Birth story - Lydia and baby Isla

Friday 31st of January I got my show first thing in the morning and my surges started straight away! 6 DAYS later, I was still having full on surges but they were so irregular I was told to stay at home.

After 6 days of surges and getting to 6cm dilated just using my up breathing, I had had enough! I went into hospital where I used my B.R.A.I.N to decide that to be induced was best. Using just up breathing I got to 7cm, only 1cm more after 8hours of induction! I was gutted but pleased with myself that I had gone through days of labour just by hypnobirthing.

After talking with my midwife & using my B.R.A.I.N, we decided that a C-section would have the best result. Once I was in theatre, the surgeon found that baby’s head was tilted at an angle & I would have never dilated any further.

I feel so empowered by my birth story and feel it was still so positive with me in control. Isla Florence was born at 3:36pm on 6th February by C-section.

I love that my daughter was born with me in control every step of the way and feel comfortable and confident in my decisions. My mum and my husband were my keepers of the cave, they were on my side and by my side through it all.

So a massive thankyou for giving me the confidence to make informed decisions and although I didn’t get my aromatherapy water birth, I still feel amazing that my daughter came into the world in this way. Watching your videos and reading your book got me through nearly a week of full of labour...and I think that’s pretty cool!