The hypnobirthing workshop with Elke was a great experience and we enjoyed the whole day. The explanations and exercises gave both of us a feeling of empowerment and made us look forward to the day of our son’s arrival. After the course I used the audio sessions regularly. I also got in touch with Elke about a week before the due date to get the labor induction audio session, which felt very helpful at this stage.

Once the waves finally started, they continuously built up and after a while I started to use the visualization we had practiced. At a certain moment, the waves were so intense that I did not manage to use the visualization but just counted out my breathing. Trying the different options for the breathing exercises during the hypnobirthing workshop and practicing them afterwards was a great preparation for birth. It enabled me to easily switch from one option to another without thinking too much. Our midwife was quite impressed how well I managed to breathe and stay relaxed during the waves.

We can really recommend the hypnobirthing workshop as it felt very empowering. It also gave us a very positive attitude towards birth, which helped us also during some other information sessions.

Dear Elke,

I hope you are doing well.
I would like to share my birth experience with you.

Our son due date was 21.9., so we had to schedule an induction in the hospital for 30.9. As I had a C-section before, doctors did not want to wait too long.

I was really hoping for natural birth without any interventions, however, I was prepared mentally that maybe this will not be completely possible, and this helped me to stay calmer. I also tried some acupressure to help Luca start by himself, and I talked to him the night before that I would really need his help to move his little butt, and decide to arrive by himself to avoid any medication for him and me, too.

At 2 am I started having irregular and light contractions, I could not sleep any longer, so I was on a fitball listening to dilation hypnobirthing music/meditation. When we arrived at the hospital at 1 pm for the planned induction (placing balloon in), the doctor confirmed that I was 2 fingers open and having contractions. They sent me home, but later on at 8pm, we were back in the hospital as contractions were already regular and intense. Sergio and the whole medical team helped me breath in and out, gave me a wireless monitor so I could use a shower and even suggested me to change positions to help me with pain. Luca was born at 0.55 am naturally without any medication 4.180kg!!!
They did do the membrane sweep to me at the beginning, had to break the membranes and slightly help with vacuum to get him out in the end.
Despite this, I had a great experience, I managed to breathe thru contractions (which was my main worry before), Sergio was helping me breathe and reminding me to relax my shoulders.

So thank you for the course and all the information, I am happy we participated.
Michaela & Sergio