Our comprehensive birthing programme is delivered in 4 classes, usually delivered over 4 weeks, with each class lasting approximately 2.5 hours. Please see below for full details.
Classes are delivered privately in the comfort of your own home, or they can be delivered via Zoom or in a small group. Suitable from 20 weeks of pregnancy and birthing partners are encouraged to attend.
All bookings of The Wise Hippo Birthing Programme include:
Private (Home) £345 Private (Online) £295 Group (Face to Face) £225 Group (Online) £200
You and your Birth Partner will lay a great foundation upon which to grow in confidence.
Bust any negative beliefs you may have about birth
Get comfortable with what we mean by hypnosis. There are no swinging watches and getting you to cluck like a chicken we promise
Familiarise yourself with the physiology of birth so you can let go of worrying about how all of that stuff works. We bet you will be fascinated
Understand how the mind interprets PAIN… so that you can learn how to manage and control it
Take charge of your thoughts so that you can enjoy your pregnancy and look forward to your birth, rather than feeling anxious and worried when it is a time for joy and happiness
Learn how to become an expert in relaxation so that you can feel calm, relaxed and in control in the lead up to and during your baby’s birth.
Discover how to use your breath during labour to enable the birth cocktail of hormones to flow in just the right way
Learn how to distract your mind away from your body so that you can distance yourself from any pain
Set up useful anchors to relaxation that you can use any time you want any extra boost of those feel good hormones
Feel confident in the fact that your partner is learning how to use all of these tools and techniques with you, so that they can help you use them on the day
It’s your birth so take the time to consider what is important to you.
Where do you want to birth?
What do you want your birthing environment to be like?
Who do you want to be with you?
How do you want to get labour started?
These are the kinds of questions you will be exploring, so that you can plan for the birth you want
Experience a powerful FEAR RELEASE session so that you can look forward to your baby’s birth
Bringing it all together so that you feel ready for birth
The focus is on your Birth Partner so that they fully understand how you want them to support you on the day
Enjoy Soothing Strokes an incredibly simple form of light massage to stimulate your body’s natural pain relief
Use your B.R.A.I.N.S. to make sure that you have a structure way to ask questions if required
Explore the best Birthing Positions to support an easier more comfortable birth
Learn birth humming to help avoid unnecessary forced pushing for birth
Walk through your labour and birth from it getting started to holding your baby in your arms and how what you have been learning fits in with that