Antenatal & Hypnobirthing Classes in
Fareham, Portsmouth & South East Hampshire.
Hi, I am Sarah and I am so pleased that you found me!
*LAST FACE TO FACE COURSE DATES OF 2024*
NOVEMBER 7th, 24th, 21st & 28th! Book now!
It is my mission to inform and educate you about birth to enable you to have a positive birth experience! I teach hypnobirthing in fareham, in a realistic, friendly and light-hearted way to help you cope with pain and feel in control.
If you are anything like me, when getting pregnant the initial excitement was quickly clouded by the fear of having to actually give birth to the baby! I’d heard all sorts of terrible comparisons about giving birth being like ‘shitting out a watermelon’ - erm, no thanks!
Thankfully a trusty friend told me to sign up to hypnobirthing… Derren Brown was the first thing that came to mind so I was a little sceptical but after doing a taster session with The Birth Uprising TBU I was SOLD!
Now, to be clear, I am not saying my birth was perfect by any stretch, BUT I did feel in control. I fell in love with hypnobirthing, so much so, I trained to become an instructor to share the wisdom with other pregnant people!
CLICK HERE to join me on my FREE mini-masterclass, an ‘Introduction to Hypnobirthing’!
Here I talk more about what Hypnobirthing actually is - the name does NOT do it any justice. Join me to learn more about Hypnobirthing and get a taste of some of the science areas that we will cover more in the course!
IF YOU ARE UNSURE ABOUT IF THIS IS FOR YOU, OR YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, BOOK A FREE 15 MINUTE DISCOVERY CALL WITH ME NOW!
I bet you didn’t know that Hypnobirthing has been proved in research to have these benefits on labour… !!!!
Reduction of fear and pain
Less likely to have birth interventions
Increase feeling in control
Better postnatal recovery
Greater chance of spontaneous labour
Less likely to need pharmacological pain relief
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Here I have tried to compile some useful information for you to work through during your pregnancy. I found it very daunting all the different decisions that needed to be made when I was pregnant. Hopefully this will be a great resource to you to make pregnancy that little bit easier.
Don’t just take my word for it…..
What have my previous clients said about me?
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Sarah was absolutely brilliant throughout the whole process and she made sure we took everything at my own pace.
Coming from a mental health nursing background means that Sarah offers a really unique perspective, and everything was always backed up by clear research and evidence. I found that really helpful and reassuring because it’s hard to know what to believe when there is so much information and differing opinions out there.
The focus was always on what was best for me and the baby, and I feel so much more empowered to make the right decisions for me.
Thank you so much Sarah!
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I purchased the 1-1 course with Sarah at Birthing Your Way and honestly it was the best money I've ever spent. I knew I wanted to try hypnobirthing but I really wanted the extra support.
Sarah is so knowledgeable and made me feel so at ease, confident and excited about my birth.
Hypnobirthing isn't airy fairy stuff, I've learnt so much about the power of my body and my mind, as well as amazing birthing techniques. Even though my birth didn't go quite to plan, Sarah gave me ALL the tools I needed to get through each stage and to make informed decisions that were right for me. I don't know where I would have been without her and her course.
For anyone hesitating, don't - book right away because it's worth every penny.
Thank you so much Sarah!
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As a first time mum to be who was feeling very lost and scared about the process of giving birth - I am so glad I decided to enrol in a hypnobirthing course with Sarah. She gave me lots of helpful and insightful details around the process of birth, what to expect, how to work with my body, techniques for keeping calm and the empowerment to make my own choices and advocate for my own wishes throughout the process. When I told her I was being tested for a liver condition during the course, she even came prepared at the next session with books for me to take away as well as providing me with really helpful information around my condition, what it means for me and how it could impact my birth options. If you are considering hypnobirthing or you’re like me and feel generally anxious and worried about giving birth and just want to feel more confident - Sarah at Birthing Your Way is a first class choice and I couldn’t recommend it enough!
It’s not what you think…
If you are anything like me, right now you are TERRIFIED of birth and already trying to think of ways to get out of it.. Maybe you are even contemplating just going straight in with an epidural, or maybe even requesting a c-section. Thats certainly the type of thing that was going through my mind. Yet, you wonder, that maybe, just maybe, it is possible that it doesn’t have to be this awful?
I know that you want to have a positive birth experience. I think it’s true to say that all mums do. I know this because I’ve been in your shoes and had those same worries. I guess the difference is, I’m the other side now.
Do you want the possibility that you could actually have a positive birth experience?
Do you want your birth partner to be able to support you as best as they can during both your labour and when baby arrives?
Do you want to know what all of your options are for your birth and what your rights are around making decisions?
If the answer is YES! then you are in the right place!
Hypnobirthing with Birthing Your Way is the only preparation you will need to birth your baby! What we do know about birth is that it can be incredibly unpredictable and therefore being prepared for every outcome helps your to feel in control. This antenatal course is jam packed with gold to help educate you on the science and biology behind labour and how your body can be maximised to its full potentials. It will help you to create the perfect toolkit for birth to put you in the best stead to cope with pain. It helps educate you on different birth choices in terms of location, types of birth, methods to induce labour and pain management. It will teach you to understand how to make decisions in potentially challenging situations and how to navigate your birth rights. But ultimately it is helping build confidence, and maybe even excitement, so you can absolutely boss your birth, just how you deserve!
It all starts with science.
Our bodies are pretty clever, right? So surely they wouldn’t give us a birthing system that was intended to ruin our bodies, causing agonising pain for days. This is definitely a worry that many mums have, certainly something that went through my mind. Well, lets strip things back to science and the biology behind labour. Did you know that the hormone that drives labour to progress - oxytocin - only makes an appearance when we feel safe, loved and happy? So in order for labour to move forwards we have to be in a calm and safe headspace. One of our stress hormones - adrenalin - can do the opposite and can slow our labour down. Sadly, in modern society, people gets spikes of adrenalin when perhaps it is not required. For example, an unknown caller rings! This isn’t life or death. A good example when adrenalin is helpful as there is a genuine life and death situation is when the cavemen were being hunted by lions. Here adrenalin literally saved lives! Hypnobirthing teaches you to understand how your body was designed to give birth; how each body part works and then how you can maximise each of these amazing benefits and work with your body, not against it.
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I would recommend doing the course anywhere after the 20th week of pregnancy. It could be done up to 35 weeks but a little time to process the content of the course and practice skills gives them the best possible chance. Equally better late than never!
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All of it! I know that some birthers can describe feeling like ‘a spare part’ but they are absolutely not! Birth partners play a massive role, and whilst there is a part dedicated to them in the full course, they need to know everything the birther knows!
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You can indeed! This course is for labour and birth, for all pregnant people. No matter which way your baby is born, hypnobirthing is for you!
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Yes, it isn’t a cheap outgoing but it is absolutely worth every penny. Your labour and birth is something that will be with you forever. It is not uncommon for birthers to have felt coerced into decisions during labour that they didn’t feel comfortable making or didn’t fully understand. This course equips you with all the tools to try and prevent this from occurring. Take a lot at our positive birth stories to see why hypnobirthing is so popular.
Did you know that hypnobirthing was also fit to serve a princess?!
“I saw the power of it really, the meditation and the deep breathing and things like that, that they teach you in hypnobirthing, when I was really sick and I was trying to do everything I could to help myself, and that was hugely powerful.”