Kate's positive birth experience following IVF

I felt incredibly fortunate to have the birth I had hoped for and it meant that my recovery has been very quick and that both my wife and I were able to live off the high of the experience of the birth

First Baby, Birth Centre, IVF, Positive First BirthZoe DonkinFebruary 2, 2024Birth Pool, IVF

Hypnobirthing after two difficult births

I am living proof that you can have the birth you choose to have.

Birth Centre, Positive Third BirthZoe DonkinMarch 9, 2020Birth Pool, St Thomas, Smooth BirthComment

Tallie's water birth in the birth centre - her first birth

"Having a water birth was the most fantastic experience ever. It allowed me to focus deeply on my breathing.. this relieved me of pain and gave me something to focus on."

First Baby, Positive First Birth, Birth CentreZoe DonkinMarch 9, 2020Birth PoolComment

JESS'S SMOOTH BIRTH

"We were the talk of the midwife station - the couple who walked in fully dilated, had no pain relief and gave birth to a baby in her waters!"

First Baby, Positive First BirthZoe DonkinFebruary 17, 2020Smooth Birth, Birth Pool, Confidence

Hypnobirthing and Birth pool for Susannah

“Because I was so calm I didn't panic and was able to let my body do what it was built to do.”

First Baby, Birth Centre, Positive First BirthZoe DonkinFebruary 7, 2020Birth Pool, St ThomasComment

Caroline's natural second birth

It was a beautiful dark room, with a lighted pool, and I put on the speakers on my phone to continue listening to the hypnobirthing recordings.

Second Baby, Birth CentreZoe DonkinMarch 12, 2019Birth Pool, Car journey Comment

LU'S UNCONVENTIONAL BIRTH

"I have learnt a way to dispel my fears, believe in myself and my body and above all, to honestly look forward to the birth of my baby. I'd highly recommend the course"

First BabyZoe DonkinJanuary 29, 2019Confidence, Car journey, Pregnancy, Birth Pool, Sense of controlComment

LIZZIE'S 'BIG' BABY

A positive birth story about giving birth naturally to a 10lb 2oz big baby. "The hypnobirthing made me believe and trust in my body... So so amazing".

First Baby, Big BabyZoe DonkinJanuary 29, 2019Kings, Birth Pool, Smooth Birth, Trust, Oxytocin, Confidence, Gas and Air

ELLIE'S CALM FIRST BIRTH

"It's really incredible how a different mindset can affect the big event. The midwives said it was one of the quickest, calmest births they'd seen."

First BabyZoe DonkinJanuary 29, 2019Birth Pool, Smooth Birth, Gas and Air, Pregnancy

WHAT MUMS AND DADS SAY

WITH THANKS TO ALL WHO HAVE SHARED THEIR TESTIMONIALS AND HYPNOBIRTHING BIRTH STORIES

BELOW IS A COLLECTION OF POSITIVE BIRTH STORIES, TESTIMONIALS AND HOW HYPNOBIRTHING HELPS EVEN WHEN THINGS DON'T GO TO PLAN...

I am living proof that you can have the birth you choose to have.

"Having a water birth was the most fantastic experience ever. It allowed me to focus deeply on my breathing.. this relieved me of pain and gave me something to focus on."

"We were the talk of the midwife station - the couple who walked in fully dilated, had no pain relief and gave birth to a baby in her waters!"

“Because I was so calm I didn't panic and was able to let my body do what it was built to do.”

It was a beautiful dark room, with a lighted pool, and I put on the speakers on my phone to continue listening to the hypnobirthing recordings.

"I have learnt a way to dispel my fears, believe in myself and my body and above all, to honestly look forward to the birth of my baby. I'd highly recommend the course"

A positive birth story about giving birth naturally to a 10lb 2oz big baby. "The hypnobirthing made me believe and trust in my body... So so amazing".

"It's really incredible how a different mindset can affect the big event. The midwives said it was one of the quickest, calmest births they'd seen."