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Hypnobirthing does not give you a silent, pain free birth!!

What it does give you is tools for labour and delivery.

🤰🏼Breathing techniques to maximize oxygen to the baby and muscles.
🤰🏼Self-hypnosis and anchoring to tune out hospital distractions and stay in "the zone."
🤰🏼Navigational frameworks (like the B.R.A.I.N. acronym) so parents can confidently advocate for themselves and make informed medical decisions, whether they are planning a home water birth or an elective Caesarean.

Let me tell you, I roared and moo'd during all of my deliveries, I moved around, I used breathing techniques and I laboured down... And let me also tell you... I SMASHED IT! 💪🏼

For those who have birthed before did you make noise when you were in labour?

Early Pregnancy symptoms disappeared... Of course you are worried and anxious!!
Sometimes your early symptoms are your only reassurance in those early weeks, and suddenly you don't feel nauseous anymore, or your b***s stop hurting, or you don't feel completely exhausted when you do anything.

Usually this is completely normal between weeks 8 and 12 because your HcG levels have usually peaked by this point so the side effects of the hormones can diminish somewhat.
Your placenta is also starting to take on more work as it develops which can also lessen your symptoms.

Early pregnancy symptoms naturally fluctuate and aren't always present all the time, you may feel nauseous in the morning and fine by the evening, or b***s feel fine all day, but really sore when going to bed.

Nausea and sickness can begin tailing off between 8-12 weeks for some women and this symptom disappearing isn't necessarily a bad sign.

It's easier said than done trying not to worry during this time until your first scan at around 12 weeks. If you are able to, you could always book a private early scan for reassurance. 🩻

If you experience a sudden dip in symptoms and are particularly worried you can contact your early pregnancy unit or GP for advice.
Always contact your early pregnancy unit if you experience sudden symptom loss, alongside pain or bleeding!

Birth plans for pregnant women.

So you are pregnant, thinking about what you would or wouldn't like for your birth!
Here is what I'd tell you if I wasn't afraid to hurt your feelings...
🤰🏼It's your 'In a perfect world...' list.
🤰🏼 Births do not always go to plan or follow what you have written out.
🤰🏼I call them birth preferences for a reason.
🤰🏼These can cover labour, birth, medication, post delivery care for you and baby, not just the birth part etc.

Drop me a comment below if you would like me to send you my FREE birth preference guide, including things you may like to consider! 🌟

Elective Caesarean VS Natural Delivery.

Did you know 45% of ALL births nowadays are C-section?!

People are choosing to go for elective C-sections for several reasons, the most common are the following:  

🤰🏼 people can literally "book in" a set day for birth.

Although, You may not get the day you select for your birth due to emergency sections etc. this may also change last minute.

🤰🏼The fear of they will not coping with labour & birth 

🤰🏼"My va**na will be ruined" 

Debunking some of the above...

🤰🏼The recovery time and pain post C-Section are far higher and longer than a natural birth. 

During a C-section you have 7 layers of your body sliced through and torn apart whilst you are still awake, a baby pulled out and stitched back together. It is a major surgery, yet you are expected within 24 hours to be up and moving around. The recovery from surgery like this can be brutal and very long, with people reporting their scars still peeling apart and 'seeping'  7 weeks after giving birth. 

🤰🏼 Your body and anatomy is literally designed to deliver babies, your body is honestly capable of doing it. Your healing is far quicker generally post natural birth, even if minor tearing is caused. With many women just going about their business & only some reporting mild tenderness for a week or so after giving birth. 

🤰🏼Your ge****ls are cleverly designed in a concertina effect to extend for birth and retract. So your va**na is unlikely to be ruined post birth, particularly if you work on your pelvic floor during pregnancy and post birth. 

Finally, each elective section costs the NHS over £10,000. There are of course some really legitimate reasons women go for an elective Caesarean, and there is absolutely a place for them. 

But...us women are certainly MORE than capable of giving birth naturally even with medication and assistance!! 

Don't let fear of birth be the reason you opt for a caesarean.
Brush up first! 

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