- 1. Tegan, Matt and Leo's HypnoBirthing Story
- (Birth Stories)
- ... pool hired from the community midwives, which was due back on Friday! I walked to my appointment and back, to try to help gravity and baby work together. (I hadn't been able to do as much walking towards ...
- Created on 26 March 2012
- 2. Caz, Sean & Evie's HypnoBirth Story
- (Birth Stories)
- ... my bed whilst my husband Shaun had the task of preparing and filling the birthing pool for our pending baby girl. At 9am my waters broke and at 9.15am the midwife & a trainee midwife arrived who ...
- Created on 08 February 2012
- 3. Emma, Matt & Rupert's HypnoBirth® Story
- (Birth Stories2)
- ... they wouldn't send me home at this stage! Due to how far I had gone, the birth centre was not an option and instead they arranged the pool in the labour ward for me to use, as desired in my birth plan. ...
- Created on 08 February 2012
- 4. Sarah, Dave & Frankie's HypnoBirth® Story
- (Birth Stories2)
- ... next time, I would opt for a home birth and hire a pool to ensure I get the delivery I want. I would also consider having a hypnobirthing practitioner present so she can intervene with the midwife if things ...
- Created on 08 February 2012
- 5. Naomi, Aaron & Leonard's HypnoBirth® Story
- (Birth Stories)
- ... a clean orderly house before baby arrived!) whilst Aaron prepared our beautiful birthing area by moving furniture, inflating the pool, setting up the music and lighting candles everywhere. Given that ...
- Created on 08 February 2012
- 6. Naomi, Aaron & Freya's HypnoBirth® story
- (Birth Stories)
- ... happen although I didn't want to know the response (I afterwards found out I was 4cm at this point) and soon after I found myself in my water pool in my kitchen which relaxed me even deeper. My surges ...
- Created on 08 February 2012
- 7. Emma, Tom & Ella's HypnoBirth® Story
- (Birth Stories)
- ... quickly. The surges were so strong at this point but was using the slow breathing and getting through it ok, Tom was great with the prompts and I found them so powerful. I got in the pool around 9 ish ...
- Created on 08 February 2012
- 8. Renee, Steve & Beatrix's HypnoBirth® Story
- (Birth Stories)
- ... filling up the birthing pool, making sure the water was the right temperature. By around 11pm, I got into the pool. Oh what a relief it was! I continued to use Hypnobirthing techniques and breathing ...
- Created on 08 February 2012
- 9. Mads, Dave & Sophia HypnoBirth Story
- (Birth Stories)
- ... 12 hours, we did hire a birthing pool but unfortunately I was more comfortable out of the water so only spent about 20 minutes in it. We played the CD on repeat and made the house as relaxing and comfortable ...
- Created on 08 February 2012
- 10. Melanie, Jeremy & Joshua's HypnoBirth Story
- (Birth Stories)
- ... by Rachel. Rachel assessed me and told me i was 8-9cms dilated with the head at +1 to the spines (very low down). I felt very relieved at this point and quickly got into the lovely pool that Jez had been ...
- Created on 08 February 2012
- 11. Claire, Stuart & Millie's HypnoBirth Story
- (Birth Stories2)
- ... and birth pool bought! One concern I did have regarding a home birth was that I only had 1 birth partner, my husband Stuart. How could Stuart be by my side in the birth pool while doing the practical ...
- Created on 08 February 2012
- 12. Rebecca, Steven & Dillan's HypnoBirth Story
- (Birth Stories2)
- ... as I procrastinated over the decision. Should we see if we could relocate – take the pool to my Mum's or maybe to Jade's, should we stay put and attempt to fill the pool with kettles and saucepans of boiling ...
- Created on 08 February 2012


