Michelle's amazing HypnoBirth of her second baby
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"When I heard Dr. Paul's voice again and the flurry of commotion surrounding his presence, I knew the time was close... and when I heard the nurse say to Kishore, "Sir, these are your gloves, for when you cut the baby's cord", it was music to my ears...
I'm very, VERY grateful Kiaen slid out after maybe the 4th of those involuntary pushes... the wave of RELIEF when he came out so quickly... it still boggles my mind that my mother was essentially right and as his birth time was 12.02pm, it was *only* about 1.5 hours between our arrival at the hospital and his arrival into the world. Kiaen was placed on my chest for skin to skin bonding and remained there for a considerable time." - Michelle Iking, ecstatic mother of 2 READ ON |
Michelle's first birth of her miracle baby Lara
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"The best way I can think of to describe what I felt, was that it seemed like the surges were like my climbing a hill, or surfing a tall wave.. and the midwife was asking me to push when I was halfway up the hill/wave, and I would tire out before I reached the peak...
Intuitively it felt to me that what I SHOULD be doing was to only push when I reached the peak of the surge, and fully leverage on the ‘momentum of gravity’ from the top of the peak by pushing at THAT point....To her credit, Angie the midwife was very good, telling me, "OK, you go ahead, do what you are comfortable with..." and as she saw I henceforth made MUCH more progress timing the pushes myself, she seemed very impressed and pleased, telling Kishore, "Oh your wife knows what she is doing! She must have had a very good Hypnobirthing coach!" - Michelle Iking, mother to two HypnoBirthed, consciously conceived babies READ ON |
Yin Yin's empowering HypnoBirth of her first baby
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"The labour was 2 hours... During the process I reminded myself to breath, visualize crowning and opening like a rose, I relaxed my lips and jaws and smiled to make sure the vaginal opening is not tensed.. I was moaning and groaning throughout the entire process which helped me to release tension. The baby came... after what felt like forever, I was thrilled that the process is over, that I managed to do it without any drugs and the baby is fine. There was no tear of the perineum and no stitches required, I was given the green light to go back home later on the same day."
- Yin Yin, elated first time mother READ ON |
Yuyue's healing gentle birth of her second baby
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"Trust me, bila tengah struggle nak manage the surge pain, 100% focus and being calm tu sangat penting in order to ensure surge breathing tu properly executed, kalau tak memang fail and akan rasa sakit. Husband memang focus buat light touch massage while Yuyue buat alternate position sitting on the gymball or squat on the floor while hugging the ball....Lain sangat feeling beranak kali ini. Satisfaction and all, super new level for us. No words can describe. Alhamdulillah"
- Yuyue, happy second time mom READ ON |
Aisya's gentle HypnoBirth of her third baby
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"As we hit the road, I could feel the surge became stronger. At this stage, I remembered Nadine’s advice, “Don’t look at the clock, just keep yourself busy” And yes I basically enjoying chit chatting with my husband in the car while my other two girls were asleep at the back. When the surge came in between our conversation, I would just show a “shhhh” signal to my husband and focus on my surge breathing. It worked magically! Then I continued the conversation, “Ok the surge is gone. Where did we stop just now?” Haha. Totally ignoring the surge."
-Aisya, happy third time mom READ ON |
Yiang's second successful HypnoBirth
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"This second delivery had not only changed my perspective about birth, but also trusting that our body, which Allah the All Mighty had created, is much more capable than what we (or medical professionals) think."
- Yiang Lim, happy second time mom READ ON |
Anis' fast Hypno-VBAC with her second baby
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"I will never forget this moment when me and husband were laughing and talking about what just happened while baby was breastfeeding calmly. A few minutes later with another surge, placenta came out naturally. After almost 1 hour, doctor came back to check my condition and my husband had the chance to cut the cord. No stitches required as only minor outer skin tear! Despite being sleepless throughout the day & night, I was full of energy and couldn’t believe I got to experience the birth I wanted!! Alhamdulillah I am so grateful that everything went well for me and my baby..."
- Anis, mother of two READ ON |
Michelle's terrifically calm HypnoBirth of her first baby
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"I could hear everything that was going on but it didn't affect me and I didn't bother to respond. When the surges were at its peak, I went into every wave as it came and could only hear my hubby telling me to breathe. I don't remember feeling 'the ring of fire'... when I heard the doctor telling my hubby "There, you can see the hair..."
