Birthing and Beyond with Jenni

27/09/2022

✨Free Taster Session✨

Monday 10th October between 8pm - 8:30pm on Teams. Join me to find out more about my birth preparation courses including my £5 workshop with and my postnatal doula services 🙌🏼

If you sign up to my full birth prep course, my intensive workshop or my postnatal doula services after attending the taster session, you'll receive 10% off. What have you got to lose?

Message me or find me on Eventbrite to sign up.

Looking forward to seeing you then! Jenni 💜🌿

07/09/2022

✨The Empowered Birth & Beyond Workshop✨

I am SO excited to announce my new Workshop!! I've been thinking this up for a while & it's finally ready for people to sign up to 🙌🏼

For the absolute bargain of £5 you will get:
🌿 The key information you need to have a calm, informed & in control birth
🌿 Top tips from Becky from all about those early days with baby
🌿 The opportunity to meet other parents-to-be
🌿 Time to ask any questions you have
🌿 Tea, coffee (including herbal & decaf) & biscuits

The cost also covers if you'd like to bring your birth partner along!

I would love for you to join me & Becky at The Elephant House in Bedminster for this fun & informative workshop 🎉

We have two dates at the moment:
* Sunday 30th October
* Saturday 3rd December

Details are on Eventbrite, head there to grab your space! Cannot wait to see you there! Jenni 💜🌿

07/08/2022

✨World Breastfeeding Week✨

1st - 7th August

The pictures here might bring back so many happy memories for some people & for others it will remind them of a very difficult time.

Yes, it's true that breastfeeding provides an amazing amount of nourishment to baby & it can reduce some of the barriers that are there when trying to access formula/ food however it can also cause a huge amount of stress & pressure during a time where a lot of women feel at their most vulnerable.

Some are lucky to be well supported & to have a smooth breastfeeding experience, however a number of women find it extremely difficult & they feel unsupported. There are so many reasons why breastfeeding may not be easily established & pressurising women to continue when perhaps it isn't the most appropriate thing for them or their baby is not right.

Women should be supported in all aspects of feeding, whether that's via formula, their breast, donated milk or anything else. Women should be listened to & respected no matter their decisions.

And for those who would like to/ can breastfeed, do it wherever the hell you'd like to!

Educate, support & empower.

Jenni 💜🌿

06/04/2022

✨Watermelons are for eating, not birthing✨

It may have felt like you were carrying a watermelon for the last few months of pregnancy but let me reassure you, birth is nothing like birthing a watermelon & here's why:

* A watermelon is one huge round shape, a baby is not

* A baby's head has the ability to flex & move, unlike the fixed/ hard shape of a watermelon

* A watermelon wouldn't have a clue how to navigate your birth canal, a baby does

* Your wonderful cervix opens, thins, moves forward and softens which therefore provides plenty of space for your baby to move through

* A watermelon does not interact with or respond to the amazing hormones that a baby helps to initiate

So let's just leave the watermelons as a delicious snack (& to Harry Styles 🍉) and know that your body and your baby know exactly what to do. Birth is nothing like birthing a watermelon, thank goodness!

Now, someone pass me the watermelon!

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24/01/2021

The wonderful cervix 💮

It's spoken about so much during pregnancy & labour but what exactly is it & what is its role?

Your cervix is a cylinder-shaped neck of tissue connecting the uterus & va**na primarily made up of fibromuscular tissue. During pregnancy it does a great job of keeping baby in and protected from infection and during labour it stretches, thins, shortens and opens so baby can move from your uterus ready to be born.

In your calm, relaxed & happy state your surges develop and work to open your cervix smoothly & efficiently. Your body and baby working together in perfect harmony.

It's your choice if you would like to accept va**nal examinations during your labour and if you'd like to know how 'dilated' you are 💜🌿














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23/01/2021

YES YOU DO 💪🏼🙌🏼

You have everything you need, no matter what route your birth takes to have a positive experience & be happy with the decisions you make. Things that can help you to feel calm, informed & in control are:

🌿 Completing the Harmony Hypnobirthing KGH course 😉
🌿 Identifying & releasing any fears you might have about the remainder of your pregnancy or labour
🌿 Using positive affirmations & visualisations to solidify what you'd like your birth to look like
🌿 Researching areas of birth that you're not sure of so you have a good base knowledge
🌿 Asking questions to your birth professionals in relation to your situation/ experience rather than general facts & figures
🌿 You & your birth partner (if present) being on the same page with choices & thinking ahead of what you might like to do
🌿 Creating a relaxing environment no matter where you choose to birth your baby
🌿 Listening to your body and choosing positions that are comfortable & optimal

A cesarean birth can still incorporate all of the above, you still have the right to have the experience you're happy with. A c-birth doesn't take any of this away from you.

