Instinctive Natural Birthing
A Client Review

I was introduced to the idea of INB by my great friend Kathleen and was very excited to hear her passion for the practice. As like most expectant moms, I was looking for an alternative method of pain reduction that did not include drugs. I was also looking to improve the experience and take the reins myself in the birthing process and not just follow what the nurses and doctors tell us we need.

Kathleen’s practice is very valuable. Not only did I learn how to do self hypnosis, but I learned how my body can learn and listen on a deep level, and go forth and do when the time comes. Self hypnosis turns out to be so powerful and useful in many ways. For birthing, it taught me to center in and control my pain levels on a mental level. It works! Kathleen helped me create my very own healing space where I could go and relax, and a control room where I could go to help reduce the pain of surges. Along with these practices she taught me of different methods of breathing that help with pain management. Even now, since birthing my son, I have used my healing space and various forms of breathing. It helps relax along with cut pain. Kathleen also taught me the importance of creating our own birth plan and having my partner know it and advocate for me.

When the day came and I went into labour, the most incredible part about the process of birthing was how my body took the training Kathleen gave it (under hypnosis which I repeated daily) and just did it. Kathleen uses a no push method to eliminate tearing and allow the body to follow a natural process. Well, let me tell you, it worked. My body did the whole thing without my making it happen. The idea of push labour when the nurses ask, now seems so wrong. When the body is ready, it will just happen. My tearing was minimal (although I could have practiced this part of the training more to eliminate it completely, but my little one came almost three weeks early). Had I had the whole three weeks to prepare, I’m certain I wouldn’t have torn at all.

Overall, I would highly recommend Kathleen and her practice of instinctive natural birthing. I used no drugs and my labour was very short and the pain level in comparison to my previous labour was minimal. Kathleen was wonderful to work with, and her knowledge base was amazing. My birthing experience was incredibly positive thanks to Kathleen and INB

Sonya Weaver
Kamloops BC