- Michelle, empowered first time mom READ ON |
Serene's awesomely serene breech vaginal birth of her second baby
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"My body and baby just worked together and I could feel baby rotating and coming out with each surge. Doctor said “When the baby’s legs are out I need you to be on your back, is that OK?” I asked him to give baby a few minutes to do it on her own and he allowed me to. So I stayed on my hands and knees... Right after baby's legs cleared, her arms came out along with her head! Just slipped out so easily! Totally hands off!"
- Serene, proud HypnoBirthing mama of two READ ON |
Renata's short yet powerful HypnoBirth of her second baby
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"I waited at home as much as I could (not like the first time when I rushed to the hospital with my first surges). I texted Nadine a lot and she was always on the line. When I arrived to the hospital, she helped me to stand up for my decisions and we only let them do the vaginal exam once! ... Even though it was my second birth, natural, non complicated, I still needed that reassuring professional help and Nadine was super helpful. I cannot thank her enough for being there for me, my baby and my family."
- Renata, empowered second-time mom READ ON |
Nurul Akmal's speedy all-fours birth of her third baby
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"We had a quick dinner at Mamak restaurant before getting admitted to the hospital and shortly after, Nadine arrived at the labor suite. Within an hour after being admitted, both me and my husband welcomed our baby boy naturally, with support from Nadine, my gynae and a midwife. I breathed him out into the world while I was on my hands and knees."
- Nurul, HypnoBirthing mother of three READ ON |
Mimi's beautiful HypnoBirth of baby Mika
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"Arrived PHKL around 12am and found out I was already 9 cm dilated! Surges were at its peak this time round making it uncomfortable lying still on the bed. Headed for a quick toilet sitting position which the midwife was quite reluctant of.. Found a great deal of comfort from gravity as I could feel baby gradually descending!"
- Mimi, happy HypnoBirthing mom READ ON |
Syazana & Harun's gentle welcoming of their first baby
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"I was then at the other end of the bed, leaning onto Harun’s shoulder, hugging him, with one foot on the bed and the other on the foot-end board. I was progressing better in this position and only then I understood what Nadine said earlier about the great pressure. Every surge came with a great pressure down there and you’ll be somewhat tempted to just push instead of breathing down your baby. At this juncture I kept on asking how the baby was doing and tried feeling what came out from my body. I couldn’t feel the baby’s hair and it was apparently because the sac was still intact. "
- Syazana, empowered first time mom READ ON |
Ludivine's empowering first HypnoBirth
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"At some point I realize that I have to let go, that I have to go with the waves rather than restrain myself so that they are less intense. I let myself go, I breathe deeply every time waves hug me. I try to work in the same direction as my body and it feels good! Things are moving, I can feel it ... Several times, I go to the bathroom. I have the impression that there is a very small amount of liquid leaking. Your daddy is always near me, half-asleep, which does not prevent him from massaging my back every time I ask him. I feel him strong by my side and not too worried, it helps me."
- Ludivine, empowered HypnoBirthing mother READ ON |
Jocelyn's simple HypnoBirth of her first baby
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"I kept telling myself not to give up, every surge means baby is coming near to me. The urge of going toilet became more frequent, and sitting on the toilet bowl is one of the soothing positions. Husband was there to support me and get me to drink to ensure I’m hydrated all-time...Husband continued to tell me visualize the flower blossom and focus on breathing so I don’t push too hard."
- Jocelyn proud HypnoBirthing mom READ ON |
Maxveen's beautifully fast birth of her second baby
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"Although my body was clenched and tight, I was still doing the birth breathing as baby descended with each surge. I kept my jaw muscles relaxed and I kept my breath going. Four to five surges later and the baby just slid out in one go. Unlike previously, No fetal distress and no tear. Breathing is important. Thank you HypnoBirthing!"
- Maxveen, empowered mother of two READ ON |
Izyan's beautiful birth of her first baby
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"I could only concentrate on my husband by my side, and I hung on to him for dear life. I only heard his voice, felt his presence and warmth. I remember him telling me that I was strong, that I can do this. I remembered his kisses on my face and whispers telling me he loves me.I remembered him holding my hand. Although I might have grasped too hard once or twice because I heard him say "ouch", but his hands were always there. I feel like I can cry again, thinking about how amazing he was, during my labour. I couldn't have done it without him."