When you sign up to the H.H course, you'll receive a pack of my affirmation cards which also allow you to write your own on the reverse so you can really focus on the experience YOU want 💜🌿

17/01/2021

Join me for a free taster session on Sunday 7th February to see what Harmony Hypnobirthing KGH is all about and how we can work together to ensure you have a calm, informed & in control birth 🙌🏼

I look forward to meeting you! Get in touch via insta, email or phone 🌿💜

16/01/2021

Home comforts can have such a positive impact on how you feel in your birthing environment. When you are comfortable & calm your body relaxes which encourages the amazing natural hormones to flood your body and as a result your labour is more smooth and more efficient 🙌🏼

So, what could you pack in your hospital bag (amongst all those snacks!) to bring those feelings of home with you?
✨ Your favourite cushion / blanket
✨ A scent that helps you feel calm/ powerful - aromatherapy oils
✨Battery powered candles/ lights
✨ A photograph
✨ Affirmations
✨ A particular colour which helps you to relax
✨ Music
✨ iPad/ phone - charger
✨ Eyemask/ ear plugs
✨ Moisturiser

What would you take with you?

Save some space in your hospital for some of these items & bring a bit of home with you into your birthing environment 🌿💜

20/12/2020

✨ DAY 8 ✨

Day 8 gives another insight into what key aspects one of my clients took from the course and our time together.

The breathing techniques & relaxation aspects are a common theme in my clients feedback. They are both such powerful tools during both the pre & postpartum stages.

I think one of my favourite things in the course is a recognition that the mum & birth partner (where ones being used) can bring so much control & calm into their labour & birth experience simply through learning what their options are, taking time to relax & consider these options & utilising their breathing techniques.

All of these aspects ensure that the women remains in the parasympathetic NS, allowing all of the wonderful, natural hormones to flood her body.

No matter what route your birth takes your powerful breathing & relaxation techniques are always there 💜🌿

17/10/2020

I did my first session with a lovely mum-to-be (& friend) last night and the realisation that the feelings of contracting and relaxing during labour are just the same as any other muscle in your body when they are working hard is one of my favourite parts of the course.

Before I started Hypnobirthing I was guilty of viewing labour as a huge, scary event that you couldn't really understand if you've never experienced it before which can then easily give way to fear. But through bringing it back to the facts of how your body is working and responding to your baby makes the whole process feel normal and therefore managable and actually something to feel excited about!

Your uterus is such an amazing muscle, protecting your baby during pregnancy and then working hard with you and baby to bring your baby into the world during labour. It knows exactly what to do, so you can relax and feel confident that it is contracting & relaxing, just as it should 💜🌿

12/10/2020

These comments from a mum I worked with has made my morning 🥰

Its such a special privilege to be able to work with mums-to-be during their pregnancy journey. Getting to know them and identifying any worries they have and then seeing them over come these and go on to have a positive birth experience has to be the best gift a Hypnobirthing teacher can get.

Women have the right to have a birth in which they feel calm, informed & in control & Harmony Hypnobirthing helps achieve this through education & teaching of techniques.

I can't wait to work with and support more amazing ladies 💜🌿

03/10/2020

GIFT VOUCHERS NOW AVAILABLE 🥳

The perfect gift for a mum to be and their birth partner... the gift of a calm, informed & in control labour & birth!

I'm so excited to have these gift vouchers available as it will not only help for mum/ birth partner to save some money at an expensive time but more importantly allow them to connect with their baby on a level they didn't know was possible as well as removing fears & gaining confidence ready for their labour.

The perfect gift for your partner, a friend, family member or colleague. Get in touch to buy one, they can be delivered via email or post 🌿💜

26/09/2020

16/09/2020

Surge? Wave? Contraction? Whatever you prefer to call them they are a powerful, intense & amazing experience.

You and your surges are working as one, helping to bring your baby closer to you.

Your uterus is working like any other muscle would when you are undertaking some form of exercise by contracting & releasing. Working in perfect harmony with your body & baby.

Embrace the power your body has & welcome each surge 🌿💜

30/08/2020

What is a positive birth?

A positive birth is one where mum feels empowered, calm, in control & powerful and she is able to make confident decisions based on the information available. The mode or route that birth takes does not determine this.

A positive birth experience can be va**nal or cesarean and can involve medical intervention if needed. As long as mum and birth partner are supported to make the decisions that are right for them and their individual situation, a positive birth is achieved 💜🌿

25/08/2020

Well my 30th birthday weekend celebrating with family & friends is over. I had the most amazing time & it was nice to relax and take a bit of time out.

Keeping the celebrations going with my 30% sale which is still on until the end of September 🥳🥳

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21/08/2020

To help kickstart my 30th birthday celebrations I'm offering 30% off the Harmony Hypnobirthing KGH course until the end of September 🥳

So please let any expectant mothers know so they can take advantage of this £100 saving whilst still receiving the full KGH course!

Calm. Informed. In control 🌿💜

18/08/2020

I believe one of the key things that Harmony Hypnobirthing can do is to help you to connect with your mind and body and feel confident that they will work together with your baby during birth.

Knowing that your body is built perfectly to birth your baby & that your baby knows exactly how to work with your body, allows you to trust the beautiful birth process & builds confidence.

We will work together so you'll feel calm, informed & in control ready for an empowering labour & birth which ever route or mode it takes 🌿💜