If you need the course to fit in around your diary or you prefer more of a one-on-one, personal approach – tailored to your specific needs.
Interactive and friendly online group classes where you can come together with like-minded couples to fully prepare for a positive birth experience.
For parents and babies from newborn to pre-crawling – can help with bonding, relaxation, sleep and colic discomfort.
Interactive and friendly online group classes where you can come together with like-minded couples to fully prepare for a positive birth experience.
With lots of families to connect with and local services, Colchester is a beautiful place to raise a child.
My husband and I have thoroughly enjoyed working with Emma to prepare for the birth of our first baby. Emma’s classes were both informative and relaxing and we both feel so prepared for a peaceful, natural birth at home, thanks to our HyponoBirthing practice. If you’re interested in HypnoBirthing, I would highly recommend working with Emma.
Emily, Berkhamsted
I couldn’t thank Emma enough for teaching me and my husband the art of Hypnobirthing. Even though I ended up being induced I still used the the Hypnobirthing method and had an incredible natural birth. I couldn’t recommend Emma enough, thank you!
Louise, Tring
Emma has a warm and intuitive teaching style. She guided me through my pregnancy and helped me overcome my birthing fears and have the most empowering and rewarding birthing experience. I actually enjoyed it. For that I am hugely thankful.
Sarah, Berkhamsted
The environment was positive and welcoming. The hypnobirthing course was informative, educational and provided us with the tools to have at the birth. I feel more knowledgeable and confident and my partner is now more involved in the process. We feel excited for the birth
Clare, Watford
I just want to say a massive thank you, the hypnobirthing skills you taught us on the course were invaluable during the birth. It gave us so much confidence, the whole experience was calm, anxiety free and positive.
Jessica, Leighton Buzzard
The course was really informative and I learnt so much about birth that I never knew. It was lovely to discuss concerns and other ideas for birth with other couples. I feel a lot calmer and positive about giving birth and more confident that I can handle whatever happens during our birthing experience. I have enjoyed the relaxations so much. I am glad I have plenty of them to listen to before our birthing day.
Amelia, Leighton Buzzard
I did not have any type of pain relief at all and the sensations I had were completely bearable. Iain was also really great, he stayed in control and calm, did the soft touch massage and was generally very soothing. I put my amazing birth experience down to the hypnobirthing lessons and doing the relaxations and birthing affirmations (almost) daily, so thank you for teaching Iain and I the skills we needed to make that happen.
Penny, Rickmansworth
Just to say many thanks. Had it not been for hypnobirthing, I would have not survived! Our baby Eden was born 23rd December and using the hypnobirthing tools saved me! I got to full dilation within 3 hours of the first sign of labour and the breathing literally took the pain away like an anaesthetic would, I was surprised how powerful it was. I cannot emphasise enough the empowerment, confidence, vital knowledge and coping tools that I gained from hypnobirthing. I rarely recommend courses but this is a must for every woman. To be candid I would advise this course is taught to every mother-to-be as standard, simply to equip women with the physical, emotional/mental skills & techniques required to undergo the powerful experience of childbirth; and to access the inner strength required for such a feat!
Zohar, Tring
Hypnobirthing gives couples more confidence to go for a home birth and enjoy a calm and familiar environment without having to move anywhere, or couples may feel safer in a hospital or birth centre environment. Colchester hospital is located on Turner Road. Coming from the A12, leave at junction 28 and follow signs to the hospital. Parking at the hospital is very limited, however you can use the Park and Ride service which is just near junction 28 of the A12.
You can contact the hospital and birth centre to book a tour. Click on the link below for more information:
Colchester Hospital, Turner Road, Colchester, CO4 5JL.
Tel.01206 747 474
HypnoBirthing and baby massage are wonderfully therapeutic experiences for mums, dads and their babies, helping families throughout pregnancy, birth and beyond. Here is a list of other therapies and services in addition to Hypnobirthing in Colchester which are also very helpful for pregnancy and birth and compliment the course well.
National Breastfeeding helpline – Tel: 0300 100 0212
NCT Breastfeeding Line (8am-10pm)- Tel: 0300 33 00 771
La Leche League Breastfeeding Drop-ins
Meetings held on 2nd and 4th Fridays of every month, except August. Time: 10am-12pm. Also one Monday afternoon a month, 12-2pm;
Quaker Meeting House, 6 Church Street, Colchester, CO1 1NF.
