20May
Giving Birth During a Global Pandemic
A wonderful positive story from Charlotte and Alan, a couple I worked with earlier this year. I do hope you find it as uplifting and inspirational as I did. Thank you Charlotte and Alan for sharing xxx
Bloom Hypnobirthing
Helping you forget your fears, trust your instincts and give birth with confidence.
Welcome! Are you interested in Hypnobirthing in Norfolk?
Hey lovely! Congratulations on your pregnancy! I am so so glad you are here. I am guessing you’ve come here to find out just what hypnobirthing is all about? Maybe you’ve had friends who’ve done a course, or seen something online and wonder just what on earth it is and – more importantly – how it can help you to have an incredible, positive birth experience?! You’ll find the answers here! Perhaps you’re anxious after hearing scary birth stories, or maybe you’ve had a difficult previous experience and want to avoid history repeating itself? Whatever your story is – I am here to help you.
I’m Charlotte, a mum of three, self confessed birth obsessor and hypnobirthing teacher providing group and private hypnobirthing classes in and around Norwich, Norfolk. I am proud to hold a Diploma in Katharine Graves Hypnobirthing, approved and accredited by the Royal College of Midwives and the training of choice for the NHS. I’m also trained in the acclaimed ‘Biometrics for Birth’ methods and can inform mothers to be of the importance of movement during pregnancy and labour to help encourage their baby into optimal position, to assist with the progress of labour.
As well as teaching hypnobirthing I am also Facilitator for the Norwich & Norfolk Positive Birth Movement. We work hard to spread positivity about childbirth by hosting local meet ups for expectant and new mothers.
I truly believe that it is the right of all women to give birth with confidence, calmly and free from fear. Many of us just don’t know how (we don’t learn this stuff at school right?) but I aim to change that. I advocate knowledge, choice and respect for women and endeavour to support women to have a positive and empowering experience, whatever that might look like for them.
Please feel free to read my story to find out more about who I am and how I came to teach KGHypnobirthing. I look forward to hearing from you and helping you to achieve the wonderful, positive, life affirming birth you and your baby deserve. Charlotte x
What is Hypnobirthing
Hypnobirthing is an in-depth and evidence based birth preparation that benefits all parents, experiencing any kind of birth, in any kind of setting. The evidence based and thorough course equips you with the tools you need to be able to give birth in the most positive way possible. In doing so, you are ensuring the best start to your new family life for you, your partner and importantly your baby. Hypnobirthing offers so much, to both mother and birth partner. There is nothing strange, nothing ‘out there’, its simply logical, factual information that every expectant mother should receive. For a full run down of exactly what hypnobirthing is and how it can help you prepare to meet your baby please follow the link below.
The course
One-to-one sessions
I offer private, bespoke one to one sessions for you and your birth partner within the comfort of your own home. Please see the course page for more information on the course structure and availability.
Group sessions
Group classes are a brilliant chance to get to meet other parents who are expecting at a similar time to you, to make new friends and to prepare for birth in a friendly, supportive and informal environment.
The Positive Induction Course
While induction of labour is something that should be very carefully considered, some women do have a genuine medical need for an induction. If you have decided that an induction is what is right for you and your baby I firmly believe that you can still have a positive birth experience and have specifically designed this course to help you achieve that.
Just Breathe...Pregnancy Relaxation Sessions
We all have busy lives huh? Dashing from one thing to another without much chance to stop and really connect with our body, with our baby, take stock and reflect on the miracle of pregnancies and just hit the pause button…if you’d like to take some time for you then my pregnancy relaxation course could be just what you need.
Stories
Can honestly say hypnobirthing helped us so much (THANK YOU!). We managed to stay at home using up breathing to cope with surges, creating a safe space at home and knowing what we’d learnt from the course gave us the confidence to lead the whole process along with the support from the staff at the MLBU.
Anna & Sam
My partner and I opted for one-to-one hypnobirthing sessions with Charlotte and we’re so glad we did! Charlotte made us feel comfortable and relaxed right from the first session and the course was really well structured to walk us through hypnobirthing techniques.
Alan & Charlotte
Cannot believe I haven’t written this recommendation earlier. How I forgot I do not know. I cannot recommend Charlotte enough, she is a one of the friendliest people I’ve ever met. She welcomed me into each session with a warm smile and a check on how I was personally before moving on to educate myself and my partner on all things hypnobirthing.
Stacey & Mike
We can’t thank or rate Charlotte enough, who was very friendly, approachable and made the whole experience a really pleasant learning curve. 100% recommend to any expecting couples, whether it’s your 1st or 10th.
Jakub – second time dad
My partner and are knew nothing about hypnobirth or the process of birth at all and now we feel confident and informed.
Alice & Jack
We learnt a lot more about the choices available to us and giving us the confidence to put in place how we would like our birthing experience to go, making sure we were also prepared for a sudden change of plan and the ability to keep calm.
Lucy & Paul
Charlotte was absolutely fantastic, she was on hand every step of the way. She helped build our confidence surrounding all aspects of my pregnancy and labour.
Stacey & Mike
I cannot thank Charlotte enough for all the work she has done with myself and Daniel to get ready to meet our bubba in 8 weeks. We opted for the 1:1 sessions and they are fantastic! Anyone pregnant or planning a baby, this is the lady for you!! Totally amazing, thank you for everything x
Becky & Daniel
We came out of each session feeling really inspired and empowered. We can’t thank you enough for instilling us with a sense of positivity and excitement approaching the most important event of our lives!
Sophie & Josh
I had no idea what hypnobirthing (or really actually birth in general) involved and my wife booked us onto this course. This course really highlighted what I didn’t know that I didn’t know, which was a lot. It completely changed my perception of labour, which had been passively constructed over the years from overheard stories and of course – TV. Charlotte’s advice has left me feeling confident as a husband and birthing partner as to my role and what I need to be doing to support my wife.
Mark
29Mar
Listen to Charlotte on BBC Radio Norfolk
I was very grateful to be invited back on to BBC Radio Norfolk on Friday 27th March to discuss the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on couples expecting a baby. …
19Mar
All Bloom courses now online
Hi all! In light of the recent Government guidance that expectant mums are advised to avoid unnecessary contact with others, I have decided to take all of my hypnobirthing courses…
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