{"id":2354,"date":"2012-06-09T05:13:53","date_gmt":"2012-06-09T05:13:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/demothemes\/lebleucite\/2013\/09\/23\/alfie-born-9-june-2012\/"},"modified":"2020-07-08T16:54:08","modified_gmt":"2020-07-08T06:54:08","slug":"alfie-born-9-june-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hypnobirthingaustralia.com.au\/alfie-born-9-june-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Alfie born 9 June 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-3578\" src=\"https:\/\/hypnobirthingaustralia.com.au\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/DSC_0773_2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>Hi Melissa,<\/p>\n<p>I have been meaning to email you all week, but I have had my hands full!<\/p>\n<p>Baby Alfie Grey Jarvis was born last Saturday morning, one day after his due date.<\/p>\n<p>It was an interesting lead up to his birth, as my midwife was away sick \u2013 so I had other midwives who were concerned that the baby was too small and sent me for scans and ECGs etc to see if I should be induced. \u00a0Once I had consulted the obstetrician and we had established that the baby was perfectly well, Alfie decided he would make an appearance of his own accord, Yay! We had a relatively trouble free, drug free birth. It was a little stop and start, but once Lyle gave me some fluids we birthed well. I am absolutely certain that the practise of Hypnobirthing helped us as a family to be calm and focused throughout pregnancy and birth. Both Kelly and John were amazing support people and I am sure at some points without them refocusing me I would have become stressed!<\/p>\n<p>So a few stitches later we have a beautiful, calm baby and an experience we will always remember. Thank you for being a wonderful part of this amazing journey. I have attached a couple of photos of Alfie taken earlier this week. I am more than happy to recommend Hypnobirthing or for you to tell our story to everyone!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11330 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/hypnobirthingaustralia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/DSC_0783_2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0783_2-150x150\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hypnobirthingaustralia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/DSC_0783_2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/hypnobirthingaustralia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/DSC_0783_2-150x150-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Big Hugs,<br \/>\nAlfie, Adelle, John and Kelly, Golden Beach, NSW.<br \/>\nxx<\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am absolutely certain that the practise of Hypnobirthing helped us as a family to be calm and focused throughout pregnancy and birth. 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