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We have lots of birth stories given to us by our mothers over the years. We obviously can't put them all here, but we hope that you enjoy this selection.
The stories have been grouped into sections; however, this grouping is very rough as many of the stories fit in a number of different categories so feel free to browse through them all.
Please click on the link to see the full story.
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| Birth Story of the Month |
Molly Isobel Elliott - January 2012 Thank you for all your guidance and care over the past months.
I had a fantastic and completely natural birth at home with an active labour of less than 5 hours and a very quick delivery requiring only a few pushes:
She flew out with barely a graze and no tearing at all.
I firmly believe the physical and mental preparation of the gentle birth method is what allowed me to achieve this. 
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| General |
Melinda’s Story - July 2006 I write to tell you about the birth of my daughter Nell Bang on her due date of the 2nd July. Three hours from start to Finish! I was crying out for an Epidural, it has to be said, because the contractions came thick and fast but the anathetist was otherwise engaged! Out she came at top speed in 3 pushes -lots of dark hair and simply gorgeous. Thank you Gowri for all your help & support - no ep Full Story |
Andrea Burnand - Andrea wants her birth story to be an inspiration to other expectant mothers. She wants everyone to know that if they stick to the whole programme it will pay dividends in feeling energised and healthy throughout pregnancy and then the birth itself will be quick and pain free. “If you really believe it, it will be the birth you really want and deserve.”
I'm stealing a few minutes between fe Full Story |
CHRISTINE'S STORY - Christine used Self-hypnosis and Visualisation and found that she dilated quickly and felt in control of the labour. She believes that the Self-hypnosis together with the Reflexology and Creative Healing greatly assisted in the birth process.
On Sunday 12 September, contractions began about 5:OOam. I visualised and meditated until contractions were 5 minutes apart and decided it was time to Full Story |
DIANNA'S STORY - During pregnancy Dianna particularly enjoyed the Self-hypnosis and Visualisation classes and then used the images she had learnt to help her have a pain-relief-free birth. She also acknowledges yoga and the “very reasonable” dietary advice for her successful delivery.
Of my three antenatal classes, I most looked forward to Gowri’s self-hypnosis session for its “relentless positivity”. Each Full Story |
GABBY'S STORY -  This story tells how “The Jeyarani Way” treatments helped during pregnancy. It also shows the effectiveness of the Self-hypnosis and Visualisation audiotape and how it can help during labour. Gabby felt empowered by the birth experience.
My last couple of months of pregnancy were enjoyed and spent looking forward to my weekly sessions of pampering for both me and bump. As expected "Maisy Full Story |
NICKY'S STORY -  After a difficult first birth Nicky came to Gowri and was put on “The Jeyarani Way” Gentle Birth Method programme. This time she felt prepared for birth and went on to have a “wonderful birth experience”. She believes in Gowri and her programme as she is an expert in both conventional and complementary medicine.
Nicky had a difficult first birth; the Birth Unit Manager then referred h Full Story |
PASHA'S STORY - Pasha describes in her own words how her births were “true joy” and totally pain-free using the Jeyarani Method. Pasha had waterbirths.
I have now given birth twice in my life and on both occasions I have felt the most blissful feelings.
Birth for me has been about:
Unity with all that is
Giving fully
Opening, widening
Expansion
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LOUISE'S STORY -  Louise describes her “magical” waterbirth, during which she felt grounded, calm and able to cope. She strongly believes in “The Jeyarani Way” Gentle Birth Method and says that the care that the team gave her helped transform her fears about her own capabilities and gave her the opportunity to realise their dream.
We had an incredibly magical experience. My waters broke at 5.10am and contra Full Story |
Jayne & Darren Gee - April 2008  Dear Gowri, Just letting you know our little baby boy arrived safely into the world at 22.10 on Thursday 24th April 2008 weighing in at a whopping 9lb 7oz!
In the end I started to have a show in the early hours of the morning on the Thursday (the day I was due to be induced I was two weeks overdue). I had show but no contractions hence I was given Prostin at 8am. I began contracting but noth Full Story |
Sara Good's story - November 2008  I live in Shanghai and am a 33 yr old New Zealander. This was our
first pregnancy so along with the normal anticipation and nerves I had the
added stress of delivering in a foreign country without family and friends
for support. It was at a dinner party I heard great things about your
program from another girl in town.
I started following your program at 21 weeks - with the teas, pills, Full Story |
Karlina's Story - December 2008  To tell you the truth, I don’t feel like I have a very exciting ‘birth story’ as it flew by so incredibly fast… I feel like I have much more of a ‘Dr. Motha Story’ which means I should probably start with the first time I heard of you.
Several years ago, long before even contemplating having a child, I read an article in W magazine about an Indian doctor based in London who was the absolut Full Story |
Helen James-Moore's Story - January 2009  little Cecilia arrived last Thursday morning at 1.20 am weighing 8lbs 8oz despite being 2 weeks early.
Once again following your advice has given me the birth I so longed for with my first baby and got with the second and third.
I have been focusing on the 15th January for 6 months and thus I am sure, combined with reflexology and your advice is, the reason she came on that day.
I Full Story |
Bianca Blackman Duffy Story - January 2009  Oona’s Birth: Bianca Blackman Duffy gave birth to Oona Blackman Duffy on January 23rd, at 5:35am at home in Malibu, CA.
I was due Wednesday Jan. 21st, so, that day I went to Ventura to have a check-up with my midwife, Karni. She hugged me and said “happy due date!” She said my baby’s heart rate was great, and that my cervix had effaced, but was not dilated at all. She felt around my tumm Full Story |
Natalie Hudson 's Story - September 2009  I just wanted to share my great birth story with you and also to give great feedback on GB practioner in Australia, Elizabeth Isaac - she was amazing and you need to get more people trained in Australia as so many women need to have the option to have a good birth.
