I am Ellena Outram a fully qualified and certified HypnoBirthing Practitioner based in Chesterfield Derbyshire and covering all surrounding areas (Alfreton, Belper, Derby, Peak District, Hope Valley, Dronfield, Sheffield, Nottingham, Mansfield)   I have also just started training as a hypnotherapist, I will be qualified in October 2012!   I have had two amazing yet very different HypnoBirths.  My son, Sean, was born in April 2008 and my daughter Abigail in August 2010.  I had absolutely amazing experiences and needed no drugs (including gas and air or paracetamol), my sons hospital birth took 4.5 hours and my daughters home birth just 2.5 hours!

 

If you want to read my birth stories and those of some of my parents please click here.

 

When I fell pregnant for the first time, like many mums-to-be, I was initially happy and excited, then as my pregnancy progressed I became scared and worried about the physical delivery.  I had heard that hypnotherapy could help with childbirth so whilst carrying out some research I came across HypnoBirthing.  The benefits and birth stories sounded amazing, I spoke with a local practitioner and booked the course.  My husband, initially a sceptic who only went along with me “to keep the peace” was soon fully on board once the classes started.

 

I changed from dreading labour to being really excited about meeting my baby.

 

Once my son was born I spoke to other new mums about their experiences of the lead up to birth and the birth itself.  I heard time and time again key words such as pain, fear, scared, dreading it, instruments, drugs, failure to progress, ordeal.  I had had such a different and amazing experience that I felt angry on their behalf.

 

It was at this point I decided to train to be a practitioner, I want to give other women the opportunity to experience an amazing birth they will positively remember for the rest of their lives - the wonderful day they met their child.