Relaxed and Natural Childbirth in Spain

 Louise Stone Navedo comment on her experiences of Marks Your Relaxed Childbirth Programme

Louise said “ I first heard about Mark from Phoenix Hypnosis, from a friend around a year ago. They had a very positive experience with him, therefore he came very highly recommended. I had read an article about Mark’s Relaxed Childbirth Programme and was intrigued enough to ask for a free consultation.

I was 32 weeks pregnant with my first baby, and I remember driving to my first appointment with Mark feeling both apprehensive and a little nervous, Paul Mckenna kept popping into my head, he was the only person I had ever experienced on tv to do with hypnosis. I really didn´t know what to expect. When I met Mark for the first time that day all my worries disappeared. It was explained to me that there would be five sessions in total, and I was told what we would be doing over those five weeks, including what I was to do at home on my own and with my husband Adam.

On the second visit, Adam came along with me, as requested. We both were given a short hypnotic session for Relaxation Adam was also shown how to “put me in a light hypnotic relaxed state” so he could help me up to and during the birth. We were given two cds to take home with us, one of relaxation music and the other of Mark talking, which we both were to listen to as much as possible. Mark also explained this would help my baby. I actually found myself listening to the cds’ every day, and I had really started to look forward to my sessions with Mark.

My 3rd and 4th sessions were all about me building up my relaxation exercises, pain control suggestion methods and learning how to enjoy the birthing experience with my baby girl. I was then given my 3rd cd of pre birth relaxation to listen to as often as I could.

On my final session we went over everything we had done together over the past four weeks, the relaxation techniques that I had now mastered, I was then presented ,courtesy of Mark an mp3 player which was purely for listening to only during the birth. The Mp3 was deep relaxation and Hypnosis to help with our birthing experience, this included pain control, visualisation to help both myself and my baby enjoy this experience.

My birthing due date was 18th March 2009, but on Monday 16th March I was at home alone, Adam was at work, it was just like a normal Monday, until I started feeling a little different, I can´t really explain it I just felt fidgety, I couldn´t keep still. I had no pains or discomfort and I still carried out my day as normal. Throughout the day I listened to Marks Pre birth Cd and did my relaxation exercises. I even cooked a roast chicken for dinner that night and when Adam came home from work we sat down together and ate. I even had a small glass of wine and settled down to watch a movie. I was feeling very tired by about 11.30 and decided to go to bed leaving Adam watching tv. It was about 1am when I had started to have a small feeling of discomfort, it was nothing major.and I was unworried, Adam was still downstairs watching tv so I went down to talk to him, when I told him I was getting niggling twinges he joked “well as long as they aren´t every five minutes your ok! No they aren´t every five minutes Adam says I “they are every two”!!!!!, but I felt fine, more than fine infact, I was waiting for some awful pains to come and double me over but there were none.. Once Adam had retrieved his jaw from the floor he convinced me to go to hospital “but it will be a false alarm” I insisted. “Hospital NOW”. Ok I knew I was fighting a losing battle with him so I gave in and off we went.

On arrival at the Hospital I was told to my absolute amazement that I was 9 centimetres dilated, and just an hour later I gave birth to my beautiful daughter Emilia. “Is that it?” I said to the midwife!. I knew that it was the real thing when my baby was placed on my chest, it was the most amazing feeling.

For Adam and I, the whole experience was fantastic, from pregnancy to parenthood, and both Mark and his Relaxed Childbirth Programme played a major role in making it all so easy.

Adam and I are yet again going to be people who have used Marks services, who will be recommending Mark to everybody out there. Mark was so involved in the process, and both I and Adam believed him to be such a caring professional person, actual not a just a person, but now a true friend to our family.

Thank you so much Mark for making it so simple for us
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 Love Louise Adam and Emelia xx