Course Description

The best of what I do, delivered in a simple and yet highly effective online course.

I'm here to help you achieve what every mum-to-be and partner wants to achieve

  • a calm birth
  • a confident birth
  • a safe birth
  • a positive birth experience and an easier start to parenting

Welcome to the #nobullshitbirthplan

This online course allows you to work through a range of instructional videos and information plus relaxation tracks that will assist you in having the birth you'd like. So sit back, relax and join me as we look at getting your mind and body ready for the amazing experience of birth.


Experienced HypnoBirthing Teacher, Doula and Coach

Sophie Kirkham

Sophie advises and inspires parents about birth with meaningful antenatal education and Calm HypnoBirthing. A calm, safe, and relaxing birth. It's Sophie's goal to share the techniques and coping skills of HypnoBirthing with mums-to-be and their birth partners. Working with expectant mothers, fathers and babies is a tremendous privilege, and Sophie is committed to helping you achieve the calm, comfortable, and drug-free birth you want.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Intro

    • Intro

    • Getting started

    • Calm breath

    • Mummys confidence booster

    • Notes on calm breathing
  • 2

    What would you like to have happen?

    • Train your attention onto your baby's birth

    • Your birth.... ? Preferences
  • 3

    Your strong body and birth hormone, OXYTOCIN

    • Super Duper Über Powerful Womb

    • Womb muscles

    • Calm versus fear

    • Your Super Duper über powerful womb

    • Calm versus fear - The 'Why'?
  • 4

    Nutrition

    • The low down on what to eat now and for birth and afterwards

    • What to eat
  • 5

    Breathing and visualisation for easier birthing

    • Imagining and visualising for birth

    • Surges and Skwerges - practice to learn how to breathe through

    • Skwerges version 2

    • Skwerges with a ball

    • Listening practice MP3

    • 25 mins relaxation and breath

  • 6

    Preparing your body for birthing - including your vagina

    • Perineal massage video

    • Perineal massage instructions
  • 7

    Affirmations and Deep relaxation

    • Affirmations for me and my baby

    • Affirmations for my baby and me

    • Head to toe relaxation
  • 8

    Birth O'Clock - when to go

    • When to go

    • When to go and what you need

    • Sample Birth Wishes document

    • No bullshit birth plan

    • What to pack in your birth bag list
  • 9

    HypnoBirthing Tracks

    • HypnoBirthing Tracks, Affirmations and Listen & Learn
  • 10

    My recommendations

    • Sophie's recommendations

    • Book List

    • End of course summary

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