Lisa Mather

Mindful Births

Hypnobirthing practitioner

www.mindfulbirths.co.uk

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