January 31st, 2012
I don’t know about you, but when I was a child, my father was very much the type of man who believed that children should be left to “cry it out”. His mother did it to him, so it must be the right way, right? Infact my own mother and mother-in-law believed that I should [...]
January 25th, 2012
I’ve just found this video on U-Tube and think it’s one of the most beautiful births I’ve ever seen. This epitomises everything I teach and I hope that watching this will inspire you to choose to birth your baby in this way – and to beleive that you can. x
January 12th, 2012
Marina Coleville writes about the true cost of healthcare – and why we should pay for HypnoBirthing Courses? “every Trust in the UK has reduced or cut antenatal education. It is seen as an unnecessary expenditure – even though evidence shows good antenatal education improves pregnancy and birth outcomes including reducing the (expensive) intervention rate…” [...]
January 12th, 2012
Hello. I’ve just found this article from the Manchester Evening News about a Footballers Wife who used HypnoBirthing for her third baby – so it’s not all about being too posh/rich to push then! Enjoy the read! x
January 4th, 2012
I’m so thrilled for Marie Mongan. She has won the One World Birth Hero Award and she deserves this award with ‘bells on’. What a great start to the New Year for HypnoBirthing. I’m certainly looking forward to all this year has instore – and to meeting and helping expectant and new parents along their way [...]
December 8th, 2011
I’ve just come across this article entitled “Seeking to be the perfect parent is not always good for new mom’s and dad’s”. It’s an interesting read and rings true for me as I see this so often and have experienced it myself. The pressure in our society these days to be the perfect parent is [...]
November 21st, 2011
Hello to three great women who were so essential in Atif and I preparing for the birth of our boy Kal-el. Sarah our doula — Sophie our by no jetting guru—- Julie pregnancy yoga. Here is our story.. Lots of love. Giedre and Kal-el…:) Kal-el’s birth It was Thursday nov 3rd. I felt a bit [...]
November 21st, 2011
Hi Sophie, Here is Iris Katharine Mash, born at 3.15am on 17th November, 7lbs 11 and delivered at the Home from Home birth centre at St Thomas’s without intervention and with gas & air only Hypnobirthing techniques were fantastically useful – I was doing surge breathing throughout Wednesday evening and as we were driving up [...]
November 19th, 2011
This is Dan Plant’s story – thanks for your kind words Dan. I’m so pleased you had such a positive experience. I hope this inspires other Dad’s to get as involved as you. x I’d recommend Sophie’s Hypnobirthing course in a heartbeat to any first time parents (and any parents who had previously had a [...]
November 9th, 2011
I couldn’t have said it better myself! Interested in finding out more about the love hormone Oxytocin? Watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcEmuUrdMGU
November 2nd, 2011
I am so happy to announce that Samantha Chater and Jennie Blake are now working with me to offer more high quality courses over a larger geographical area and on more days of the week. This means that we should be able to accommodate courses for the majority of you – hurray! Sam is a [...]
October 22nd, 2011
Fantastic in-depth article on the chemistry of attachment. Brilliantly researched and written – I challenge anyone who reads this to put their baby down and leave them to “cry it out” – what on earth was Gina Ford thinking? What damage has been done? http://thebabybond.com/BondingMatters.html
