Hi, my name is Julia and I’m a mum to 2 gorgeous girls, a hypnobirthing instructor and founder of Hypnobirthing Hertfordshire.

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People who know me will tend to say I’m a natural worrier and a bit of a ‘what if’ thinker. I also have a strong disliking for anything medical related, not keen on blood and have a phobic reaction to vomit.

 

So when I announced in 2016 I was pregnant with my first daughter; friends & family said to me how on earth are you going to be able to cope with labour! I was also in a place of fear as sadly before we found out I was pregnant with my daughter; a few months earlier we had suffered a traumatic miscarriage, so I was terrified something was going to go wrong.

 

I found myself researching hypnobirthing, which I had heard about from friends but wasn’t sure what exactly it entailed. Over the course of 4 sessions with my fantastic Wise Hippo instructor, I was able to transform from being too petrified to buy anything for my baby let alone do the nursery incase I ‘jinxed something’; to feeling fully confident, knowledgeable, empowered and excited to meet my little baby. I also went on a BIG baby shopping trip! 

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I went onto have the most amazing birth of my daughter who was born in 1 hour 25 mins with no drugs or intervention.

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When it came to having my 2nd daughter in early 2020; I knew I would once again be using The Wise Hippo hypnobirthing methods.  Especially as I wanted to prove to all the naysayers who told me my first birth was just luck or a whim; that hypnobirthing really does work. I’m delighted to say I had a ‘different perfect birth’ and she was born in 1 hour, again with no drugs. (This isn’t to say if you attend my course, you’re not allowed drugs; but people attending my course will often find they don’t need them).

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After both births, I was desperate to do it all over again!

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I want to help shatter the negative stories that women are told about birth and show that it can be a positive experience and so I decided to train to become a hypnobirthing instructor myself and set up Hypnobirthing Hertfordshire.

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This is one of the most magical journeys you and your birth partner will go on and I want to help you achieve the right birth on the day for you and your baby.

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I look forward to meeting you! X