HypnoBirthing® UK

[sweetersong]

Hi. I know that for hypnobirthing to work completely you need to go on a course, but my best friend is pregnant (I am one of 2 birthing partners she is having) and she really wants to look into this (hypnobirthing) but she is on benefits, so can defintely not afford the course. For people like this, what is the next best thing that they can do?

[ockysmith]

She should contact a few of her local practitioners and ask if they offer fee reductions or payment plans for those on low incomes, many HypnoBirthing practitioners (including myself) offer this as most of us passionately believe that it should be available to all women.

If she is on a low income of less than around £20,000 she will also be eligible for the government's "sure start grant" of £500, I would suggest that one of the best ways to invest this £500 is on HypnoBirthing classes. Personally if it were me I would be scrimping and scraping on the baby equipment front (babies really do need very little you know and Ebay and NCT Nearly new sales are fabulous for bargain buys!) and spending my money where I believed it really mattered - on my baby's birth, because a pram or a cot will soon be forgotten but memories of birth last forever - for the mother, father *and* baby and birth can have huge implications on the physical and mental wellbeing of all concerned.

You can buy the HypnoBirthing book and CDs without doing the course, but really, nothing comes close to doing a full course and having the support of an experienced and knowledgeable practitioner guiding you through it, ensuring that the techniques are done correctly, that the partner is fully onboard (and relaxed himself) and there to answer any questions that they have after the course has finished.

Hope that helps.

Sarah

[sweetersong]

Thankyou Sarah, I don't think she knew about the grant, so will tell her about that.