How can I give birth when I suffer from anxiety?

I have suffered with anxiety for a long old time alongside and intertwined with a phobia (emetophobia - shout out to my fellow sufferers). I didn't recognise what it was for many years.

Preparing to give birth alongside these issues is hard. No doubt about it. Let alone the parenting aspect that comes next.

Yet somehow I had two births, one of which with some complications, where I didn't have one panic attack. Not one. I held my cool and anxiety was held firmly at bay. I felt calm and broadly in control the whole time. I did not think this was possible.

I know there are SO many people out there who cannot imagine this to be possible. I was one of them. Some people even that are holding themselves back from trying for the the baby that they want more than anything in this world due to this very reason.

I want to reassure you that it is, that in some ways you could be even better prepared than others for a calm birth because of your anxiety. I am here to support you and I'll continue to share tips on how you can absolutely boss your birth.

Hypnobirthing gave me the lifelong skills to help manage my anxiety, to tap in on a much deeper level to my subconscious thoughts and have a huge amount more self belief than I had ever had before. It is not just about birth for me. I believe that a hypnobirthing course should be mandatory for anyone that suffers with or has suffered with anxiety and is preparing to meet their baby. The tools you learn stay with you for life. This is why I became a hypnobirthing teacher!

Your chances of having a calm birthing experience are so much higher when you invest in the preparation and take a course. You will have more tools in your armoury to draw upon, you will be better educated about what is going on in your body and your birth partner will be so much better equipped to help you navigate this life changing experience.

And best of all, you can feel like you can take on the world!

If you live in Weston-super-mare or North Somerset come and join one of my private or group hypnobirthing courses or send me a message to find out how I can support you.

There was no way I was going to let my anxiety deprive me of these two gorgeous beings...