by Michelle Clift | Jun 4, 2019 | Birth Stories, ChildBirth, HypnoBirthing
I look back on my pregnancy fondly. I felt connected with my baby, beautiful and empowered. I was lucky enough to avoid all morning sickness and aside from being diagnosed with gestational diabetes, we had a pretty smooth sailing 9 months. We chose to do...
by HypnoBirthing Collective | May 19, 2019 | ChildBirth, HypnoBirthing
Packing for the birth and hospital stay is an exciting task. The lists can seem endless and you can often worry about all those purchases you need to make. The lists below are quite exhaustive and it’s always good to remember that we don’t NEED these...
by HypnoBirthing Collective | May 1, 2018 | Birth Stories, HypnoBirthing
Welcome to the world Baby Beau, born at 41+4, just an hour after my obstetrician “clocked back on” after a few days of holidays with his family. Although by 11 days over I was certainly “over it”, I was still hopeful for spontaneous labour and gladly Beau had the same...
by HypnoBirthing Collective | Feb 22, 2018 | HypnoBirthing
I live in a HypnoBirthing bubble. I eat, sleep and breathe natural birth. Something that initially shocked me but now I’m getting used to is that HypnoBirthing isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. Yes, I get it, it has a weird name but even when I have the chance to explain...
by Michelle Clift | Dec 6, 2017 | Birth Stories, ChildBirth, HypnoBirthing
Some words from Michelle This is the birth story of my first nephew, Indiana. This birth changed everything for me. It was hard, long, humbling and eye opening. I used to pay lip service to ‘any type of birth can be a great birth’ but I think in reality I...
by Michelle Clift | Oct 19, 2017 | Birth Stories, HypnoBirthing
On Sunday 16th July, Mariah and I were at Cranbourne Centro to do our weekly shop. While Mariah ordered her coffee and my white hot chocolate I went to the bathroom. It was no mistake that I started losing my show and plug – it was 1:10pm. We continued on to...
