Kate, John and Atalanta-Rei: A beautiful Birth Story
“Sophie’s arrival literally saved the day for me. She refocused me on my breathing and visualisation and my positivity returned. Everything happened quite quickly from this point and I had the strength and confidence I needed to deliver my baby. ”
I had the honour of teaching Kate and John as they prepared for the birth of their baby, and the unexpected pleasure of attending and assisting during their labour and birth. I was high on the oxytocin for a week after! Witnessing the birth of a baby stays with you for life. No matter how birth happens, creating a baby and bringing a baby into our arms is truly miraculous.
Kate wrote this to be shared with you:
When I became pregnant with my second child a close friend suggested that my partner and I should contact Sophie and attend one of her Hypnobirthing courses. We knew very little about it but what we had heard had been very positive.
We opted for a one on one course over 4-5 hours over 2 sessions. We didn't quite know what to expect...but walking away from the first session we were already pleased we had taken this path with Sophie. In our frenetically busy lives she had made us stop, breath and connect with each other about our feelings, the birth and the arrival of our baby girl.
We started to practise the breathing techniques she had taught us and the combination of the breathing and the mindfulness MP3's that Sophie sent for us to listen to became invaluable throughout the rest of the pregnancy. I had a straight forward birth with my first child, this with combined the work we had done with Sophie gave us the confidence to opt for a home birth.
Sophie checked in with us regularly to see how we were feeling and progressing.
Due to some last minute complications we had to abandon our plan for a home birth which came as quite an emotional readjustment but Sophie reminded us that hypnobirthing is a state of mind and a tool to carry you through however you end up birthing your baby.
I used the breathing techniques throughout my labour but my labour was much longer than I had anticipated. Sophie had offered to drop by the hospital and see me if I felt I wanted her to...and I did. I had done so well up until this point but I had already laboured through the night and was tired and loosing my focus.
Sophie's arrival literally saved the day for me. She refocused me on my breathing and visualisation and my positivity returned. Everything happened quite quickly from this point and I had the strength and confidence I needed to deliver my baby.
It was such a beautiful experience that I will never forget and there aren't words to thank Sophie enough for guiding me through my birthing journey.
I would highly recommend to any pregnant woman/couple to make the investment in themselves. It's truly invaluable.