- Izyan Syazwani, proud mother of one to baby Ihsaan READ ON |
Pengalaman bersalin puteri pertama Nur Ershadiah
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"Dont care dah macam mana pun. Dah start meneran lama dah. Husband bagi air bagi kurma. .. 9.17am baby selamat keluar. Yang terucap dibibir hanyalah Allah.... too magical to touch her dengan vernix mixed with blood. "
- Nur Ershadiah, empowered first time mom READ ON |
Fathiyah's unassisted hospital birth of her 3rd baby
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"I told him I felt like pushing and I just breathed the baby out. I felt the head. My husband was surprised because he did not think that the baby is going to come out so quickly. The shoulder is still inside my vagina. Then I told my husband to call the nurse. The nurse came in and ask why? You want to give birth already? Then she was shocked to see the head came out and I gave another push and the baby just splashed her way out into my husband’s hand together with the water."
- Fathiyah, proud mother of 3 READ ON |
Aida's calm birth of her 7th baby
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"Dee was awesome. Reminding me to breathe & stay limp. First time in 7 deliveries, I noticed the rhythm of labour. I was doing calm breathing & deep breathing & later birth breathing in rhythm...HypnoBirthing gave a new dimension to the birthing process...the breathing technique gave me complete control and awareness of the whole process."
- Aida, grand multi-para of 7 children READ ON |
Izwin's empowering Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC)
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"I am ecstatic that I had a natural birth, no pain relief, no episiotomy and almost fully mother-directed. I'm so glad I went for HypnoBirthing classes with Nadine...the lessons got me through 10cm with a breeze!"
- Izwin, second-time mom READ ON |
Naz's calm birth of her first baby girl
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"With every surge that came over me I breathed through each and every one knowing that my baby was coming... It was the best day of my life."
- Nazli Demirtas, proud mother to baby Lena READ ON |
Beautiful encaul birth of Tracy's first baby
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"I feared pain all my life. I had underestimated myself that I was even capable of giving birth without pain-relief medication. Having attended HypnoBirthing class with Nadine, there are relaxing techniques and birth preparation I've learnt that made my birth process as smooth as possible."
- Tracy Chan, first time mother READ ON |
Lity's fast & furious second birth in Kota Kinabalu
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"I must say, HypnoBirthing class which my husband and I attended 2 years ago with Nadine Ghows was very helpful. All the swaying, squatting, breathing techniques and the birth affirmation does effect on how we go through birth. It's a whole new way of how a mother should face a calm and relax birthing..indeed,as I wish,hope and imagine,my birthing this time around is Fast and furious I must say ..check in at 12am,birthed at 227am pheww..."
- Lity, glowing second-time mom READ ON |
Athirah's quick birth of her first princess
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"Every time the surges came, my husband would ask me to open my hands and relax, well that actually worked. My muscle would automatically relax. But i could not hold much anymore, in fact my husband said he could see the hair when the surges came!"
- Athirah, proud first-time mom to Rumaysa READ ON |
Syaza's completely natural birth of her first baby
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"I felt relief knowing that I did my best ... for my baby to have a normal vaginal delivery. I was happy to know that my doctor agreed upon our request for allowing my husband to receive the baby as it comes out. Then the baby was immediately placed on my chest for skin to skin bond. He was just perfect."
- Syaza, proud first-time mum to baby Indera Shareeq and Amani Birth student READ ON |
Shazana's fast & empowering encaul birth of her first baby
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"He proceeded to touch the head as it crowned. At this stage, Sarfraz's head was still in its balloon-like watersac. His cocoon was white, filled with water and still in tact beautifully. As Safwan describes it till today, “He was protected till the very end.” Alhamdulillah. I sometimes wish I were able to witness that celebration from outside of me, to capture every angle of our son’s arrival on this earth and store it at the back of my memory. But I felt it my bones, in my mind, and in every single nerve on my body. Those are the only recordings I have today. And they still feel as real."
- Shazana, first time mom to baby Sarfraz READ ON |
Jun's fearless birth of beloved Aimee
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"I remember stroking her and telling her we love her and that she’s safe and sure enough Aimee felt safe and warm on me and she stopped crying...She was so tiny.. but she was mine. Aimee was calm and opened her eyes and looked at daddy and smelled her mummy and she took to the breast and nursed! I remember it was a flood of emotions ... and such a wonderful feeling."
- Jun Yue, loving first-time mummy to Aimee READ ON |
Sarah's beautifully simple waterbirth of her precious firstborn
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This mama was knowledgeable in gentle birth wayyyy before she conceived her precious IVF firstborn, Musa. This story debunks all the myths that a mother who conceives via IVF cannot birth naturally. This is the epitome of a natural birth story!!