Milla was born 11 weeks ago on 29.7.09, my waters broke and i had a show around 2:30am i then went and had a shower and the co Full Story |
Zdravka Birth Story - February 2010  I love talking about my labour, it makes me live this moment again. It
starts from here.
I went to see Dr Gowri when I was 24 weeks pregnant. I was so upset! The
doctors told me I could give birth in 2 weeks, my cervix was shortening. I
felt devastated. I needed help and support to get my mental strength back. I
already knew of Dr Gowri and her Gentle Birth Method, I was reading her book Full Story |
Melissa Turner's Story - August 2010  I began using the Gentle Birth Method about 3 months into my pregnancy and I
believe I had the most amazing birth because of my dedication to this
method.
I had a very peaceful water birth at The Family Birth Centre in
Subiaco, I was in labour for 8 hours, spending about 3 hours in the bath
pushing Owen out though it didn't seem that long to me, he weighed 9 pounds
1 ounce, which was a m Full Story |
Molly Isobel Elliott - January 2012 Thank you for all your guidance and care over the past months.
I had a fantastic and completely natural birth at home with an active labour of less than 5 hours and a very quick delivery requiring only a few pushes:
She flew out with barely a graze and no tearing at all.
I firmly believe the physical and mental preparation of the gentle birth method is what allowed me to achieve this. Full Story |
| INTERVENTION |
KATRINA'S STORY - Katrina had been told that she would never have children so she was a bit surprised to find that she had become pregnant after some Creative healing for abdominal pain! After being induced she had a c-section but does not regret going on the programme. Like other Jeyarani mothers she has found her son, Ben, to be alert but calm – due perhaps to her connecting to him through the treatments and Full Story |
JUDITH'S STORY - This story illustrates how the programme can help a pregnant mother who then goes on to have a caesarean delivery.
During my pregnancy I followed a programme including Self-hypnosis at the Jeyarani Health Centre.
As the birth approached it became more certain that the delivery would be by elective caesarean due to breech presentation. The hypnosis included dealing with this.
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| SELF-HYPNOSIS & VISUALISATION |
PHILIPPA'S STORY - July 2000 The positive magical birth of baby Otis during a lunar eclipse, using self-hypnosis and visualisation.
Baby Otis (weight 7lbs 15oz) was born on Sunday, 16th July 2000, at 1.14am during a lunar eclipse.
It was an amazing experience for me, a truly spiritual one. My pre-labour was long, it started at 3am on Friday morning and then I went into full labour at 3pm on Saturday after Full Story |
CAROL'S STORY - After an induction, epidural and forceps delivery of her first baby, Carol was amazed to find that she “enjoyed” giving birth to her second child. Although initially sceptical about self-hypnosis she found it invaluable during labour, and realised that her body and baby know what to do, and there is nothing to fear but fear itself.
EAU BABY!!
You probably won't believe me, because aft Full Story |
UMA'S STORY - July 2001 he empowering birth of Abhisheka using self-hypnosis. This story also illustrates the importance of feeling in control of your surroundings and being able to give your complete attention to the birth.
ABHISHEKA born 13 July 2001
It was three weeks before the due date for the arrival of my second baby. At the end of the self-hypnosis class, when Gowri made a comment about being as 'rel Full Story |
ROSIE'S STORY -  Rosie wants to highlight the importance of early conditioning using Self-hypnosis and Visualisation. Starting as early as possible in pregnancy gives you more of a chance to become an expert at the technique for labour. Rosie also feels that she did her homework, following the dietary guidelines, having treatments and so on, so that she was ready for labour.
I started seeing Gowri i Full Story |
| THE ROLE OF THE PARTNER |
CLAIRE'S STORY - Not all mother’s walk into the hospital backwards but this is what Claire did! This lovely story illustrates the importance of partners during labour – as a companion and support and shows how “distracting” the mother is not always what is required!
I was shopping at lunchtime when I had my show and made my way back to the pub by tube – smiling all the way knowing I was about to star Full Story |
| WATERBIRTH |
ROSEMARY'S STORY -  Rosemary developed gestational diabetes, which was treated with Creative healing. She worked hard for a good birth following “The Jeyarani Way” Gentle Birth Method and went on to have a home water birth that was a “positive experience”.
At 8.00am on the 19th March I thought I had a 'show'. I woke up my partner and said I thought something was happening. At 9.00am I phoned the hospit Full Story |
SALLY'S STORY - Sally found that being in “another place” was good for her during labour. She had a water-birth and found that the contractions felt entirely different in water.
I started pre-labour at 1am on Thursday (16th) of August with diarrhoea and crampy pains. I didn't know it was pre-labour, I really believed it was just diarrhoea, which seems ridiculous now after all that I had read before Full Story |
Ali Norell’s Home birth story - October 2008  My waters started to break on a Thursday evening while out at dinner with some friends, Once we got home, the waters had stopped leaking so I decided against calling our doula or midwife in favour of going to bed - I was convinced that nothing would happen for another 12 to 24 hours!
I woke refreshed after a really good night's sleep and told my husband to go to work as I really didn't th Full Story |
Rebecca Malhotra's waterbirth story - November 2008  Birth of Josh Jai Malhotra
Vital Statistics
Born 26/11/2008 6.28pm
3.66kg (8lbs 1ounce)
Standard Vaginal Delivery (H20 - Yay!!!)
early labour started around midnight to 2.20pm
1st stage 3hrs 30mins
2nd stage 18mins
3rd stage 52mins
Total labour 4 hrs 40 mins (yay)
Contractions started around midnight, I'm a little vague as I popped on G Full Story |
