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Rise & Glow: Positive Birth Stories

The Birth of Apolline: a homebirth in Bexley, London bexley pregnancy birth partner birth pool homebirth hypnobirthing laura's births london pregnancy natural birth positive birth story third-time parents unmedicated birth waterbirth Jun 05, 2025

I loved my third pregnancy. Life was loud and chaotic with our two boys (aged 4 and 2) but our house was always filled with love and lots of laughter, which I figured are perfect conditions to grow a baby in!

Our two sons had been born prematurely (34 weeks and 36 weeks), so we figured our third ba...

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The Birth of Olivia: preterm birth at Queen Elizabeth hospital using Hypnobirthing greenwich pregnancy hospital birth hypnobirthing london pregnancy natural birth positive birth story premature baby preterm labour queen elizabeth hospital unmedicated birth May 08, 2025

Our little surprise at 34 weeks…….as told by first time parents Rebecca and Laurence:

I got home late Friday evening, about 11pm after work. Technically my last full day of work before taking leave (she knew..!) I went upstairs to brush my teeth and wait for Laurence to come home who was in London ...

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The Birth of Lily-Rose: waterbirth at Darent Valley birth centre bexley pregnancy birth centre birth partner birth pool darent valley hospital hypnobirthing london pregnancy natural birth positive birth story unmedicated birth waterbirth Nov 14, 2024

After a difficult birth for her first baby, I’m so happy that Tanya got her dream waterbirth. She advocated for herself and her baby like a superwoman, and worked with the midwives at Darent Valley to make it happen!

Congratulations Tanya, and thank you for sharing your birth story! 

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The Birth of Baby B: Waterbirth at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich bexley pregnancy birth centre birth partner birth pool first-time parents hospital birth hypnobirthing london pregnancy midwife-led unit natural birth waterbirth Apr 12, 2023

“When it came to the birth the breathing techniques were fundamental in handling the contractions. I used the hypnobirthing tracks and breathing whilst labouring at home and nothing else. When I got to the hospital I was already 6cm!

Due to being 6cm it closed off pethidine as a pain option due to it...

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The Birth of Ibraheem: Waterbirth at Lewisham Hospital Birth Centre in Greenwich birth centre birth partner birth pool first-time parents greenwich pregnancy hypnobirthing london pregnancy midwife-led unit positive birth story unmedicated birth waterbirth Feb 16, 2023

I was blessed to have a low-risk and pretty healthy pregnancy, despite suffering with vomiting and nausea for the 9 months, along with hip pain during a certain period. 

 Once I reached 37 weeks pregnant, I was experiencing braxton hicks often. They would come at random times and of varying intensi...

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The Birth of Max: VBAC at Oasis Birth Centre PRUH bexley pregnancy birth partner hypnobirthing london pregnancy natural birth oasis birth centre positive birth story pruh second time parents vbac Jan 17, 2023

After a difficult first birth, Hannah and her husband Chris did a Private 1:1 Rise & Glow Hypnobirthing course with me during her second pregnancy. The difference between their first and second sons' births was nothing short of incredible.

Here's what super-mama Hannah has to say...

"I’m so please...

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The Birth of Freddie: a London Homebirth at 41 weeks + 5 days 41 week baby birth partner birth pool first-time parents homebirth hypnobirthing london pregnancy natural birth positive birth story unmedicated birth waterbirth Nov 23, 2022

First time parents Steph and Ben decided to have a homebirth after having their private 1:1 hypnobirthing classes with me.

They transferred to the St Thomas's homebirth midwifery team for their antenatal care, hired a birth pool and got everything ready to meet their baby boy in the comfort of thei...

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