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Zarith's instinctive second birth of her baby girl
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"Since I gave birth to my 2nd baby last month, if anyone asks me "how was labor?", my immediate answer is and shall be "it was AWESOME!""
-Zarith, second-time mom READ ON |
Dr Nurzarina's squatting birth of her 4th caliph
"Though I have medical background, I knew that I need to relearn about birthing, only this time, the gentler way. I wanted to know on how to have more control over my birthing."
- NurZarina mother of 4 boys READ ON |
Diyana's beautiful waterbirth of her first princess
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"...our beautiful Princess was birthed to the world! We could see her sweet eyes opened from the womb to the water and to the air! SUBHANALLAHHHH!!!! she stared at me and I hugged her tight!!!! ...
I have gone from a scared-to-death-of-birth person to a BIRTH LOVER! " - Diyana first time mother READ ON |
Lilian's calm waterbirth
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"This time I can say I delivered my boy 100% natural and I was thinking to have more babies in future if giving birth was so easy."
- Lilian, third time mom who gave birth in water without her hubby READ ON |
Va Nee's ordinary miracle - birth of her second baby Sarah
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The moment I met Va Nee, I knew she wanted the birth of her second baby to go just right. She was gung-ho to learn and do all she could to have a natural second birth, after a first unnecessary induced birth. And her attitude got her far, not to mention all the techniques she used beautifully from the HypnoBirthing class. :)
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Kisah kelahiran puteri Shazlynn yang kedua
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"Happy birthday to my hypnobirth baby, Sarraa Wiydad bt Mohd Hasbi. Experienced the most wonderful moment in my life a year ago. Thanx to this group, and my hypnobirth teacher sis Nadine Ghows for all the knowledge."
-Shazlynn Taib, second time mom READ ON |
Kisah kelahiran puteri kedua Nurul Huda
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"..Tergerak nk share my wonderful hypnobirth for my 2nd princess alhamdulillah..kali kedua bersalin rs ok ckit n sakit dia xsesakit bersalin waktu anak first..thnks Nadine Ghows utk segala ilmu natural n hypnobirth..bila attend class ngn sis nadine br nmpk asben sy relex waktu bersalin anak kedua n dia tahu peranan sbg birth partner.."
- Nurul Huda, second time mom READ ON |
Jo-Ann's quick and easy second birth
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Jo-Ann was determined to have a better experience for her second baby. I was so happy to get a call in the middle of my shopping trip one day with an excited voice at the other end : "I birthed my baby! I did it!" Was smiling to myself much of that day :)
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Amira's simple and instinctive waterbirth
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Amira and Abu had a very simple and fuss-free attitude towards pregnancy and birth. I wasn't surprised when I received news of their very easy waterbirth of their first baby:)
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Nadiah's healing birth after grief and loss
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I first knew of Nadiah when she gave a presentation at one of the Gentle Birthing Group's event about www.mamaatwork.my. I learnt about her heart-wrenching story about the demise of her second-born and how she turned that grief around and began advocating for better options for working mothers in Malaysia. I was SO happy to receive wonderful news of her healing waterbirth of her third child.
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Jayne's fuss-free hospital birth
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I met Jayne in one of my classes. Both she and her husband were very quiet and didn't ask many questions. A few weeks ago I got a nice surprise in my email :)
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Rita's natural hospital birth of her first baby
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Our boy was born on 9 of February 2013. But one week before his birth we had a regular appointment with the doctor. During the examination doctor noticed that the "level of amniotic fluid is low" and that we should have consider induction of labor. You can not imagine how it offset my entire system :-(
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Nur Iryani - Pengalaman Bersalin HypnoBirthing Di Hospital Kerajaan
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Pada suatu hari, semasa anak sulungku, Fatih 11 bulan, aku merasakan sedikit senak di bahagian rahim seperti hendak datang haid. Kemudian setiap kali menyusu, Fatih akan menangis seolah-olah tak puas menyusu dan tak kenyang. Gerak hatiku mengatakan aku sedang mengandung kerana aku sudah terlewat datang haid selama seminggu walaupun sepatutnya ini pusingan haid keduaku selepas bersalinkan Fatih.
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Sofi's triumphant gentle birth
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With her soft and gentle demeanor, this mama surprised me with her extreme determination to make her second baby's birth a more satisfying experience - which included attending childbirth prep classes, engaging a doula, and even having hypnotherapy to release her baggage from her first birth. Am really happy she got to have the birth she wished for :)
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