The Natal Hypnotherapy Programme (Vaginal Birth After Caesarean Version) has been specially designed to give you the maximum benefit, practice and experience of using these powerful hypnosis techniques to ensure you have a truly wonderful pregnancy and birth experience.

It is a four step programme which builds your skills, abilities and confidence in your body. The effect of the individual CDs is multiplied many times when they are used as each CD in the range has been designed to have an accumulative affect when used together. To find out more information on how these CDs can help you, click on the links below.

The Natal Hypnotherapy Programme won the Practical Parenting “Pregnancy Product of the Year”.

Benefits of listening to the Natal Hypnotherapy Programme (VBAC Birth) CD

The Pregnancy Relaxation CD (listen from conception through to 32 weeks).
Increase your energy and feelings of well being
Improved sleep
Maintain a healthy blood pressure
Reduce, even eliminate aches and pains
Increase communication with your baby
Maintain a feeling of calm and relaxation
learn techniques that will help with giving birth

The VBAC I &II CD set
You can listen to the VBAC I CD in the same period of time that you listen to the Pregnancy Relaxation CD up to around 32 weeks 2-3 times per week.

VBAC I ‘Letting Go’ will help you to:
- Recognise negative emotions connected with your previous caesarean experience
- Let go of emotions which are no longer helpful to you and the birth of this baby
- Experience a forgiveness technique which allows you to move forward and focus on the unique birth experience ahead of you
- Overcome anxiety and fears connected with your forthcoming birth
- Increase communication and bonding with your baby
- Increase self belief and trust in your bodies ability to give birth vaginally

You can listen to the VBAC 2 Birth Preparation, from 32 weeks 2-3 times per week and from around 37 weeks daily.
VBAC II will help you to:
- Increase your feelings of calm and relaxation leading up to and during the birth
- Overcome anxiety and fears connected with your forthcoming birth
- Manage and reduce pain
- Increase self belief and trust in your bodies ability to give birth vaginally
- Increase communication and bonding with your baby
- Reduce the need for drugs during labour
- Increase your level of confidence and courage to have a vaginal birth
- Increase your ability to communicate your needs and remain in control of the birth
- Feel in control of the birth and be at ease with decisions you make

Relaxing birth music CD (to listen to the during your labour)
Enhance the deep relaxation you can achieve by listening to the music CD during labour. Acts as it is a subconscious trigger to relax and recall all the positive suggestions you will take in while listening to the birth preparation CD

Fast Post Natal recovery CD (listen to the after your baby has been born)
- Increase your confidence as a new mother
- Faster recovery rate
- Easy, natural lactation and breastfeeding
- Deep refreshing sleep (even if it is only for half an hour)
- Sense of calm and tranquillity
- Increased bond with your baby
- Decreased chance of post natal depression

What mums have said.

Case study - Kim Moment 2nd time mother - 1st born by C section
Successful VBAC in hospital
Listened to the VBAC set 16 - 20 times
"I started listening to the CD around 32 weeks at night in bed. It was wonderful. I always fell asleep before the end and woke up relaxed and calm. Even my husband benefited from it.

I went into labour nearly 4 weeks early. I was very calm going about my business having afternoon tea with friends who happen to be doctors. I finally decided to go to the hospital at 5pm to be checked and I was already 4 cm!. Over the next hour the contractions got stronger so I had a bath which was lovely.

By 9.30 I was at the stage when I thought I might need additional pain relief, but I was then fully dilated and ready to push. I was so focused and relaxed that the midwives asked if I had done Yoga. Pushing was easy until the last bit when my husband passed out and split his lip needing A&E attention!. I felt great afterwards and very happy to have done it on my own,

All in all great experience - was ready to do it again within minutes."


Case study - Sandra Jenks 2nd time mother (c-section for 1st)
Born at Brighton Royal on 20th October 2005
Listened to the VBAC CDs 16 - 20 times
"The first CD really helped me overcome a traumatic first C -section and so the best thing for me was the fact that during the labour, I didn’t once think about my previous c/section - not at all! The labour was long, hard and at times painful, but there was no sense of panic at any stage. The midwives were impressed with my coping so well. My husband didn’t want to be present so my best friend came. She had read the Natal hypnotherapy literature and we soon had our own rhythm & routine going. She says it’s the best thing she’s ever done. The comfort dial, breathing, and seeing each contraction as taking me one step closer to meeting my baby really helped. The best thing is having a wonderfully calm baby - I’m convinced this is due to the relaxation I experienced with the CDs in the latter weeks of pregnancy! As a result he made a calm, quiet entry into the world with no screaming or panic, in this own time on the day he was due. I can’t wait to do it again!"


Case study - Rebecca Clifton 2nd time mother (c-section for 1st child)
Torbay Hospital on 14th October 2004
Listened to the VBAC 1 & 2 CD 20+ times
"I am writing this because I want to encourage every mother to have natural births, working with their body and so having a positive birth experience. The CDs helped me so much, especially to have faith in my own body and my ability to give birth vaginally.

I started labour slowly having light contractions 5 mins apart. Because of my history, I was admitted to hospital. I continued to have contractions through to the next day, at which point I was told that if things did not get going I would have to have another section. They broke my waters that evening. I imagined my body opening and stayed calm. I began to dilate more and more and the contractions became stronger. I listened to the birth music and reminded myself regularly that my body was designed to do this with ease. 2 hours later I asked for gas and air.

The consultant insisted that I have IV access in my hand in case I had to be rushed down for a section, irritated me all through the labour. I argued but had no choice. At 2 am I was almost ready to push. My midwife asked me to lie dawn and then pushed back the last bit of the cervix with her fingers. At this point I started to push. I wanted to get up but could not. It was hard work and the consultant was at the end of my bed saying " cut her", but my midwife said "no, she can do it!. I kept going and used my own hand to ease my perineum. He flew out suddenly at 3.28. I was so happy, I had no stitches and although sore and grazed would do it all again. My notes confirmed how calm I was throughout and 3 separate midwives asked it they could photocopy the natal hypnotherapy notes I had! - I think you are doing a great job"


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