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They Laughed When I Said I Was Using Self Hypnosis And Relaxation To Give Birth... Until My Baby Came In 4 Hours With No Pain Relief

Find Out How Our Proven Birth Programme Works, And How You Can Put It To Work For YOU.

 

You're about to go deep inside the sometimes surprising world of giving birth.

And listen, this is the real story ...the true story that only I can tell you, because I'm the woman that made it all happen. You'll hear about the amazing successes, the near fatal mistakes, and everything in between.

Let's begin.

First of all, I only got it totally right the second time I gave birth.

The first time, I was relying on the traditional techniques taught by pretty much every other birth preparation programme out there, while I was as experimenting with some advanced techniques from modern cognitive hypnotherapy, and I found out from actual experience what works and what doesn’t.

I was still pretty happy with my first birth experience though. My first labour was 12 hours from start to finish, and I didn’t need anything stronger than gas and air, even though I gave birth with a slipped disc.

It all started back in the summer of 2005 when my husband Rob and I found out I was pregnant. We are both UK registered Cognitive Hypnotherapists, and we had been teaching expectant mums self hypnosis and fear removal techniques in private practice with great success.

But at that point it wasn’t our primary specialization.

Up until this point, the whole "Blissful Birth" thing was just a idea I'd been kicking around in my head. I had no first hand experience of what it is like to be pregnant or what it was like to wait 9 months with everyone telling me how horrendous birth can be.

Frankly, I Was Scared Out Of My Mind

And for good reason because

• I had suffered a slipped disc before I got pregnant
• I was bombarded by horror stories from my well meaning friends
• As a professional Hypnotherapist, I felt under pressure from family, friends and clients to make this work.

When I told people I was pregnant and that I was going to use self hypnosis and relaxation to help me give birth without any drugs or epidurals, they all thought I was mad – even though they knew what I did for a living! There was a lot of doubt and negativity around me.

So you can understand why I was worried.

Even worse, as my pregnancy progressed, and the baby grew, I could feel my back getting worse and I was placed under the care of a consultant. He kept telling me that I would probably need to have an early delivery by caesarian section, and I remember thinking…

There’s No Way I Can Have A Natural Birth Now!

So I sat down with my husband, Rob, and we talked things through. We both knew what was at stake, but I was determined to be in control of my pregnancy and have a good birth experience.

So I started going through every hypnosis and birthing book I could lay my hands on, trying every technique from the birthing ‘experts’ I could find to help me prepare. I knew in my heart that my body would know what to do, if only I could overcome my fears.

We had no idea if any of it would actually help me achieve the natural birth I wanted, but we knew…

We Had To Try Something!

Eventually, after lots of trial and error, we mixed some traditional techniques with the latest research into how our minds work, and came up with a plan.

The original Blissful Birth system was born.

I practiced the techniques regularly and Rob made some recordings which I could listen to each day. My pregnancy went very quickly, and although my back was very painful, I lost the fear and became more and more confident that I would be able to have a natural birth. Even my consultant was hopeful.

Then, three days before my due date, I went into labour. Although I had the usual Braxton Hicks practice contractions, the first real contraction caught me by surprise and I had a moment of doubt.

But I had promised myself I would give birth naturally, and I wasn't going to go back on my word.

I quickly got into a relaxed frame of mind, and with each contraction I knew I was one step closer to meeting our baby. After 6 hours I told Rob I felt ready to go to the hospital.

But when I arrived, the midwives weren’t convinced I was very far along because I was too relaxed and happy!

They said I would probably be going home again, but when they examined me, to my relief it turned out that I was over 5cm dilated.

Even The Midwives Were Amazed

But then things started to go downhill. As part of the admission process, they insisted I be hooked up to a monitor so they could see how the baby was doing. But he was fast asleep, so I had to stay hooked up for nearly two hours until he woke up and they got the readings they wanted.

Thankfully, after at, they left Rob and I alone and I quickly relaxed again and settled into a rhythm as I got closer to giving birth. Within a couple more hours, I started feeling the urge to push, and we knew we would soon meet our baby.

