Lisa Mather
Hypnotherapists
Mindful Births
Hypnobirthing practitioner
https://www.instagram.com/mindfulbirths/
BIO
Back in 2018 when I first fell pregnant, my deep rooted fear of needles, blood and anything medical, lead me to researching into ‘going private’ to see if I could have a general anaesthetic, be given a caesarean and handed a baby at the end. I essentially wanted to be knocked out, and given a baby when it was all over. I thought that this was the only way that I could completely control the birth situation and the only way that I could have a positive experience.
Then I heard about hypnobirthing, and long story short, I did a complete u-turn. I wanted to have my baby at home.
Now what I want you to take from this story, is not that hypnobirthing helps you to have a homebirth. What I hope you can see is that it gifted me a complete change in mindset. I went from being absolutely petrified about birth, to feeling confident, knowledgeable and excited (yes excited!) to give birth. All thanks to hypnobirthing.
I trained with the Katherine Graves school of hypnobirthing which is accredited by the Royal College of Midwives and I offer a 4 week hypnobirthing course which aims to provide you with everything you’ll need to go into birth feeling confident, knowledgeable and prepared.
Session 1: The physiology and psychology of birth
- Introduction to hypnobirthing
- Myth busting hypnobirthing
- The physiology of birth
- The psychology of birth and how hypnosis works
- The mind and body connection and how to support your body to birth
- Mindset work + reframing any negative perceptions
- Birth hormones + why it is essential that you are aware of them!
Session 2: Relaxation tools
- Relaxation techniques
- Birth breathing
- Guided relaxation
- Baby positioning and how to navigate variations of normal
Session 3: Preparing for every eventuality
- Decision making and how to prepare for all types of birth
- Looking at ‘risk’ + how to navigate any ‘curve balls’ during pregnancy and labour
- Preparing for an induction
- Preparing for a Caesarean birth
Session 4: Your birth plan
- Birth place options
- Birth partner role
- Stages of labour
- Birth positions
- Pain relief options
- Birth planning
