HypnoBirthing Blog

Katharine Botanicals - mother and baby skincare

kgraves — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:07:36 +0000

There are some really exciting products coming soon. These are gorgeous natural skincare products for you and your baby - completely free from parabens and sodium lauryl sulphate. The first items in the range should be here within a month and they are:

A cream to improve the elasticity of your skin and help prevent stretch marks

A nipple cream for you to apply copiously when you start to breast feed. This cream is safe for your baby to ingest, and makes breast feeding a comfortable and satisfying experience

Baby’s bottom cream - the function is pretty obvious from the name and it will be very soothing and natural

This is just the beginning of the Katharine Botanicals range which will be extending in the months ahead, so keep a lookout for the launch.

Talking About The Hypnobirthing Centre …….

kgraves — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:49:27 +0000

Talking about The Hypnobirthing Centre yesterday won me a great flip video so now I’ll be able to film myself talking to you ‘face to face’ instead of just writing. I was on a workshop on the use of video so we were asked to do a presentation and the prize was the flip video. My enthusiasm for Hypnobirthing obviously shone through, and I won it, so now I’m over the moon as it will be such a help in bringing the Hypnobirthing message to more mothers and make a difference to their births too.

The workshop was at Pinewood Studios, so we had an absolutely fascinating tour of the studios as well. The last Harry Potter movie was being finalised, so security was tight, but we saw the amazing fascilities where they film underwater scenes, and the tank where they filmed Pirates of the Caribbean.

A great day which gave me lots more inspiration about how to make Hypnobirthing and The Hypnobirthing Centre even better and more accessible.

Watch this space for the videos!

New Breast Feeding CD

kgraves — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:12:20 +0000

So many exciting things have been happening recently at The Hypnobirthing Centre that I’ve not posted on the blog for some time. The gorgeous Colour and Calmness CD is up and running and available on the website as an MP3 download or as a CD. It’s proving very popular.

The next CD and download on the way is to support new mothers in breast feeding. Everyone knows it’s best, but few realise just how natural it is for your baby to find the breast on its own in the the firsts 20 minutes of life if there is immediate skin to skin contact between mother and baby. The CD will give lots of facts about breast feeding, some of which even I didn’t know before I researched it, some very practical useful tips, lots of possitive statements for you to use, and a lovely relaxing script to help you settle comfortably and easily into this new phase of your baby’s life.

Watch out for it early in November.

Refresher Course

kgraves — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:49:13 +0000

This week I taught a refresher class to Ellie and Joe who had the most gorgeous little hypnobirthing baby boy two years ago. Regrettably I didn’t get to meet him now that he’s running about when I visited their home - probably just as well as it would certainly not have been an atmostphere of peace and quiet had he been there. Now preparations are being made for his sibling to enter the world as another perfect hypnobirthing baby.

Hypnobirthing Class to Catherine

kgraves — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:45:34 +0000

Had a great time the weekend before last teaching a class to Catherine Marie Charlton who provides the wonderful music for my CD and when she emailed me to say that she’s pregnant it seemed the perfect opportunity to meet. So I spent four days with her and her husband Adam. Two days were spent teaching, and on the other two I was entertained with enormous kindness and generosity.

The Guardian Newspaper recent article

kgraves — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:37:39 +0000

I have just read a very interesting article on the Guardian Newspaper online about “It is good for women to suffer the pain of a natural birth, says medical chief” As you can imagine with an article title like this it has got a considerable number of comments, a number of them from quite annoyed women.

It discusses the huge rise in epidural and how medicalized modern day birth has become. It also stresses the benefits that both and mother and their baby can have from enjoying a natural birth and how processes such as hypnobirthing can help this happen.

What it does fail to do is place the concept of birth and motherhood in an arena which a Mum to be can embrace and look forward to. No women wants to ‘embrace a new “working with pain” approach’ and the concept that ‘Pain prepares women for the demands of motherhood’ is something akin to attitudes from a bygone era.

But the positive side is that introduces alterntatives for women from the standard hospital birth with an epidural. There is still too much dwelling on the PAIN aspect. It does not have to be like this if you are fully aware of what to expect and have techniques to help you enjoy your birth. Yes that is right - it can be enjoyable!

100 best blogs for soon to be Mums (and Dads)

kgraves — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:04:04 +0000

We’re delighted to see that the hypnobirthing blog has been included in this useful and comprehensive list.

They have sections for Mums, Dads, information from health professionals, alternative health professionals and much more.

So please have a look at the 100 best blogs for soon to be Mums (and Dads) http://becomingaradiologist.org/100-best-health-blogs-for-soon-to-be-moms and let us know what you think!

Video on hypnobirthing and water births

kgraves — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:01:35 +0000

We’ve recently added a lovely home birthing video to our main site, showing how you can use hypnobirthing and water births for a natural and relaxed child birth.

This is a beautiful example of how hypnobirthing, through relaxation and self-hypnosis techiques, can eliminate the fear and tension that cause long labour and pain, replacing them with confidence, calm and comfort.

Here is the link: Video On Hypnobirthing

More delightful Hypnobirthing babies

kgraves — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:05:59 +0000

One of my favourite parts of teaching hypnosis for birth is not only meeting all the prospective parents but also recieving the lovely letters and news of the hypnobirthing babies after they arrive. Last week I was sent 3 pictures of new babies, all welcomed into the world with the best possible start in life:

Just posted a new article, on hypnotherapy for birth.

kgraves — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 11:04:31 +0000

We’ve just posted a new article on the main site, entitled “Hypnotherapy for Birth”, which tells you a bit more about the general process of hypnotherapy, and what has made it so useful for a modern mother giving birth.

Please read and enjoy, let me know what you think, and ask any questions that it may raise!

Here is the link: Hypnotherapy for Birth

Best Regards,
Katharine