Pregnancy yoga is highly advantageous to future mums as it helps to regulate breathing and calms both the mind and body.
Massage allows tissues and muscles in your body to be manipulated by applying different amounts of pressure. If you’re suffering from back problems or neck ache, joint pains or general stress, massage can be a fantastic and inexpensive treatment. Gentle massage can also benefit newborns immensely.
11 Manor Road, Colchester, CO3 3LX
T: 07788 983 132 [email protected]
Reflexology can help to induce labour and can also help with many problems that women might face during pregnancy, the main ones being general aches and pains or swelling. Reflexologists use pressure points in your hands, face, and feet to connect with different parts of your body.
Brenda Seaborn, Complementary Health Practitioner
Tel. 01206 512280
Osteopathy is an alternative medicine that concentrates on your bone structure and muscles. By moving and massaging sore joints or muscles, osteopathy can be highly beneficial in treating any aches and pains. Cranial osteopathy is also recommended for newborns as a way to realign their bodies after birth.
Acupuncture is relatively painless and the treatment can help chronic pains, stress or anxiety and nausea amongst other issues women face during pregnancy, such as repositioning a baby.
Doulas are women who care for pregnant women throughout their experiences of pregnancy and new motherhood. They can provide advice or friendship, as well as being your birthing partner.
From cravings to morning sickness, recommendations of folic acid to iron supplements, nutrition can be a confusing part of pregnancy and can see you face many different issues. Nutritional therapy uses blood samples and any symptoms you have to identify just what your body needs throughout your pregnancy. You and your baby will both benefit!
The Nutritional Therapy Clinic
You can read and learn more about Hypnobirthing, how it can help you and how it works on our ‘What is Hypnobirthing’ page.
The success of hypnobirthing depends upon the amount of practice done after the classes as it is an acquired skill. A pain free labour and birth is possible with hypnobirthing. Read the individual birth-story experiences on my blog to find out about other mums’ experiences. According to the Hypnobirthing Institute, 65-70% of mums do not need any other pain relief and 20-25% only need low levels of pain relief such as gas and air.
For both mother and baby, a drug-free birthing experience is very beneficial, as anything ingested by the mother has a direct effect on the baby as well. After drug-free childbirth mothers have a faster and easier recovery. Hypnobirthing reduces the need for pain relief and gives you the best opportunity for a drug-free birth.
The timeframe between the 20th (after your 20-week scan) and 30th week of your pregnancy is the best to start the 4-week course. We can offer you a course even if you are later than 30 weeks so please do still get in touch.
Absolutely, yes. Acquired skills such as self-hypnosis and deep relaxation become more effective when they have been learned with sufficient practice time between weekly classes.
To answer your queries after the course I will be available on via phone and email.
If you want to feel more prepared and confident about birth then hypnobirthing is the right option for you. From first-time mums who want to feel prepared, to mothers who are on their second or subsequent pregnancies and want an alternative approach for childbirth, or to mothers who wish to have a vaginal birth after caesarean. Anyone can benefit from hypnobirthing. These hypnobirthing techniques are beneficial for both home births and hospital or birth-centre births.
Through hypnosis, you just enter a state of relaxation so there is nothing strange about it. You can easily learn and improve self-hypnosis throughout the course.
Your baby feels exactly what you feel so hypnobirthing is beneficial for your baby. Every time you become relaxed, positive, and calm, your baby will enjoy the same calmness in your womb. Mothers who have had natural childbirth are more alert and show more interest in breastfeeding behaviours according to the latest research.
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You will find many CDs and MP3s on the market regarding hypnobirthing but they are not as effective as actually doing a live online course. This online course will ensure that you learn every essential technique for birth. You will develop a deep understanding of hypnobirthing and skills necessary for achieving a calmer relaxed state for birth with interactive classes when you can ask questions.
No matter where you are located, as long as you have a good internet connection, you take one of our classes in the comfort of your own home.
A: Together Birthing, Linden Lea, Mill Road, Liss, HANTS, GU33 7DX.
E: [email protected]
M: 07738 328 105