Our HypnoBirthing Story...

During my first pregnancy, I had many fears about my upcoming labour. Every time I thought about it, I would get butterflies and anxiety. I shelved my fears throughout the nine months until I had no choice but to face them on the day of my labour. I feared excruciating pain, losing control, pushing my baby out, and the overall intensity of labour itself.

Sure enough, I found my labour to be too intense, and needed assistance to deliver the baby via vacuum delivery. However, I am proud to say that I was able to deliver without medication, despite the fact that my tension and fear produced unnecessary excessive pain. Of course all of that went away the moment I met my baby's eyes for the first time. But what I didn't know then, is that by using the HypnoBirthing method, childbirth does not need to be accompanied by unbearable and unmanageable pain - to the opposite, it can be an empowering, peaceful, and enjoyable experience!

While I was pregnant with our second daughter, I stumbled upon an article in Mothering Magazine that mentioned HypnoBirthing. My curiosity was ignited and I started to read everything I could about it. I noticed that no one offered it anywhere in Northern Ontario and realized that I would need to travel great distances over a few weeks if I wanted to learn it for my upcoming birth. I was so determined to learn HypnoBirthing that I decided to go train for it myself, so that I could bring it to North Bay and surrounding communities. Four months pregnant, I headed for Montreal and trained to become a Certified HypnoBirthing Practitioner. I thought it was brilliant, because I could be a guinea pig, and if all went well, I would become a genuine advocate for the HypnoBirthing method.

To my delight, it worked! I experienced a calm and peaceful birth and never for a moment found the surges too difficult to manage. When I was in transition, my midwife thought that my contractions may have stopped because of how quiet, calm and consistently relaxed I remained during and in between surges. The HypnoBirthing method gave me all of the tools I needed to walk into my birth experience with positive expectations, and with full confidence in my body's natural ability to bring a baby into the world.

I have become so passionate about HypnoBirthing that I am ecstatic about being able to teach it to expecting mothers and their birthing companions. I guarantee you that it is one of the best investments that you will make as expecting parents - whether it's your first baby or your fifth.