Hypnobirthing for second time mums?

[mooncake]

Hi,

Does anyone have any recommendations for a hypnobirthing practitioner for the second time around? I did a course before my first, but the lady who ran the course has since moved away from London.

I had a bad experience the first time around - labour was going beautifully up until the point where I entered an actual labour room and had a rubbish midwife, and from there it all then went wrong. So really all I'm after is a bit of reassurance that it'll be better this time around, and to get a refresher on techniques, rather than doing the course all over again.

Many thanks in advance!

[tomo]

Hi Mooncake,

Congratulations on your pregnancy! I think we used the same hypnobirthing practitioner first time around. I'm due my second any day now and did a few refresher sessions with Christine Neillands her details are on her website http://www.bouncebackhypnosis.com

She's absolutely lovely and would highly recommend her. She provides you with new hypnobirthing recordings to listen to at home, which I've been listening to daily.

Good luck with your birth this time around.

[Fuschia]

I saw Christine in pregnancy and she was fantastic for positive thoughts and emotional centering as well as refresher of hypnobirthing.

[mooncake]

Thanks! I'll try giving her a call. Congratulations tomo - lovely news. :) good luck with it all! Are you trying for a home birth?

[Nunheadfamily]

I used a hypnobirthing apo which I found helpful on the day, didn't do the classes (or read the books) but found the mum's stories in Ina May's book a big help plus you tube videos!

It was this one.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/money-mindset-hypnosis-by/id715265578?l=ru&ls=1&mt=8

[bridget]

Definitely call Christine, she is absolutely amazing. I had a traumatic first birth, problematic second and majority of my third pregnancy was spent at risk of losing the baby. Christine helped me enormously - she helped me stay calm during the pregnancy and the birth. I listened to her tapes thoroughout induced labour and stuck my earphones in whenever it got stressful those first few days in hospital. I then visited her for months afterwards. Friends have seen her since and they all sing her praises. Good luck!

[sillywoman]

or Holly who is a local Mum and runs her extremely popular classes here in East Dulwich. She can be found on this forum by searching londonhypnobirthing, and is a delight. I would highly recommend her. She has helped many, many local women have better, more relaxed labours and births (the plus side is that if you do a group session with her you will get to meet other local Mums in her classes).

Additionally I was reading research recently that suggests Hypnobirthing can reduce the risks of suffering postnatal depression in Mums who are at risk (previous incidence, family or personal history of depression etc.etc.). The more I read about it the more useful a tool for birthing women Hypnobirthing seems. :D