HypnoBirthing® UK

[hev100]

Hi there, I'm expecting my 4th child this June and would like to take classes/learn about hypnobirthing. This hopefully will be my 2nd homebirth and I would like to learn more about relaxing my body so it experiences less 'pain'. I would also like my children around me whilst I labour and feel it would be beneficial for them if it wasn't such a painful experience.

Any help would be appreciated

[Danielle]

Hi
Have you looked on http://www.hypnobirthing.com/united_kingdom.htm to find someone?
Danielle

[hev100]

Yes, thanks for your reply tho. That's how I found this forum. There seems to be lots of practitioners but not many in the North West!!

[tarabecon]

Have you looked at the UK website www.HypnoBirthing.co.uk? It has a listing of all practitioners. If there is no one in your immediate area, do get back to me.
With regards, Tara Economakis
info@lastingchanges.co.uk

[hev100]

As I said before I have looked on all the lists and still can't find anyone, that's why I thought I'd post something here hoping someone will know somebody not on the list....hopefully

Thanks for your response though.

[gordon_mullan]

On the current list, there are seven in Lancashire, which is North West:

Niel Crane
Chorley & St Annes, Lancashire
01257 278553
info@hypnosis4change.co.uk

Kate Crane
Chorley, Lancashire
01257 278553
kateab@btinternet.com

Norma Gillett
Chorley, Lancashire
00441257 266815
normahypno@aol.com

Sarah Mann
Thornton Cleveleys, Lancashire
01253 857428
sarah.hypno@btinternet.com

Mercedes Perez-Botella
Preston, Lancashire
01772 468995
nursemer@hotmail.com

Jane Trowbridge
Euxton, Lancashire
01257 277 497
janetrowbridge@yahoo.com

Maria Williamson
Nr. Nelson, Lancashire
01282 692 920
alexander_1968_451@hotmail.com

Two in Manchester:

Dani Gaines
Levenshulme, Manchester
07804 309880
danigaines1@yahoo.co.uk

Julia Tudorescu
Manchester
01612 238083
jules_t21@hotmail.co.uk

One in Stockport:

Claire Kelly
Stockport, Cheshire
0161 320 1048
clairejs@aol.com

One in Warrington:

Julie Winstanley
Warrington, Cheshire
01925 422 939
julie@therapy4all.com

Another in Northwest:

Bernadette Silcock
Stretford, Manchester, Lancashire
07782-135655
Bernadette.silcock@ntlworld.com

One in Sale:

Tracey Sutton
Sale, Cheshire
01619 053134
chris_sutton@regencygroup.co.uk

Hopefully at least one of those can help.

Regards
Gordon

[hev100]

Thanks very much for that...I had noted lots in the Lancashire area but presumably I will have to travel to them for classes? Do you know of any in Cumbria? Most of the ones you mention are a couple of hours drive away. Perhaps I will try the one in Preston and see what she can come up with.

Thank you for your patience and responding to my posts.

[ockysmith]

Thanks very much for that...I had noted lots in the Lancashire area but presumably I will have to travel to them for classes? Do you know of any in Cumbria? Most of the ones you mention are a couple of hours drive away. Perhaps I will try the one in Preston and see what she can come up with.

Thank you for your patience and responding to my posts.

It's worth contacting a few, I regularly see clients who live well over an hour away from me.

Some practitioners are willing to travel - or if there really is no other way that you could attend a course because of distance then as a special exception Mickey (Marie Mongan) allows the course to be condensed into less sessions (i.e: a full weekend) so that the travelling becomes less of an issue, I have done this for a client who lived 3hrs away from me and she stayed somewhere local to me overnight.

The list is the current, full complete list though - if there is nobody on there very close to you then Gordon will not be able to give you anymore contacts.

Sarah

[gordon_mullan]

Hi

I was about to reply and then noticed Sarah had covered everything. I would just clarify one thing though.

Although Mickey allows the course to be done over a weekend in special cases, you do need to make sure that your practitioner is still doing the full 12.5 hours. Basically, it's OK to do it all in one go, but not to miss bits out.

It's either you travel or the therapist travels though - as Sarah said, that is the full current list.

Best regards
Gordon

[hev100]

Thank you all for your help, I've been in touch with Mercedes and she has offered to travel to us from Preston which is great.

Out of curiosity, when is it a good time to do the course? just before birth or much earlier on?

It's great on here, everyone's been so helpful - Big thanks

[Danielle]

Usually we say earlier as you have more time to practice the techniques but I taught someone, she contacted me on the 19th of December, I fit 2 classes in before Christmas, then the rest between Christmas and New Year, she was 'due' on Jan 2nd, her baby arrived on the 4th Jan, very quickly and without any pain relief or problems. This lady was very motivated and practiced the techniques lots!
Basically it doesn't matter when you start, so long as you practice the techniques in the time you have.