New evening Hypnobirthing classes

May 19, 2010 – 11:02 am
For couples who have previously attended a Hypnobirthing course and are preparing to give birth to their second (or even third!) Hypnobirthing baby, I will be running special evening classes in our London South Bank location at The Union Jack Club near Waterloo Station - please visit the Hypnobirthing Centre website's Dates and Bookings page for more information.

Picnic or…..?

May 15, 2010 – 7:30 am
The sun's shining, the trees are a million different colours of fresh green, and the birds are singing.  It's the perfect day for a picnic on Exmoor. Is there time to record the Hypnobirthing course as well?  Lots of people have asked me for it, as well as a CD to release the fears of giving birth and to build confidence. Somehow I'll make time for both.

Hypnobirthing For Everyone

May 14, 2010 – 12:32 pm
It's very exciting - I'm recording the Hypnobirthing course and I'm going to release it on CDs.  You see sometimes a mother can't manage the course dates or lives too far away - although a couple who live in Cornwall came up to London to do the course I'm teaching at the moment - so now that won't be a problem.  EVERYONE will be able to do it. And people who have done the course with me will be able to refresh their memories.  It'll be useful for second time mothers who want to do a refresher course as well. The recording will be ready by the end of May and there'll be a special launch offer of the CDs during June.  So watch out for more news!

Important!

May 12, 2010 – 8:49 am
I've just had another email asking if someone can mix and match the two days of the Hypnobirthing course to fit around their holiday.  The answer of course is, 'Yes, I'll do everything I can to make it easy for you because I know how important it is,' but the question sometimes concerns me. A holiday for just the two of you is very special before your baby is born, but what is really important?  The thing is, I know what a non-hypnobirthing labour is like, and I know what a difference hypnobirthing makes both to you, and therefore to your baby's start in life which affects the whole of the rest of its life too.  If you knew this now, there would be absolutely no question that you would move heaven and earth to get to the hypnobirthing class. I also know what the Hypnobirthing course is like, how practical it ...

Bitten by a Dog

May 7, 2010 – 9:38 am
As soon as you become a mother you will realise that you are prepared to do anything for your child.  It doesn't change as they grow up.  Yesterday my son was standing in the local elections.  For him I got blisters on my feet walking the streets to speak to voters, was bitten by a dog as I posted a leaflet through a door, and got a parking ticket as I parked only one space from the area covered by my permit!  And the count is today at 12 noon so we don't even know the result yet, in common with the whole country about the general election.  Motherhood!

‘The Perfect Birth’

May 1, 2010 – 6:42 pm
For me having a day at home with nothing in the diary is a real treat.  Last week the post brought me a package containing the Leclaire Method of Hypnobirthing so I've spent the day exploring it.  There's always more to learn and ways of expanding my knowledge so I can give a better service to the couples I teach, so today has been a quiet study day.  Luxury. To also brought me an utterly delightful phone call and email from a mother to whom I taught Hypnobirthing and who had her baby in March.  It started with the words:  "I just wanted to take the time to thank you for your wonderful course, and let you know that hypnobirthing transformed an apprehensive experience into one that my husband and I will treasure for the rest of our lives," and ended with: "'As a direct result, I not only had the ...

Stuck

April 20, 2010 – 8:17 pm
Oh dear!  One couple that was supposed to come to my Hypnobirthing class in Primrose Hill last week was stuck in Oman, and today I've just had a text from another couple who are due to come to the Hypnobirthing course in Teddington next weekend who are stuck in Portugal. The good news is that I'm sure we'll fit them in on another course when they got back and, what's more, I SAW AN AEROPLANE IN THE SKY THIS AFTERNOON.

Hypnobirthing in Teddington

April 11, 2010 – 8:28 am
I've been playing truant this weekend.  Usually Hypnobirthing takes up almost all of my time. modifying scripts and making sure the course is as good as it possibly can be. But it was my birthday on Friday so I went to Longleat with my 5-year-old grandon, Sam, and my daughter-in-law Anna.  It was a warm, sunny day and, because it was a weekday, there weren't too many people.  The lions were slightly disappointing because they were just lying on their backs enjoying the sun on their tummies, but the giraffes were more active and very impressive.  The house is absolutely beautiful, but you can't really linger to look at things when you have a five-year-old with you.  In fact, he was remarkably tolerant of the whole thing. As far as Sam was concerned the most amazing part of the day was the children's play area.  There was the most amazing fort with ...

Hypnobirthing CD set

April 5, 2010 – 1:25 pm
What does a Hypnobirthing teacher do when there isn't a Hypnobithing class?  Answer:  She improves and modifies the course so that it's even better next time. Today I'm going through the whole course ready to record it later in the month so that mother's who aren't near enough to come to a course can buy it off the website and listen to it at home.  Not quite as good as coming to the real thing, but a very good substitute. I'm comfortably ensconsed beside an open fire and going through all the notes and course handouts.  It's funny how something you've been putting off for ages is actually a lot easier than you expected when you finally get around to it, isn't it? I need to get it done today, because tomorrow I'm looking after my small grandson, Nicholas (2 1/2) for the day, so plainly there won't be any quiet work time ...

Katharine Botanicals

March 9, 2010 – 10:58 pm
There's a gorgeous new picture of a smiley baby on the Katharine Botanials website now www.katharinebotanicals.com .  The colours tone in perfectly with the whole of the website, and I love the design.  I've just taken delivery of the first order of the moterh and baby skincare products: Stretch Mark Lotion, Nipple Cream, and Baby's Bottom Cream.