Why the fuss about birth and not the baby? By Sophie Fletcher “Whatever the present moment contains, accept is as if you had chosen it. Always work with it, not against it. Make it your friend and ally, not your enemy. This will miraculously transform your whole life." Eckhart Tolle Recently ... Read More about Why the Fuss About Birth and not about the baby?
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Beginner’s Guide to a Confident Birth
By Sophie Fletcher, Mindful Mamma Sophie Fletcher is a founding member of Mindful Mamma, Doula, Clinical Hypnotherapist and specialist advisor for the National Council for Hypnotherapy on Pregnancy and birth. Her book "Mindful Hypnobirthing" will be published by Vermillion in 2014. Classes are ... Read More about Beginner’s Guide to a Confident Birth
Birth Time, Magical Time. Finding depth and space to birth in timelessness.
Birth Time, Magical Time By Sophie Fletcher There is a reason why I say no clocks or watches in the birth room, it's birth time not day time. Focussing on the passing of time can actually slow it down, doesn't time go faster when you are not fixated on a clock or watch? I recently came across ... Read More about Birth Time, Magical Time. Finding depth and space to birth in timelessness.
Help I’m a terrible mother!
“You’re going to think I’m a terrible mother….” is one of the most frequently heard phrases in my consulting room. I always think “yup you are a terrible mother, a terribly wonderful mother that the thought and instinct to do the best you can for your child is always there and that you are looking ... Read More about Help I’m a terrible mother!
Make Birth Your Own.
Recently a mother who had been on one of our Mindful Mamma hypnobirthing classes gave birth to a beautiful baby girl, without pain relief in a major regional hospital.She had a wonderful experience, and even when ventouse was needed she continued to use the techniques she had learned in the class, ... Read More about Make Birth Your Own.