About Birth Story
My Mission
My mission at Birth Story is to ensure parents enjoy a calm, confident and connected experience from pregnancy through to parenthood.
My Story
Nicola Wilson
Birth Story Founder
Hi I’m Nicola – mum, hypnobirth instructor and founder of Birth Story. My hypnobirth story starts back in 2016 when I was pregnant with my daughter. Having grown up with anxiety I spent much of my childhood and teenage years riding a rollercoaster of worry. Whilst I managed to control those pangs of anxiety into adulthood, as soon as I found out I was pregnant, alongside the overwhelming joy and excitement, those familiar feelings of anxiousness crept back in. Cue a rocky first few months of morning sickness and a sense of the unknown as my body shape-shifted in a way I’d never experienced. In a bid to keep the wobbles of worry at bay and combat the tales of traumatic birth I’d grown up hearing, I made the decision to seek out hypnobirthing and was introduced to the Wise Hippo hypnobirth programme.
Through fascinating learnings about our marvellous bod and how well equipped it is for birth, positive affirmations and relaxation techniques (I still use to this day), my initial fears of birth soon were swapped for an informed mindset filled with calm, confidence and a sense of control which appeased my inner Monica Geller OCD tendencies! After whizzing a week past my EDD I finally went into labour. With the support of my prepared other half, I managed to get to seven centimetres at home by bouncing on my ball, practicing my relaxing breaths and listening to my hypnobirth music. Soon it was off to hospital, into a warm birth pool and within two hours and several birth hums my daughter was born naturally with no pain relief. After she was freed from the sac (which explains why my waters didn’t break!), she came calmly floating up to greet me and my partner – arms outstretched and her little face looking up at us in a moment we will never forget.
Having learnt, lived and loved the process of hypnobirthing, I was passionate about training as a hypnobirth teacher. In creating Birth Story I hope to not only coach couples for a relaxed yet empowered birth by teaching the Wise Hippo hypnobirth programme but also prepare you for that exciting first year of parenthood. Be it a hypnobirth toolkit, tips and tricks from a myriad of parenting experts on exercise, feeding and sleep or shared stories and support from like-minded mamas and papas when a friendly nightfeed chat is needed, I welcome you to begin your birth story right here…
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Birth Story & The Wise Hippo
Having learnt, lived and loved the process of hypnobirthing with The Wise Hippo Birthing Programme, founder Nicola has selected it as the chosen teaching programme at Birth Story. The Wise Hippo approach not only teaches you how to relax emotionally and physically but will also show you how how to plan for a feeling of success no matter what path your birthing takes.
Focussing on having The Right Birth on the Day provides you with the opportunity to create a positive mind-set about birth, resulting in higher chances of having the birth you wish. As lessons progress you’ll learn how your body and baby work at their best if you learn how to be calm, relaxed and remain in control during labour. Through practice and preparation, you’ll have the tools to remain emotionally in control should any curve balls arise. You’ll also be equipped to ask all of the right questions of your medical caregivers, so that you fully understand all of the decisions that you make. In turn you’ll look back on your baby’s birth no matter how it turns out on the day and know it was right for you and your baby.
Imagine coming away from your birth experience with a positive birth story to share with others including your own child when the time comes.