Sophie Fletcher's Blog, page 12

End of plan- Not the End of the World

Today I’ve got a story to share with you, with the kind permission of Rebecca, whose son Otis was born on the 25th of November this year.  18 months ago Rebecca was terrified of giving birth and so when she became pregnant she knew she needed help. The hypnobirthing class Rebecca did changed that, and although […]

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Leonie Garner – why I teach the Mindful Mamma Class

Leonie trained with Mindful Mamma in 2014 and now teaches classes in Kent and Glasgow I decided to become a Hypnobirthing practitioner four years ago after my second hypnobirth. My daughter was born in rather unusual circumstances (my son was rushed to A&E whilst I was in labour) and from then on, having still had […]

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Welcome Max Michael

Jo attended our Mindful Mamma Class in Grantham in June and this is the story of his birth and how the techniques from the class her during labour. I couldn’t wait to email and let you know how the birth of my little boy went…. Max’s Birth Story My waters broke at 4am on Wednesday […]

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Welcome Sophie Evelyn!

The beautiful story of the birth of Sophie Evelyn, as told by her Mum,Gemma who attended the Mindful Mamma class in December 2014.   Gemma said: “I attended a class with Sophie in nottingham in December and had a baby girl at the end of Feb – I’ve had my birth story written for a […]

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Welcome Lucas!

A big congratulations and welcome to the world Lucas!  A lovely Mindful Mamma birth story today that we have permission to share. The word that jumped out at me was practise, this is something we always reinforce, practise conditions your physical and emotional responses so you don’t even have to think about it, your body […]

Mind over muscle: Relaxed mind, soft muscles, easier birth.

I’m a bit spaced out after having a pregnancy massage today, no I’m not pregnant but Jette Rasmussen who is the sports massage therapist I see regularly did a refresher in pregnancy massage a few weekends ago and needed a willing volunteer, (me me me!). Far from the usual mindfulness and hypnosis techniques I have […]

Finding their way

Letting a child find their way (written very fast this morning, while son number 2 chose to practise the guitar!) I’m not one for reading parenting books, I’ve never read one at all. To be honest I never really had the time. My pressures around parenting have come directly from watching friends, catching new stories and […]

Mila’s Birth

This is the story of Mila’s hypnobirth, the birth was short, the story a long and beautiful one that shows just how those bumps in the road can be got around.  It shows how things shift and change, and reminds me why mindfulness and hypnosis are so good at teaching us that nothing is permanent, and everything is […]

Walking the Path, are you a Fixer or a Facilitator?

Walking the Path. Are you a Fixer or a Facilitator?   By Sophie Fletcher Sophie Fletcher is the author of ‘Mindful Hypnobirthing‘, a clinical hypnotherapist and a doula. you can follow her @mindfulmamma or find her on Facebook Are you a fixer? Most of us are, when someone seems to be struggling, we all want to […]

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How do I know that my hypnobirthing practise is working?

How do I know that my hypnobirthing practice is working? By Sophie Fletcher  Sophie Fletcher is the author of ‘Mindful Hypnobirthing’, founder of Mindful Mamma birth classes and lectures regularly on the use of hypnosis and mindfulness for birth.  @mindfulmamma  facebook.com/mindfulmamma  So you’ve read a hypnobirthing book, done the class, you’re doing your hypnobirthing practise […]

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