Hypnobirthing with Orla

31/07/2025

10/03/2025

Join me Sunday 16th March 6pm at for an evening of Breathwork, Guided Meditation & Hypnotic Rest 😌

Designed for women who want to SLOW DOWN, REST, RESTORE & feel READY to FLOURISH in all aspects of their life 🌺 💗

Experience deep rest, connection & time for YOU. Unlock your potential, creativity & opportunity for growth 🌱

No experience necessary, come as you are 🙏

Message me to book your space, limited places available

01/02/2025

Excited to announce I am now back offering Hypnobirthing & Mindset prep for Parents to be 🌟👇

1-1 HYPNOBIRTHING OFFER 🤰

Complete Hypnobirthing Course for parents with 1-1 attention & support for you & your baby 🤗

Do you want a calm, empowered birth & the tools to look after your mindset throughout pregnancy, birth & beyond?

Then this is for YOU, supporting both you and your partner to be the parents you want to be 💗

Online via zoom from the comfort of your home & at a time of your choice 🏡

Message to get started 📧

16/01/2025

MOTHERHOOD - the most precious journey ❤️

No-one tells you…It cracks you WIDE OPEN 💗

From a place of rawness comes such vulnerability, a love like you’ve never felt it, a rainbow of emotions & the intensity of knowing another life needs you so much.

Yet in the midst of it all, can you slowly begin to find time to come home to yourself. Knowing you or time will never be the same again.

We were never meant to do it alone, you don’t have to 🙏
A time for transformation, healing & being.
Allow yourself the space Mamma, take all the time you need ❤️

What can you do today, for YOU? Share with me 👇

31/07/2024

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For SPONSORS AND COLLABORATION💌
Email add : gilmaeash23@gmail.com 💌

A mother's life is filled with joy, love, and laughter. It is a beautiful and fulfilling journey..❤️

Family is the most important thing in life.❤️

20/06/2024

End of an era at one of our favorite places to go
Look at that wee cheeky face, a little bigger, bolder & a few more hairs by the end of term 3 😆

Every mummy needs a safe space to go have fun with their baby, have the craic with other mummies, & be treated to a nice warm cuppa and snacks. Fiona ticked every box & we have loved our time there 🥰

Obviously we will be back in September, not getting rid of us now 😆

20/03/2024

🌟 My first offering as a mamma - no better place to start 🌟

Mamma do you need some rest? Time to Unwind, Relax & Restore?

Join me Saturday 6th April 11am-12:30

The focus of this workshop is on Rest, Relaxation, and Recharging~ Resting deeply in mind & body, taking time to fill up your own cup. Give yourself the love & attention you so freely give to others 💗

Beginning with a gentle focus on our breath, allow me to guide you into a deep state of relaxation and bliss where time means nothing. All our “To Do’s” are put on hold & the only moment that matters is now. 💗

These workshops journey deep into the subconscious mind allowing you to rest & restore at a deeper level.

This workshop is suitable for everyone, whether you have experienced meditation or hypnosis before or never ☺️

Limited spaces. Please message to book your place or email omcd@hotmail.co.uk 📧

www.orlamcdade.com

Give others the best of you, not the rest of you. Time to relax & recharge is so so important as a mummy, ensuring we can look after our own health & wellbeing to enable us to then care for all those others 💗

09/03/2024

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“Did you know that Mayan families in Guatemala, consider bedsharing to be the only way to parent through the night?

Did you know that in Japan, breastfeeding and shared sleep (soine) is seen as a means to sustain connection through touch or ‘skinship’ between mother and child?

Did you know that In Bali, babies’ feet don’t touch the ground until 3 months of age?

Yet, we’re told in western culture that our babies need to sleep on their own, that we need to get our babies on a schedule and that we can ‘spoil’ them if we pick them up ‘too much’.

One of my favourite cross-cultural pieces of research to share to help us challenge the mainstream parenting narrative, comes from Dr. Charlotte Peterson. She spent forty years traveling the globe to live with local families and witness parenting practices in peaceful cultures. She observed that in Bali, babies are seen as a blessing.

At three months of age, there is a ceremony called Tiga Bulan or “three moons”. It is not until the celebration of this ceremony that a new baby’s feet touch the earth. Until that point, the baby is considered “of the heavens” and is constantly held in someone’s arms.

After the ceremony, the baby is considered “of the earth”. Although a baby can be put down and “out of arms” at this point, Charlotte has rarely seen a Balinese infant or toddler not being held or closely watched, by her parents or family members, within those first three months.

For me, it feels validating to gain a different perspective, reminding us that our instincts to hold our babies close are ancient, wise and innately human. I seek out research like this as it allows me to better understand the difference between social norms & what’s best for our babies.”

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26/12/2023

Wishing you all a wonderful Christmas & New Year ❤️

Thank-you to those who worked with me this year 1-1 therapy, coaching, joined my workshops, group coaching programmes, talks, networking, support & everything else in-between.

2023 has brought me the most precious gift of motherhood, thank-you to those that have supported me on my journey & new role this far 😘

Hope to see you all sometime in 2024 with lots of exciting new offerings for you,
Take care, Orla.x

24/12/2023

Santa is packing up his sleigh, and a lot of us are already heading to our destination for Christmas celebrations. And if you're breastfeeding a little one this holiday season, there may he some additional things to think about.
Here's some top tips.

-Feed frequently. Never stretch out the gaps between feeds because you're busy or because someone suggests they don't need feeding. It will just make your littley cranky and your b***s at risk of engorgement and mastitis.

-Ignore the haters. Seriously, this is your kid, your feeding journey. Friends and family can say and think what they want but ultimately none of it means jack.

-Take frequent quiet breaks. Christmas is sensory overload for babies and toddlers. They're gonna be pretty wired by the end of it potentially, and you can help this by taking breaks in a quiet room every couple of hours.

-Eyes down, look in. If you've got a distractible feeder you're going to need to plan ahead and make sure you've got time and space for quiet feed offerings.

-Don't stress about perfection. Seriously, all they want is to be with you, and to play, laugh and have fun. Cuddle and enjoy.

-Be sensible about solids. If they're under 6 months (26 weeks) and not yet showing signs of readiness for solids foods, then skip it until next year. They're not missing out, because they don't know what it is!
And if they are having solids, think twice about what you're offering. We all like treats, sure, but do they *actually* need that much chocolate? Up to you, your kidlet, but remember that brocoli isn't going to seem so appetising after a selection box.

-If you have alcohol, don't bed share.

-Use a sling. Slings are a gamechanger. You can keep your baby close, calm and quiet and avoid any unwanted passing around.

-Have some phrases ready.
'Aw, we're actually quite happy with how we're doing things, but thank you. What's your opinion on Christmas pudding?'

'Things have changed quite a lot over recent years, it must seem really strange to you how we're parenting. We're very confident about it though, thank you. So what do you think is the best part of a roast dinner?' (If they don't say roast potatoes they're wrong. )

'Actually I think it's probably best if we don't talk about it because we've got quite differing opinions. So which is the best Christmas movie, Die hard or Love Actually?'

-Expect sleep to go up the swanny. But it *will* calm down again

-Take deep breaths, relax your shoulders, open up your fists and wriggle your fingers, and have a drink of water.

Above all, remember you ROCK. You are doing an AWESOME job! What are your top tips?

16/12/2023

And whilst the rest of the world continues at its frantic pace, we slow down.
Savoring every moment, resisting the societal pressure to return to what was.
Everything else can wait, nothing matters more 💗

Throwback to a precious moment captured by 🥰

*I am still on maternity leave*