Healing the Soul

As a hospital Midwife, when I saw women come in and use HypnoBirthing for labour, I was sceptical about its success
After seeing 2 of my women use the Mongan Method, and witnessing 2 of the most beautiful births i have ever attended, I decided to find out more by attending a 4 day practitioners training workshop.

As I am not a Hypnotherapist, the first 2 days were totally taken over by learning basic deep relaxation techniques and practicing some of the excercises on each other.... I have never slept so well in years...... the next 2 days, we looked at the learning programme and watched some wonderful video footage of some amazing births.

I now know why I was so unsure of its effectiveness..... the people who it didn't work for were practicing without partner support and / or were being constantly interrupted by changes of staff or even people just coming in and out of the room.

The knowledge I have acquired over the last week has reinforced my belief that normal Birth is a naturally private process, which requires the sense of safety and trust, and should be shared with people who are closest to the mother.... and who want to be there to share the experience.....
I hope I'm not breaching copyright here, but I want to share 'Daddy's Promise' with you

I promise to love you—unconditionally

I promise to protect you—for your pain hurts me more than my own
I promise to guard and to guide you—materially, mentally, and morally

I promise to foster soundness and strength—in your health, your head and your heart

I promise to catch you doing thins right, and let you do things you way no matter how messy or asymmetrical

I promise to applaud your accomplishments—whether they be anonymous for nobody’s eyes, or world famous, for the Nobel Prize

I promise to be a good example always—for there’s no telling what act or attribute you might emulate

I promise to be honest, open and direct

I promise to be a pillar of courage and a pillow of comfort

I promise to explore the world with you, explain the world to you, and expect the world of you

I promise to be a fortress in which you can hide, a friend in whom you can confide, and a father in whose heart you’ll find love and in whose eyes you’ll find pride

By David Teplow
For Nathan, Alisha, Lily and Henry