A midwife came in and confirmed I was fully dilated, and there was a flurry of activity as they got ready.

But There Was A HUGE Problem

Rob had gone to the car to fetch the bags.

And while he was gone, the midwife convinced me it would be best to give birth on my back. Something I had really wanted to avoid.

And without Rob there to support me at that moment, I just went along with it what was most convenient for her, not me. I started to feel out of control, and almost as if my body knew something wasn’t right…

My Contractions Slowed Right Down

So for the last hour, the midwives were urging me to make the most of each contraction, because my baby kept moving back upwards in the the long gap in between contractions.

Finally, with the midwives threatening medical intervention if I didn’t give birth soon, I made a final effort to push him out. I had gotten this far and I wasn’t about to give up. So I ditched the gas and air and with Rob’s help, refocused my mind, and within a couple more contractions, our son was born.

STOP: You Need To Think
About Something For A Minute.

Now I know you are probably thinking – “how was that a Blissful Birth?” Well, I wanted to make my story as accurate as possible – I wouldn’t want to gloss over any difficulties or mislead anyone.

But let’s stop for a moment and get things into perspective. This was my first ever baby, and my labour was only 12 hours from start to finish. And even though I had a few challenges along the way:

• During my pregnancy, I didn’t suffer any morning sickness.
• The first few hours of labour, my contractions were 20 minutes apart, and lasted about a minute each. So I was only uncomfortable for 3 minutes in every hour!
• When I got to hospital, I was already half way dilated, with no pain relief other than using a tens machine to ease my back.
• The next few hours, my contractions were 5 minutes apart. Painful? Yes, especially with a slipped disc. But all the time I felt in control, relaxed and confident, the experience was very manageable – I didn’t need anything stronger than some gas and air.

But best of all…

I Came Away From The Experience Feeling Very Positive

I knew I had achieved something really special. I had walked the walk and proved to myself that what we had been teaching actually works.

But now I also knew first hand the potential pitfalls – all the times where my confidence and sense of empowerment was challenged, and what I had needed to do to refocus.

So when we had adjusted to family life and I returned to work, we made adjustments to the Blissful Birth programme to make it even more effective. But there was a nagging doubt in my mind…

“Maybe I Was Just Lucky?”

There was only one way to find out.

We tested the new Blissful Birth programme on some of our clients with great feedback, and when we were confident that we had all the angles covered, we started a group class so we could reach a wider audience.

The feedback was amazing, and I was even invited to a BBC London Radio discussion on how to have a good birth.

Within a year, we conceived our second child, and I knew this was my opportunity to experience the success of the new Blissful Birth programme first hand.

Just like the first time, I went through my pregnancy with no morning sickness at all, which, with a busy toddler at home and a hypnotherapy practice to run, was quite a relief, I can tell you! My back was a lot stronger, and I felt confident from the start.

This time, however, I went over my due date – so you can imagine how keen I was to give birth by the time my labour started.

We had toyed with the idea of a home birth, but our local hospital had recently added a midwife led birthing unit, which offered a ‘home from home’ environment for birthing, including water birthing pools.

And, most importantly, their focus was on natural childbirth in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Just what we were looking for!

I felt the first of my contractions at 3:30pm, and just like before, they were very manageable and around 20 minutes apart. I was sort of expecting labour to start as I had felt the need to urgently 'nest' by vacuuming and dusting the house earlier in the day, and the baby felt very low and heavy.

In short, I felt relaxed, confident and in control.

The Blissful Birth Programme Was Working Like A Charm!

At 6pm, the contractions started getting more intense and more frequent, so I told Rob I was ready to go to the hospital and get into a waterbirthing pool.

After all, the hospital needed an hour to fill it!

We arrived at the hospital and got our car parking ticket at 6:27pm. I was admitted and by 6:45pm I was being examined by the midwife to see how things were progressing.

But just like last time, the midwives weren’t convinced I was very far into labour, because I was smiling, laughing and chatting with them!

The midwife finished her examination, paused for a moment, then said:

“Do You Want The Good News Or The Bad News?”

