Hypnobirthing and Antenatal class with Dr Lou (Sat 11th and 18th May 9:30-13:30)

Are you between 12-36 weeks pregnant and want to learn all of the tools you need for a calm birth? This two day course will provide you with all of the hypnobirthing tools to have an empowering birth.

There are only 10 spaces available!

Day 1 (11th May 2024):

• Introduction
• How labour begins
• How the uterus works
• Why is labour painful (fight or flight)
• Importance of pelvic balance and alignment
• Wave breathing
• Hormones of labour: Why endorphins are your new best friend
• Language
• Pain
• The importance of relaxation
• Hypnosis/trance
• The brain
• Affirmations
• Release and Let Go technique
• The Calm Birth school breathing

BREAK

• Visualisation
• The importance of the birthing environment
• Choosing where to have your baby
• Local knowledge
• Who is going to be in the room with you- Dream birthing team
• Get specific
• The birth companion's role
• Birth preferences

Day 2 ( 18th May 2024):

• Physical and emotional preparations
• Gentle exercise
• Pelvic floor
• Perineal massage
• Bonding with baby
• EDD
• Induction of labour
• Natural induction methods
• Special circumstances
• How to deal with distractions (Light touch massage/dial down method)

BREAK

• Early labour and the seven signs of labour
• Birth positions
• What labour feels like
• Labouring at home: when to leave and what to do on the journey
• What happens when you arrive at hospital
• If labour slows or rests
• Working with the care provider
• BRAIN and language that might be used
• Birthing phase (the poo bit!)
• Birth breathing
• Transition and crowning
• Meeting baby
• Cord and placenta
• Skin to skin

Time: 9:30am-1:30pm

Location: Results Align Chiropractic, 21-27 Oct Street, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 5AJ

 Everyone will receive a complimentary book and a goodie bag! Feel free to invite your birthing partners; their admission is covered in the ticket price.