Rise & Glow: Positive Birth Stories
Second time mum Anna took the decision to have a home birth for her second baby. In this gorgeous waterbirth story you can read her rationale for her decision to have a homebirth and how everything went on the day when she met her baby boy for the first time in a birth pool in her lounge.
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I was so honoured to be at this birth and see this strong determined mama bring her baby girl into this world. I am still in awe. Here's Japnoor's birth story, as told by her incredible mummy Kiran:
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My first pregnancy was during the Covid lockdown in 2020. I was working from home and w...
First time mum Kristina and her partner Sam share their positive birth experience atĀ Queen Elizabeth HospitalĀ in Greenwich (London).Ā
Key facts:
- 28th September 2023
- 1st baby
- 8lbs 1oz - arrived 4 days early
- 6 hour delivery with no interventions
- Delayed cord clamping and Golden hour
- Minor tea ...
Hypnobirthing is for every type of birth. It's not just for natural births and water births, but it's also incredibly valuable for medicalised births. The most important thing is not the mechanics of how your baby is born, but how you FEEL about your experience before, during and after birth...
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First-time Mum Lucy had an amazing positive birth inĀ Lewisham Birth Centre in Greenwich, exactly as she had planned. Here's Lucy telling her story in her own words:
"I had a sweep on my due date and started having contractions 3 hours later. I was on and off for 24 hours with all of the distraction...
First time Mum Becky was told throughout her pregnancy that her baby was measuring "big". After additional growth scans, she was offered an induction. Read about how Becky confidently made decisions that were right for her and her baby and enjoyed a wonderful positive birth.Ā
My ādream birthā was a...
āWhen it came to the birth the breathing techniques were fundamental in handling the contractions. I used the hypnobirthing tracks and breathing whilst labouring at home and nothing else. When I got to the hospital I was already 6cm!
Due to being 6cm it closed off pethidine as a pain option due to it...
I was blessed to have a low-risk and pretty healthy pregnancy, despite suffering with vomiting and nausea for the 9 months, along with hip pain during a certain period.Ā
Ā Once I reached 37 weeks pregnant, I was experiencing braxton hicks often. They would come at random times and of varying intensi...
After a difficult first birth, Hannah and her husband Chris did aĀ Private 1:1 Rise & Glow Hypnobirthing courseĀ with me during her second pregnancy. The difference between their first and second sons' births was nothing short of incredible.
Here's what super-mama Hannah has to say...
"Iām so please...
First time parents Steph and Ben decided to have a homebirth after having their private 1:1 hypnobirthing classes with me.
They transferred to the St Thomas's homebirth midwifery team for their antenatal care, hired a birth pool and got everything ready to meet their baby boy in the comfort of thei...
I was 37 weeks and 2 days pregnant when labour started on the Saturday morning. I was expecting to have another few weeks before birth, but Iād felt symptoms building over the week prior that gave me an inkling our little girl might make a surprise arrival. Whilst I hadnāt nested in the traditional ...