My mind raced and my first thought was “Oh no, she’s going to say the good news is that I am in labour, but the bad news is that I am going to be sent home because I am not very far along!”

She smiled and said: “The bad news is that you aren’t going to have a waterbirth…

… The good news is, you are fully dilated and ready to push!”

It took a couple of minutes to get undressed, fetch a birthing ball and get me into position on my knees and ready to push, so we skipped the next contraction and waited for the one after.

17 Minutes Later I Was Holding Our Son In My Arms

Here are the official timings from the midwife’s report.

So now I knew for from personal experience the Blissful Birth Programme was a success!

Let me help you out and show you

And You Could Be Using The Blissful Birth Programme 5 Minutes From Now

Obviously, Blissful Birth works.

And chances are, if you use even just a little bit of it in your birth preparation, you'll feel more confident and in control giving birth.

Here is what you will receive if you purchase the Blissful Birth Programme.

1) The Blissful Birth Workbook

This covers everything you need to know to prepare for a Blissful Birth. Here is some of what you will learn in the Blissful Birth programme.

• How your beliefs can affect your birth experience and what to do about them.
• How to take back control of how you feel, regardless of the situation.
• The key to moving from pain to power.
• How to work through your fears about childbirth in a way that puts you in control.
• Learn why some people hold onto their fears (and how you can avoid this).
• How your favourite celebrity could help you prepare for birth!
• The simple technique that allows you to let go of your worries and fears.
• The secret to achieving great results in childbirth (and even your whole life.)
• How to ensure your birth partner makes your birth easier, not harder.
• The truth about self hypnosis and how you can safely use it to prepare for labour.
• Learn the single most effective way to give yourself suggestions (as well as how to avoid the biggest mistakes people make when giving themselves suggestions.)
• 4 ways you can relax completely, both physically and mentally, any time you choose.
• How to give yourself effective suggestions without going into hypnosis.
• Learn 8 powerful techniques to reduce (or even eliminate) pain.
• Take control of your emotions by learning how to instantly change your mood.
• How to create a birth plan that creates the perfect environment for a positive birth experience, even if you are going to a hospital.
• Discover how the words you use can help or hinder your birth (and the word to avoid at all costs in the delivery room).
• Learn the power word which can help you stay in control in when giving birth (but only if used the right way).
• How you can use Blissful Birth techniques at each stage of labour.

The Workbook comes with separate exercise templates, so you can do the various birth preparation exercises as many times as you like, and examples of completed exercises, so you can quickly get the idea of what the exercises are all about.

But believe it or not, that's not all... You’ll also get

2) Three Self Hypnosis MP3 Recordings

Recording 1: Relax In Self Hypnosis (19 mins)

This MP3 programme allows you to create a private space where you can relax completely. Using this programme will help you stay relaxed during pregnancy as well as practising relaxation for labour.

Recording 2: Bonding With Your Baby (22 mins)

This MP3 programme helps you to start building that special bond with your baby, and includes visualisation to allow you to actively surround your baby with love, health and relaxation. This programme builds on the self hypnosis programme, so that you can continue to practice relaxing into self hypnosis at will.

Recording 3: Birth Rehearsal (22 mins)

This MP3 programme guides you through your natural and relaxed birth experience, allowing your mind to fully understand the way you would like your birth to be. This programme effectively removes the fear of the unknown, allowing you to go into birth feeling confident, relaxed and in control.

All the above recordings use Binaural Beat Technology for faster results

This technology, included in all our MP3 programmes, not only helps make them so much more effective, but also means they can be much shorter than traditional hypnosis cds, making them much more convenient to listen to each day.

3) Binaural Beat Relaxation MP3

This one hour background MP3 can help you relax faster and easier, because it contains binaural beats.

Binaural beats occur when sounds of slightly different frequency that are played into each ear. Research has shown that these beats cause your brainwave patterns to synchronise with the beat (known as Hemi-Sync™ at the Monroe Institute), allowing you to reach those creative and deeply relaxed meditative states of mind much faster and with much less training.

