o summarise in a few words – Excellent and highly recommended. And that too not only for the mother to be but the biggest advantage will be for the fathers. I would like to share my experiences honestly and in very simple words as my experience with Nadine was not only a class but a very personal one which I will appreciate for the rest of my life. I have always feared childbirth. The factors are possibly lack of knowledge, education and not knowing that the actual fact of it being a natural process both me and my husband can enjoy and look forward to. The HypnoBirthing classes coupled with Nadine’s kind and gentle nature helped us to understand that and prepare us for what was to come. The only wish I had was that I started earlier to be more informed and more prepared as that’s all I needed. The Hypnobirthing and breastfeeding classes was enough when compared to reading the books and watching youtubes online which all seemed very contradicting and an overload of information for me. In addition, the classes brought me and my husband closer, in understanding the process of having a child and the things to do right and made us stronger in making our decisions and what’s best for our new family. At this point I must add that my husband actually mentioned he was in awe of Nadine and her knowledge and ability to share such good things with the society and make a career out of it. Her passion and love for making a change and helping mothers like me through this process was unmeasurable.
With this in mind I can share with you some ( I say some as there are many more) of the best things that I experienced out of the classes:
1. Fear elimination – I actually started to look forward to having my baby
2. Fear of pain elimination – a realisation that breathing and relaxing techniques can help to overcome the pain
3. Benefits of a natural birth and minimal interventions
4. Growing support from my husband – support levels grew and is still growing and I am loving every bit of it
5. Breastfeeding and taking care of baby – saved me from reading all the books and internet stories. It was a simple class which prepared me for everything
6. Offline support – Nadine made the special effort to give me advice on other things outside of the scope which saved me a lot of medical grievances. She even spent extra time with me, and is a constant motivation to do keep trying and practise various methods to improve the health of baby and me.
7. Power to make our decisions – everyone should be equipped with knowledge to make the decisions best for them and babies. Yes no doubts doctors can advise you but I truly believe you should have options and have the ability to explore options with doctors. The classes gave us that power and I am so glad I explored all my options and knowing as a mother I did my best. The most important thing was I am now in control of my choices, health and baby’s delivery and for me that is the most powerful thing Nadine thought me. Anxiety levels are out the window and excitement in.
Thank you Nadine.
