Birth Right Hypnobirthing

16/02/2026

Everything is Optional (Yes, EVERYTHING!)

Last time we talked about control. This week? Let's get real about CHOICES

The "I Thought I Had To" List

When I talk to parents to be, these are some of the things that they think are requirements:

✓ Every scheduled appointment
✓ Every test and screening
✓ The "suggested" birth plan
✓ Induction at 40+5
✓ Giving birth lying on their back

Surprise! They're ALL optional.

Why It Doesn't Feel That Way?

Healthcare speak can sound like this:

"You need to..."
"We have to..."
"The protocol is..."

Translation: "We're suggesting..." or "The usual option is..."

They're not trying to trick you. It's just how medical culture talks.

But it makes everything sound like a requirement when it's actually an offering.

Reality Check: Some Choices Are Harder Than Others

Not every choice is "What flavour ice cream do I want?" level easy.

Some are more like "Do I take this job in another city?" complicated.

You might not know immediately if you made the "right" call. And that's okay. That's being human.

Your Birth = Your Call

Whether you want:

Home birth in a pool 🏊
Hospital birth with all the pain relief 💉
Planned c-section 🏥
Free-birthing in your garden 🌳

All valid. All worthy of respect.

The Key

Know choices exist → Understand your options → Make YOUR decision.

Next time: How to build the confidence to discover those choices and actually make them.

See you then! ✨

P.S. If you want to learn more about your choices, why not book a discovery call with me for free? No obligation, no fee, just a chat to see how I can support you in your pregnancy.

You can book here: https://calendly.com/birthrighthypnobirthing/15-minute-chat

Or DM me!

07/02/2026

This month I will be exploring the 7 C's of Hypnobirthing - the principles that underpin everything I teach.

Parents often say to me that they want to feel in control during labour and birth, but how realistic is that?

The 7 C's of Hypnobirthing #1: CONTROL

Here's the paradox: you can't control labour itself (it's involuntary, like your heartbeat), but you CAN control everything happening around you.

The shocking stat: 95% of women in one study didn't even realize they had choices during pregnancy and birth. Not that they didn't know what their choices were - they didn't know choices existed!

The truth? Everything is optional:

Appointments
Routine tests
Induction
Any suggested intervention

Your new mantra: "Is this a requirement... or is this an option?"

Spoiler: It's always an option.

When you understand that everything is an offering rather than an order, you become an active participant in your birth - not a passive recipient of care.

Next time: Choices - if you don't know you have choices, the truth is that you don't!

Read my full blog here:
https://birthright-hypnobirthing.co.uk/the-7-cs-of-hypnobirthing/

07/02/2026

Are you being offered an Induction? Do you know the benefits and risks of doing the induction. . . how about the benefits and risks of not having the induction? Often the information we're given is cherry picked to highlight the benefits of doing, and the risks of not doing. . .which is only half of the information you need.

If you want more information, I highly recommend checking out Sara Wickham. . .she's on the socials, she has a great website FULL of info at www.sarawickham.com.

This is also a whole section of what we cover in my courses. .. . so booking means you can make informed decisions about what is right for you and your baby.

I'm now taking bookings for March and April courses, but be quick.. . they're filling up fast!

When it comes to some of what is being shared about the pros and cons of induction in late pregnancy, what we’re seeing isn’t evidence-based decision making.

It’s decision-based evidence making.

This makes it all the more important that women and families can explore the evidence and the issues for themselves, so that they can make the decisions that are right for them.

All of my books have been written with this aim in mind.

My most popular book is called, “In Your Own Time: How western medicine controls the start of labour and why this needs to stop.”

I wrote it to help demystify the evidence and also to highlight some of the significant discrepancies between guidelines and what we really know about the benefits of supporting women to birth spontaneously.

Find out more at https://www.sarawickham.com/time

28/01/2026

26/01/2026

Winter is hard enough when you're not growing a human. Give yourself the warmth you deserve - inside and out.

"You know what sounds terrible? Going outside in this weather.

You know what sounds perfect? Cocooning at the Bloomfield
Centre with other mums and pregnant people who also just want to be WARM and STILL for 90 blessed minutes 🤰💕

✨ Toasty warm room
✨ Guided relaxation (let us do the thinking)
✨ Hot drinks & fresh biscuits
✨ No rushing, no cold, no stress

Book your space for Tuesday 27th January 7.30pm (booking link in comments)

22/12/2025

Creating your own story (before birth begins)

By now you know how powerful birth stories are — but here’s something many people forget:

You’re already creating your birth story, long before labour begins.

Every empowering birth you watch, every calm account you listen to, every positive example your subconscious absorbs… it all shapes the internal landscape you’ll draw from on the day your baby arrives.

Think of positive stories not as scripts, but as a catalogue of possibilities:

✨ “I didn’t think I could… but I did.”
✨ “I stayed calm even when things changed.”
✨ “I made the decisions. I chose the path.”
✨ “I felt powerful, no matter how my baby was born.”

Your story will be its own masterpiece — and you deserve to walk into it feeling supported, informed, and deeply connected to your inner strength.

If you’d like guidance, birth preparation, or a hand to hold as you shape that story, I’m here!

15/12/2025

It makes sense that what we eat can have an impact on our health and wellbeing, and that of our baby too. But did you know that the stories that we expose ourselves to has an impact too?

Everything that we experience is stored in our subconscious mind. We are learning more and more about the neuroscience behind this, but the stories we hear and see can have a large affect on our birth. Negative stories can trigger the release of adrenaline, which can slow or stop labour. Positive stories can help us create a realistic template of how labour can unfold in a straightforward, empowering way.

Where our mind leads, our body follows.

We see this a lot in sports. The body is working hard, but if our mind is set on a goal, it is the mental imagery, positive repetition of statements and mental preparation that helps us to go that extra mile and achieve our goal.

So, what are you surrounding yourself with during your pregnancy? What strategies have you got in place to protect your subconscious from other peoples stories? Want some help with that?

Follow for tips, come along to a pregnancy relaxation session or check out my 2026 courses, starting in January :D