"I woke up on Saturday with back ache and an ache like a period pain, it was a little uncomfortable but no worse then a badish period so I just get on. I decided I could not sit around so we walked along the River, went out for lunch .... "

"Got back into bed at home at around 5.30 am and started watching a movie and using the breathing techniques to distract from the surges and once they ramped up a bit I sat on my birthing ball leaning over the bed listening to...."

"All in all, it was an incredible experience! The worst part was having to go to the hospital after the birth, as I would've preferred to have spent those special hours after birth at home with just our family...."

"Every time I felt a contraction, I imagined a wave, the waters of my favourite beach on my beloved island Chios. Every wave gave me new strength....."

"We were so excited, my husband didn’t believe me at first but it was happening! We lit some candles and I was going to bounce on the ball......"

"....my husband was doing light touch massage, everything was going nice and comfortable....."

"I started breathing down and pushing as my body was feeling to do so.  It felt good...."

"The work we had done during the course took away worries and stresses and kept me calm"

"I can't tell you how calm and stress free the whole experience was - all the staff (and I went through a lot of midwives and doctors!) kept commenting on it too......"

"Tim was in the pool with me and was the first person to hold Thea...."

"The midwives (two who were HypnoBirthing trained) couldn't believe it....."

"We had exactly the birth we wanted, the techniques we learned made the whole thing feel like we were in control and our choices belonged to us....."

"It was incredible how in this moment of weakness I fully experienced the effectiveness of our practice....."

"....with my baby in my arms I was smiling and that little voice inside of me was saying “I could do this again, anytime“...."