Sometimes it takes a while for my clients to get around to telling me their birth story.
That’s fine because I know they are always worth the wait.
This birth story is no exception, in fact, it is brilliant because Alycia has so eloquently expressed all the things I hope my clients take away from my classes.
“Hi Pip,
This is a message that is very very late coming to you and I was encouraged to write as I recommended you to some of our family.
In May 2015 my husband and I Brett came to your classes.
I just wanted to say thank you very much for the wonderful advice you gave to us.
I left your classes with a wonderful sense of empowerment and a belief that childbirth wasn’t scary but a journey my body was built to go through.
The relaxation information gave Brett an understanding of what his role was and some tangible things he could do whilst he was supporting me. As well as realising he was such an important part of the process.
Which he did wonderfully and I couldn’t have done it without him.
Your information about the way our bodies and our hormones work during childbirth allowed me to realise our bodies are there to support us during birth. This gave me so much reassurance and allowed me to let the fear of birthing go. I wish this information was given to people specifically in all birthing classes. I also used the hypnobirthing music you recommended and
I also used the hypnobirthing music you recommended and practiced my breathing/relaxation techniques at home.
Lastly the fact you made me feel reassured I could wait to go to the hospital if everything felt ok.
This allowed me to have contractions during the night between sleeping. Leaving me to go to the hospital in the morning and be in labour for only 5 hours once reaching
I am very pleased to say that I was able to have a birth without any drugs even with my waters broken.
I gave birth to our daughter Isabella at 4.13kg.
This experience still brings tears to my eyes today.
Not only because it was the day I met a piece of my heart. But it was such a wonderfully empowering, positive and beautiful experience.
I do realise I was lucky to have no complications and not be labouring for hours upon hours.
But I do believe your advice and the sense of calm it brought myself and my husband, aIllowed me to believe I could do this and my body would work with me to deliver our precious baby. For that I can’t say thank you enough.
Your course gave me so much confidence and peace of mind. Even the confidence to say no to being induced the day I turned up to the hospital to be induced. Due to Isabella having a quiet day a couple of days before my obstetrician booked me in.
Then after a day of questioning that I didn’t want too. I asked to be monitored by the nurse first. She said I was fine so I told them I was going home. As I felt things were coming along naturally. The next day I gave birth.
Without your classes, I would never have put my foot down and said no I don’t want to do this.
I would have been the ‘good’ patient and gone along with it even though I wouldn’t have wanted too.
So glad I didn’t, not sure I would have had the same birth if I didn’t make that decision. So again thank you so much.
warm regards Alycia Simmonds”
