{"id":2446,"date":"2013-01-22T05:13:53","date_gmt":"2013-01-22T05:13:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/demothemes\/lebleucite\/2013\/09\/23\/holly-alice-ivy-born-22-january-2013\/"},"modified":"2020-07-08T16:54:05","modified_gmt":"2020-07-08T06:54:05","slug":"holly-alice-ivy-born-22-january-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hypnobirthingaustralia.com.au\/holly-alice-ivy-born-22-january-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Holly Alice Ivy born 22 January 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div>Dear Melissa<\/div>\n<div><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4036 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/hypnobirthingaustralia.com.au\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/484660_10151301251647149_1776245013_n-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Hypnobirthing natural birth antenatal class\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/>James and I just wanted to say a personal thank you. \u00a0We found the course very helpful in preparing for Holly&#8217;s birth.<\/div>\n<div>I started prelabour at 130am Sunday night and had very mild surges throughout the next day. Monday night the surges were little more intense but with the breathing and recordings I slept through fairly easily. Things started to heat up at around 9am Tuesday but I easily coped by using my breath and by 1pm my surges were becoming more regular and reasonable intense but again easily coped . At around 530pm I had that instinctual &#8220;its time to go&#8221; and yelled to James you&#8217;ve got half an hr! We made it to the Mater at 630 pm I was having fairly intense contractions every 3-5mins by that stage still using the breath! \u00a0At one stage I said to James maybe we&#8217;ve come in a bit early lets go home if I&#8217;m less than 4cms.<\/div>\n<div>We met Cheryl (Doula Cheryl Sheriff &#8221; Ideal Birth) and went to the assessment unit within 10 mins of being there it was like from 0 to 100 kms in a split second &#8221; suddenly my surges changed to being extremely intense &#8221; this is when I started to wobble with the Hypnobirthing and pain started to come in James and Cheryl were excellent reminding me to breath and massage etc . Seeing the intensity they decided not bother examining me and took me to the birth room. \u00a0The waves hit hard and fast and I found it very difficult to cope &#8221; the bath seemed to take ages to fill and when finally there &#8221; it was great but I was told by the midwife if she suspected any involuntary pushing she would make me get out! I could feel pressure and remembered not to say anything too soon! But suddenly I realised she was coming and said I have to get out of the bath &#8221; I made it to side of bed and she was born (7.30pm), bag and all!<\/div>\n<div>I had all the Hypnobirthing material laminated and ready to tack around the wall and my iPod and dock &#8221; none of which even \u00a0came out of the bag! Cheryl just had time to stick in your cd &#8221; which was great! I has listened to it so many times that it helped relax me even though by then I&#8217;d wobble with the breathing and reverted to sound (very loud)!<\/div>\n<div>So wasn&#8217;t exactly the birth I&#8217;d planned but it was definitely intervention and drug free &#8221; and holly is healthy strong and happy!<\/div>\n<div>Thanks for everything<\/div>\n<div>Love Elizabeth &amp;amp; James x<\/div>\n<div>(note from Melissa &#8221; Elizabeth&#8217;s &#8216;active&#8217; stage of labour was only 1 hour long!)<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I had all the hypnobirthing material laminated and ready to tack around the wall and my iPod and dock &#8211; none of which even came out of the bag! 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