was starting to get distressed & I was being urged to get him out sharpish) I felt every
movement & it was lovely but above all I still felt in control.
I cannot describe how beautiful it was feeling him emerge into the world (& holding
up a son was just icing on the cake.) He was 10lbs4oz & settled into feeding
immediately! There had been maconium detected so we had to stay in for 12 hours
which was sad as we were all ready to just go home.
You know my horror story & emotional state after Sienna,
this just did not compare. My first labour was awful, I went
into flight mode, total panic & the pain was immeasurable.
I know that it was my mental state that prevented Sienna having
a calm & easy birth. This time I was prepared, planned,
calm & actually excited; people think I am a bit strange
when I said that I enjoyed his birth, it was beautiful. I did
have pain relief but not until the very end (7am) I managed
to stay so calm & relaxed.
Something else that is so important to mention is that I
felt fit & ready to go once I got home & had a good
nights sleep there were no aches & pains, & no stitches
to contend with.
I think I am in a unique position to be able to say categorically
hypnobirthing does work & I will continue to fly the
flag. I really hope that every woman is at least given a
choice & information about this simple method. I have
no doubt that it can only benefit everyone involved, Mum's,
Dad's & of course the midwives.
Potentially if it was called something
else there would be more takers! As soon as I mention hypnobirthing
people think
its all gold watches & that they will be hypnotised which
is such a shame! I usually describe it as a positive mental
state & deep relaxation technique - not very catchy but
people tend to listen.
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Read more birth stories on the UK HypnoBirthing Site
Read the Scientific research on the UK HypnoBirthing Site
See birth videos and more information on my Facebook Hypno Birthing group.
Reflexology - Linda Britton (West Sussex) - I can personally recommend Linda for her caring and professional attitude.
Complementary HealthCare Information Service UK
Guide to alternative and complementary medicine, self development and natural health.BBC - Health - useful site with lots of information on health.
Uncommon Therapists - Listing of qualified hypnotherapists
HypnoBirthing - UK HypnoBirthing site
HypnoBirthing.com - US HypnoBirthing site
Independent Newspaper:
Rare moments photography - Beautiful pregnancy & baby portriats by a friendly female photographer.
Interview with HypnoBirthing Parents - You Tube
John Ryan on HypnoBirthing - You Tube
Visit the UK Hypnofertility site - UK site for Hypnofertility
HypnoBirthing Practitioners in other areas:
Lisa Jackson - Croydon-based clinical hypnotherapist
Wendy Nicholls - Derby - HypnoBirthing/HypnoFertility
Interview with Lynsi Eastburn - You Tube - January 2008
Access 4000 Hypnotherapists on HypnotherapistRegister.com
The largest register of Hypnotherapy Practitioners in the UK and Ireland plus Free listing for Hypnotherapists
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