Over the Moon Birthing

We loved Joanna's hypnobirthing course, and really recommend it if you're looking to truly understand birth and help you to navigate all the information out there.Joanna brings a unique blend of experience - an experienced midwife alongside her passion for empowered births using hypnobirthing - she was the perfect mix we were looking for in our antenatal teacher. She's really open and inclusive. She never preached or told you her opinion, she always came from a place of providing information to make our own decisions.The classes are relaxed, allowing time for lots of questions and mythbusting" which we found really helpful. We've finished the course feeling calm about birth and Joanna's calm vibe is definitely a contributing factor."

Since the early stages of my pregnancy I had been quite anxious about giving birth, mostly due to stories from other women about pains and complications during labour and birth.Joanna was extremely patient in slowly changing my outlook on giving birth by sharing her vast experience and lots of great resources such as videos and stories from women who have had positive birth experiences. Her hypnobirthing course is informative and fun, and provided us with both practical tools (breathing techniques, visualisation techniques etc.) and the knowledge of what to expect during labour.Joanna explained different scenarios during labour and birth and available options, risks, and scientific evidence, and the knowledge of the medical system we gained made us feel confident deciding for yourselves what we wanted to do as well as create a birthing plan that worked for us.Thanks to Joanna and the Hypnobirthing course we had a very relaxed and beautiful natural birth at home. We used a birthing pool and in addition Joanna had recommended getting a birthing ball which was absolutely amazing especially during the first stages of labour. Because my partner and I did the course together, we both knew what to expect and what to do which made the birthing experience much more intimate.We will definitely recommend Joanna to friends and family! She is very knowledgeable, experienced, patient and kind, and she was an invaluable support to myself and my partner throughout the pregnancy.

My husband and I attended Joanna’s hypnobirthing course when we were pregnant with our first baby. We both absolutely loved the course. It was very informative, covering labour prep, all the scientific side of labour, all eventualities and ways we could deal with different situations meaning we continued our pregnancy journey feeling empowered to make the right decisions for us and confident about labour. Joanna was fantastic at answering our many questions with all her knowledge and experience and has even continued to support us after the course. Joanna is so genuine and really kind hearted, couldn’t recommend enough!

SUMMARY:Very well designed Hypnobirthing and prenatal class for (expecting) parents. My partner and I highly recommend Joanna’s class to anyone who’d like to learn more about the wonderful process of birth, how to relax your body and mind through breathing exercises, music and voice scripts and finally, the choices you have as parents and how to become more confident in speaking up for what you want during the process of labour. The course was the single best thing we’ve invested in during our pregnancy journey. Our baby arrived safely in September and we both felt the class was hugely beneficial for labour, for both myself and my partner.FULL REVIEW:My partner and I took part in the Hypnobirthing class with Joanna in June. It was the single best thing we did during our pregnancy. Not only is the class designed to teach you all about preparing for birth, understanding the process of labour, the choices you have as parents, the important things to ask medical professionals during your pregnancy and birth, but it included almost all the same elements as the NCT prenatal class. We did both the Hypnobirthing class with Joanna, and the NCT class. My partner and I both enjoyed Joanna’s class way more and found it much more rounded and informative than the NCT.Joanna is a wonderful teacher, offering a great course, drawing from her vast experience as a midwife, Hypnobirthing teacher and as a mother. My partner especially found the classes very helpful as he was able to ask lots of questions. Joanna created an atmosphere in class where any question could be asked and she always answered them with great interest and insights. The class really makes you think about the choices you have as a parent and what you need to consider every step of the way from pregnancy until your baby is delivered. After completing Joanna’s class and really weighing all options, we decided to opt for a homebirth - which was the second best decision we made during our pregnancy journey. If it wasn’t for Joanna’s class we would’ve never considered it.We are hugely greatful for her expertise, interesting insights and fun class. We met some wonderful other parents during the course that we still keep in touch with.Thanks again Joanna!Xxx Nic & Jas

We attended Joanna hypnobirthing course this summer preparing for our first baby. We wanted to do an antenatal course that would be both educational about labour and birth whilst also focusing on a positive birth where you can feel informed and empowered. We would highly recommend the course and Joanna for these reasons.We really liked that the course focused on antenatal essentials as well as the hypnobirthing exercises and was just generally really supportive in helping us to understand the decisions we can make during our baby’s birth. The course was also a great opportunity to meet a lovely group of like minded parents-to-be.Would 100% recommend this course to friends and others whether it’s first baby or subsequent!Thank you Joanna!

I really can't recommend Joanna enough...Joanna gave me the confidence and knowledge I needed to enjoy the last trimester, as well as seeing me thru a long early labour - with ease - and then an 8 hour labour. Joanna introduced us to homebirth, which we decided to have.Being a midwife gave us so much trust in Joanna and I really can't imagine what my birth would have been like without Joanna's guidance.And apart from anything else... the first night my husband read a script to me I slept for five hours straight, having previously only being able to sleep two hours at a time!!Thank you so much Joanna :)

My husband and I attended Joanna's course, and it was amazing. We learnt so much from her, the course was so informative and Joanna's experience and impartial recommendations were so helpful. We loved the calm environment she created where no question as out of bounds. We would recommend this course to anyone, planning any type of birth, it is so empowering. Thank you Joanna :) x

Me and Bradley are so grateful to have attended Joanna’s classes! It was a combination of hypnobirthing and antenatal classes.I think this course would be useful for both first time and second time expectant parents. It’s also a really nice way to meet local mums.We learnt a lot, and my anxieties around the birth have been alleviated thanks to Joanna. I would definitely recommend this course to friends and family as and when they’re expecting!Thanks Joanna :)

We cannot recommend Joanna’s course enough. I went in with an open mind and a sceptical husband and we have both left feeling equally confident and excited about the birth of our baby. The course is both about promoting a positive mental attitude for both mother and partner, but also focuses on the anatomy and process of labour- which is validated by Joanna’s experience and expertise as a midwife.Joanna is a great teacher- no question is too silly and she considers all options without prejudice and with an open mind.Thank you so much for this course. Not only am I now prepared for birth but actually looking forward to it!

Over the Moon Birthing is a wonderful class, my husband and I learnt so much and felt so much more confident and in control of our anxieties about birth and our pregnancy. Joanna helped us alot and we would recommend the class to anyone x