{"id":69977,"date":"2020-10-14T10:58:17","date_gmt":"2020-10-14T00:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hypnobirthingaustralia.com.au\/?p=69977"},"modified":"2025-03-26T17:14:35","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T07:14:35","slug":"69977-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hypnobirthingaustralia.com.au\/69977-2\/","title":{"rendered":"I&#8217;m focused on a calm, easy birth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hypnobirthingaustralia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG-20200618-WA0012.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-69979 size-medium\" title=\"Elke's birth story - Hypnobirthing Australia\" src=\"https:\/\/hypnobirthingaustralia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG-20200618-WA0012-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Elke's birth story - Hypnobirthing Australia\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hypnobirthingaustralia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG-20200618-WA0012-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/hypnobirthingaustralia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG-20200618-WA0012-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/hypnobirthingaustralia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG-20200618-WA0012-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hypnobirthingaustralia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG-20200618-WA0012-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/hypnobirthingaustralia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG-20200618-WA0012-610x813.jpg 610w, https:\/\/hypnobirthingaustralia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG-20200618-WA0012.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I still have Melissa&#8217;s voice in my head four months after the birth of our daughter: &#8220;I&#8217;m focused on a calm, easy birth.&#8221; For weeks I had been practising the hypnobirthing meditations and affirmations and finally I was able to put it all into practice. The birth of our daughter was everything I had ever hoped for &#8211; gentle, peaceful and empowering. After only 2.5 hours in hospital and no interventions or drugs, I caught our daughter with my hands while kneeling on the bed as she gently slipped into this world. The hospital staff were very respectful of our wishes and didn&#8217;t interfere with the birthing process. It was just me, my husband, Melissa&#8217;s voice in my head and my breath. As soon as we saw our beautiful daughter, we knew we would call her Frida, which means &#8216;peace&#8217;. Birthing her in such a calm and gentle way has given me a confidence and trust in my body I&#8217;ve never known before. I cherish this feeling and I&#8217;m forever grateful for this life-changing experience.<\/p>\n<p>Elke<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I still have Melissa&#8217;s voice in my head four months after the birth of our daughter: &#8220;I&#8217;m focused on a calm, easy birth.&#8221; For weeks I had been practising the hypnobirthing meditations and affirmations and finally I was able to put it all into practice. 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