Fran & Baby Winnie

After a traumatic first birth that resulted in an emergency C section I wanted to use Hypnobirthing to in preparation for the delivery of my second child.

To say that by the time we had finished our course with Caron I felt healed of the upset from birth 1 and confident for the delivery of number 2 would be an understatement.

I started to contract at home 5 days early in the early hours of the morning. I felt calm and happy to stay at home using my techniques to keep the pain under control. We went for breakfast, we went for a long walk and at 1am the next day I felt it time to get checked out at hospital.

On arrival at Harlow they told me my cervix was closed, it was agreed I would continue to labour through the night and we would reconsider the plan in the morning. The hospital was very busy and this took a lot longer then I would have liked, when the consultants got to me at 11am and my cervix still closed it was agreed I would join the list for theatre. I was given injections to attempt to stop my frequent intense contractions!

Hypnobirthing not only gave me the tools to mange the pain as best I could but had empowered me to challenge, question and make choices with the medical professionals. Feeling in control of the situation made all the difference and finally at 4pm I excitedly got ready for theatre.

The C-Section theatre experience was completely positive! I was talked through every stage and Winnie Alba Armes was delivered gently at 5.38pm. We went to recovery for skin to skin and her first feed. I couldn’t fault the team at Harlow.

I would recommend hypnobirthing to anyone and everyone having a baby no matter how you’re planning on doing so. Caron is so reassuring and her sessions made such a positive impact on our little Winnies arrival. Thank you Caron - we are forever grateful.