4) Email Support For 30 Days

We think our manual is pretty clear and covers everything in easy to read chunks, but we know that sometimes people have questions or want something clarified. And sometimes you just need reassurance that you are doing it right.

So, that’s why we make ourselves available by email to each and every client for 30 days, so you can get up and running quickly.

And unlike many of the other birth programmes out there, Rob and I are experienced UK registered Cognitive Hypnotherapists who have actually used the process for the birth of both our own children, so you can be sure we know what we are talking about!

By now, you are probably thinking…

“How Much Is This Programme Going to Cost Me?”

Allow me to explain...

Firstly, we created the 'home study' version of the Blissful Birth Programme so we can meet the increasing demand for the Blissful Birth programme worldwide. The home study version covers everything we would normally cover in a group class or one-to-one.

People who previously attended our one day group courses paid £150 (US$270) each for this programme. And those people who come to see me privately pay around £240 (US$430). Not to mention travel time and expenses.

And if you saw a HypnoBirthing™ practitioner it would cost you £200-£450 ($350-$800)* according to the UK HypnoBirthing™ website FAQ. (*prices taken April 08).

But won't have to pay anything like that much, because you can download everything in the full programme for just £74.99 (approx US$135).

And that unbelievably low price includes your 30 days personal email support too...

I fully believe that if you take the time to go through the materials and practise regularly, you can give birth feeling confident, relaxed and in control. I know, because not only do our clients tell us it works, but I also did it myself.

But it gets better because ...

My No Risk, 100% Money Back
30 Day Guarantee Ensures That Either
YOU Are Satisfied Or You Don't Pay...

Here's how it works...

You have a full 30 days (more than enough time to go through all the materials) to see if my Blissful Birth Programme is right for you. If you determine that it isn’t, just let us know and we’ll gladly refund your money. No hassles. No hard feelings.

And I'll let you keep the Blissful Birth Programme For FREE!

We think you'll agree that's about as fair as it gets! Click here to order now. You have absolutely no risk whatsoever.

There are no questions asked, no "wiggle clauses" and no funny business. Either you love it or you get a refund and keep it FREE. Wouldn't it be great if everything came with this kind of guarantee?

So, click here and get the Blissful Birth programme right now.

With my "No-Hassle" guarantee, you have absolutely nothing to risk... and everything to gain! Just imagine what it would be like to give birth feeling relaxed, confident and in control and to have a positive birth experience to look back on.

I'll say it again one more time just in case you missed it...

IF YOU WORK THROUGH THE PROGRAMME, PRACTICE THE TECHNIQUES, AND LISTEN TO THE SELF HYPNOSIS MP3s, YOU WILL PUT YOURSELF IN CONTROL AND START FEELING MORE CONFIDENT ABOUT GIVING BIRTH.
I ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEE IT!

As long as you're committed, you simply CANNOT lose.

But whatever you do, DON’T delay. When I say this programme is limited...I mean it!

Because we are offering 30 day email support to every person who purchases the Blissful Birth programme, we can only accept a limited number of people each month.

Once we hit the limit, the order registration link will be taken down and you will have to wait until we are free to take on more people. Don't let that happen – the sooner you start, the more benefit you will get!

Best regards,

Heidi Woodgate
Creator of the Blissful Birth programme,
UK Registered Cognitive Hypnotherapist
and mother of two fabulous boys!

P.S. Remember, your satisfaction is totally guaranteed!

If within the first 30 days you decide the Blissful Birth programme is not or you, I will refund your money in full. No questions asked. No quibble. No hassle. And I’ll let you keep the programme for free.

P.P.S If there is no order link, it means we’ve filled all available slots at present.

But if you leave your name and email address, we’ll add you to our early bird list and let you know before the link goes live to the general public again so you can get in quick!

P.P.P.S Still not sure the Blissful Birth home study programme is for you?

If you are not ready to buy, please click here.

Disclaimer: Do not buy this if you think it'll automatically make you feel confident about giving birth just because you bought it. You have to do the exercises and practice the techniques to succeed. The sooner you start and the more you practice, the more you will benefit from the Blissful Birth programme.

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