January - February 2008 HypnoBirthing Class

Saturday morning class

Thursday evening class

From Denise & David who took Saturday group class

I hope you are doing well. I have been meaning to email you...David and I had a very positive birth experience at Scripps Memorial, and we are so thrilled with our baby daughter, Olivia. We worked with Elien Alexander as our birth doula...she was such a nice presence and it was a wonderful treat that she could also do massage as well as the HypnoBirthing support. I had to be induced and so it was a little different experience, but we were focused on being flexible and that the health of our daughter would be the most important thing. The HypnoBirthing techniques were very helpful, and I think listening to the birth affirmations in the weeks prior to my labor and delivery was also very helpful. The birth ball was great, and since Olivia's birth holding her and bouncing with her on the ball is a sure way to calm her down. I lasted until 8cm and then chose to get an epidural. The birth experience was so profound, and David's touch was the first human tough Olivia ever felt. Olivia is a very calm and happy baby, and we love looking back at our positive experience. I hope everything went well with others in our class and also with your own birth. Take care and best regards, Denise