Testimonials

What an amazing experience!
Nearly seven years had passed since the birth of our daughter. When my husband and I learned we were having our second baby we knew that we wanted a different, more natural birth experience than the unplanned, “emergency” cesarean section that brought our first baby into the world.

We hired Susan Taggart to be present at the birth as our doula as well as to instruct us in the art of HypnoBirthing, in the hope of having a calm, beautiful birth as we welcomed our son into the world. Trevor’s birthday was everything I could have hoped for and more. Susan was not only a well-informed and excellent teacher during the advance preparation, but she was also kind and supportive during labor.

I am certain that I could not or would not have been able to give birth to our son Trevor (10 pounds, 5 ounces) vaginally and without an epidural had it not been for Susan’s calming, loving and supportive presence helping to keep me grounded and spiritually connected to our baby. One of the nurses in the hospital even commented during my labor how she wished that she could just stay in our room, as the atmosphere was so peaceful with our gentle music and soft lighting.

HynoBirthing really works, and Susan is a fantastic doula!

New Beginnings
Susan Taggart, CHB, CHt

Benefits of Hypnobirthing have been amazing!
After giving birth naturally twice before this third birth experience was the most fantastic gift for me. My first two experiences were completely medically led - I had to have forcep deliveries with episiotomies and much trauma for both me an my two daughters, and an epidural with my second child, after an 18 hour labor! Since attending the HypnoBirthing course, and with the help of my HypnoBirthing instructor, and a midwife (as opposed to an obstetrician) present at the birth, the birth of my son - this last experience, was unbelievably beautiful! The labor progressed so quickly, which I believe was only due to the fact that I was totally relaxed through each contraction and the rests in between. I woud not have been able to be this relaxed without the presence of my HpynoBirthing instructor, as she was able to continuously bring me back to a state of absolute relaxation, enabling me to visualize the opening of my birth passage and the progress of the birth that each contraction brought. I could literally feel the baby moving down with each breath. I can honstly confirm - having had the past two experiences that I've had - that tension prolongs labor and increases pain, whereas relaxation has the direct (extreme) opposite effect! The benefits of having such a birth have been amazing for both my baby and me. He is so much more relaxed and content compared to the first few weeks with my first two. (One might say this is because I have more experience this time around - I definitely say it's due to the peaceful birth experience we had!). The first time I heard him cry was when he was given the vitamin K injection. My recovery was incredibly quick. Not having had to recover from stitches and the after effets of an epidural, 12 hours after delivery, I literally felt as though I'd never given birth! My advice to mom-to-be: use the HypnoBirthing material to the best of your ability; as far as possible, have no doctors present at the birth; trust your body and know that the only control you hav in the process is to relax!

New Beginnings
Susan Taggart, CHB, CHt