How long have you got?!
I’m a thirty odd year old Mum living in Leeds with my two children – Charlotte and William and my husband Craig and our pets!
If you’d have told me 5 years ago that I was going to become a hypnobirthing teacher and doula – I wouldn’t have believed you.
When I fell pregnant with my daughter Charlotte, I was someone who was terrified of having a baby. Having suffered with medical anxiety from a young age – I knew I needed to find something that would support me to feel confident and overcome my fears about birth and that’s when I came across hypnobirthing.
I have now taught many parents to be whether that be 1st-time parents or 2nd-time parents from a variety of different backgrounds the benefits of being prepared for birth.
Prior to using hypnobirthing techniques,I was extremely nervous about any type of ‘medical’ environment and the idea of having a baby terrified me. After listening to negative birth stories and watching unrealistic births on TV I had a skewed idea about how we gave birth.
When I became pregnant I knew that I needed to do something to help me overcome my anxieties in order to ensure that I, my husband and my baby had a positive birth experience.
Despite a hospital transfer via ambulance and a baby born at 36 weeks, I was able to use hypnobirthing effectively, birthing my baby after 26 hours of active labour without any interventions (this was something I was keen on due to previous phobias). This for me was the perfect positive birth because I felt like I had made the decisions and therefore taken ultimate control of Charlotte’s birth.
As a result of this positive experience, not only was giving birth and meeting daughter the proudest moment of my life. I was proud of me in a way that I cannot describe, I had changed from a woman who lived in fear, to a mother who felt like she could do anything. This is exactly how every parent should feel after the birth of their baby and that’s what I’m all about – giving you the tools to have the experience you deserve.
If you want to collaborate, need a speaker to talk birth or hypnobirthing – get in touch!
Laura’s qualifications and completed courses –
KGHypnobirthing Teacher Training
Love Your Birth Conversion Training
Red Tent Doulas – Doula Training and Breastfeeding Support
The Lullaby Trust – SIDS and safer sleeping for babies training