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Hi Melissa,
\nSorry we haven’t been in touch, have thought about you often and
\nwanted to let you know what a beautiful quick birth we had…i truly
\nbelieve that our wonderful experience was based on Shane and I
\nattending your Hypnobirthing Course…<\/p>\n
I remember speaking to you with only 8 weeks to go and wasn’t sure
\nwhether that was enough time to embrace what Hypnobirthing was all
\nabout and to practice the meditations and techniques…but what I came
\nto realize was it was a state of mind… not only about practicing the
\nmeditations and exercises..
\nIt really eliminated our fear..particularly Shane’s..in a matter of a
\nfew weeks he went from being quite unsure and fearful of me going into
\nlabour…and about how he could be a part of the whole birthing
\nexperience…to him feeling quite empowered and confident and ready
\nfor her to arrive at home, if she chose too..lol
\nWe were sitting at home on a Saturday night when I started to notice
\nthat I was having surges every 10-15 min, I had some friends ring me
\nfrom a party we were meant to attend and Nardia and I joked about
\nmaybe it was all going to happen soon…i went off to bed not thinking
\ntoo much about it..Did the numerous trips to the loo during the night
\nwhen i noticed that my plug had started to come away…I actually
\nwaited an hour and then woke Shane and said “Maybe Today We Might Have
\nOur Baby”..Well in no time he is out of bed having a shower and then
\nstarted vacuuming the house..lol..He did all the nesting, not
\nme..lol..We made sure we were ready to go if we felt we needed to…so
\nI then went and curled up under the doona and just did my rainbow
\nrelaxation, affirmations and breathing exercises that i had been doing
\na couple of times a day for the 7 weeks beforehand…come 2pm that
\nday, they weren’t any closer or more intense so we decided to go for a
\nwalk down to the beach..By the time we came back home, everything had
\nstopped..We just reminded each other of what it said in our
\nbook..About she will arrive when she is ready…and with the
\nphilosophies we had about birthing…NOT A MOMENT SOONER..
\nYou know we spent the next 9 days like that…Each day I had periods
\nof a few hours of surging every 10-12min and then they would stop for
\na few hours and then start…there came the afternoon that I think
\nShane rang you because i had some bleeding..We went to the hospital
\nand they determined that they really weren’t sure where it was coming
\nfrom and that they just wanted me to stay overnight to
\nobserve…Having written our Birth Plan based on our wishes for no
\nintervention and feeling very empowered and confident with knowing
\nwhat was happening to my own body and with Shane’s unrelenting
\nsupport..They barely touched me…We asked them the questions that we
\nhad discussed in the course about what were the risks and what would
\nhappen if we chose to do nothing etc..We left the next morning and
\nthey just said if there was anymore bleeding to come back…
\nWe came home…Shane went into cleaning the shed out…nesting
\nagain.lol….went about our day.I must say that I started to doubt my
\nability to know when I would go into labour because it had just felt
\nlike it was happening so many times and the surges just didn’t get any
\ncloser together and no more intense…but they were stronger than any(
\nAs they say Braxton Hicks) I had had and were so consistent..That
\nnight in the first half of the State of Origin I went to the toilet
\nand had a little bit of spotting so we called the hospital and after
\n45min we decided that we should maybe go because that was what they
\nhad said to us (mind you the midwife wasn’t really concerned if we
\njust wanted to stay at home)We went back to the hospital not feeling
\nany particular concern..We were certainly under the impression that
\nthey would just monitor the baby, see the doctor and go back home..the
\ndoctor was in surgery, the birth suite was very quiet..so they
\nmonitored the baby for half an hour and once again could see that they
\nwere consistent but of no great intensity…i did notice at that point
\nthat about every 4th or 5th one was slightly more tense..while lying
\nthere waiting for the doctor to come back up I went to the toilet to
\npee…and my waters broke…and OMG at that point I called Shane in
\nand said “oooh i dont think I can do this”..the intensity was there
\ninstantaneously..He helped me to focus in a very short amount of
\ntime..And I could hear your voice say”when you doubt yourself…know
\nthat you are in..what they call transition… and you are about to
\nhave your baby”..Well ..my head wanted to get in there and say,,no
\nthis is all happening too quick, it couldn’t be happening yet…You
\nknow we went from the toilet to the birth suite and I did ask her to
\ntell me how far I was dilated..And she said”I’m not going to check
\njust yet because I don’t want you to be disappointed”…Fancy that!I
\ncould also hear you say, you know what..Don’t even bother to ask
\nthem,because they will tell you da da da…lol as she did! I started
\nto breath into my uterus and use my breathing to start to nudge her
\ndown the birth path.At this point I knew I wanted to move into the
\nshower with Shane supporting me with affirmations and reminding me
\nthat I was truly capable of doing this, as I knew that it was
\nhappening NOW…I just focused on using our exercises to nudge her
\ndown as I certainly knew that it was time..It had been for the past
\nfew mins..I did happen to ask him to tell me if that was what I
\nthought it was..lol..The midwife who happened to pop her head in the
\ndoor proceeded to look for the torch as the room was very dimly lit,
\nshone it and Shane just said to me yes you are crowning and the
\nmidwife(he said he could see the surprise on her face) asked Shane if
\nhe was okay, as we had discussed our Birth Plan with her and asked
\nthat we would like to not have them intervene…She went to the door
\nand watch from a distance as Shane received our beautiful little baby
\ngirl..Much to his delight..It was amazing..35min and she was born….I
\ntruly believe that I was in this subtle form of labour for the 10days
\nbefore and that listening to the affirmations a few times a day helped
\nher to just move her way into place with the least amount of
\nstress…It was an amazing experience…We were left alone the three
\nof use, had no injection, our midwife came in 25 min later and I
\ndelivered the placenta..She commented on our birthing experience and
\nhow naturally beautiful and quick it was…she certainly didn’t think
\nwe would be having our baby, when we arrived that night..I did happen
\nto say to Shane that it all happened so fast that I didn’t even know
\nor feel as if I got to use the Hypnobirthing..and he looked at me and
\nsaid “darl you didnt make a sound”…and you know it was about so much
\nmore…Choosing to do the Hypnobirthing Course brought us so much
\njoy..we were able to truly welcome our little girl into in a loving
\npeaceful environment…It made us so much more aware of what we were
\nable to do and what our amazing bodies(mother and baby) are capable
\nof, as nature intended….It will be an experience we will all cherish
\nfor life…
\nLily Rose arrived at 11.27pm\u00a0in the\u00a0same hospital as her Daddy ..exactly 36yrs and 1 day apart…( Shane
\nmoved to Sydney and Canberra when he was less than 1 and never
\nreturned until 5 yrs ago)very profound…Divine intervention….<\/p>\n
We would so love to Thank You for all your love and support and for
\nsharing this absolutely beautiful journey with us..I’m sure Shane will
\nemail you and share his experience with you also..
\nHope all is well with you, and much love peace and happiness to you
\nand your family x x x<\/p>\n
Tracey and Shane, Buderim, Sunshine Coast<\/p>\n
You can find your closest Hypnobirthing Australia Classes HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n