If you can't be bothered to read the whole blog, the answer is yes! You absolutely can use hypnobirthing if you have an epidural! Despite what you might have heard, hypnobirthing isn’t a particular type of birth. Hypnobirthing is a range of techniques to calm your mind and relax your body, allowing you to make decisions around the way your baby is born. If one of those decisions involves choosing an epidural as a form of pain management, then great! But it doesn’t mean the hy

When talking about labour, pain always enters the conversation. Is labour painful? Will I be able to cope? How much does it hurt? What if I need an epidural? The honest answer is that labour can be painful. Really bloody painful for some. For others, it may be intense, uncomfortable, or even surprisingly manageable. Every birth is different, because pain is relative. We all experience it differently, and our emotions, previous experiences, expectations, support, and environme

Unfortunately, the name ‘hypnobirthing’ can make it sound like something it isn’t – a bit hippy, only for a certain type of person, birth etc. But did you know hypnobirthing is based on science and the fascinating way our bodies are actually designed to give birth? I qualified as a hypnobirthing teacher 7 years ago after my own experiences with hypnobirthing. I was transformed from a someone who was terrified about the prospect of giving birth, to being genuinely excited ab

You’ve done it! The 9 months of being pregnant, carrying a baby and its placenta around 24/7, the middle of the night toilet trips, leg cramps and swollen ankles have come to an end. It’s finally time for your partner to get involved and share some of the load. But then along comes breastfeeding… Breastfeeding can be one of the most rewarding parts of being new parent. You will want to bottle the milk drunk moments and when they reach out to grab your finger or hair as th

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