Birth Stories

Birth Stories

Davina and David’s Second baby, Hypnobirthing this time after a traumatic first birth.
We contacted Louise for a hypnobirthing course after I was recommended by friends, when they had good birth experiences with hypnobirthing. I found the birth of my 1st child quite traumatic and hypnobirthing with Louise really helped me relax and enjoy the experience...
Baby India’s Waterbirth
I had her naturally in the water, no drugs just tens machine and Hypnobirthing breathing at Watford ABC Midwife Led Unit. The midwives at ABC were so surprised when I came in and I was already 7cm and so calm for a first time mum. They said what ever I had been doing...
Sophie and Ary’s Water Birth, Baby Inès
Our daughter Inès was born, calmly and confidently. After nearly a week of stop-start pre-labour and early labour, the surges intensified and I breathed through them at home on my birthing ball. We drove to the hospital and I continued to breathe through my surges in...

Birth Story – Helen, Peter and Thomas

Hi Louise, We did it! My surges started at 2am that morning. I laid quietly in bed breathing through each surge for 2 hours before I woke Peter up at 4am to let him know our baby was on the way. He said 'just go back to sleep'! Which I tried to do until at 6.30am I...

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Birth Story – Sophie, Dan & Evan

Birth Story – Sophie, Dan & Evan

Hello Louise, We just wanted to let you know that Evan arrived a little early at 35 weeks and 3 days on Valentine's Day! He was 4lb 9 but perfectly formed. I went into labour on Monday evening and due to him being breech we had an emergency caesarean and he arrived at...

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Birth Story – Baby Melody

Birth Story – Baby Melody

Hi Louise! I did it! I actually did it! Totally without anything but my MP3s and Ben! I was diagnosed with the start of a pre eclampsia on Thursday following a couple of weeks of BP issues... I was utterly devastated as that meant induction, no water birth, close...

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Birth Story – Nicola and Ben

Hi Louise We hope you and your family are well. Just emailing to say that I gave birth to a beautiful baby boy, Joshua. He weighed 8lbs and is perfect. Hypnobirthing was amazing and we're both so pleased we did it. I had a wonderful labour- in the birthing pool. No...

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Birth Story – L

Hi Louise, Just wanted to let you know that baby arrived yesterday at 12:08 in the afternoon weighing 8lb 11oz! I had the home birth I dreamed off using the tens machine and birth pool listening to the MP3’s the whole time - it really helped me remain calm and...

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Birth Story – Jo

Hi Louise Hope you are well. I just thought i would drop you a note to say thank you so much for your course. All your information, experience and tips really paid off as our daughter Harriet was born two weeks ago with 100% hypnobirth! My waters went completely...

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