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  Clare Boyle

  I would highly recommend Carly's hypnobirthing course- I was initially very fearful of birth but the course (and yoga classes) has allowed me to enjoy my pregnancy and look forward to the birth. My partner and I both found it very informative, Carly was able to answer any questions we had as well as teaching me about my rights and choices.

  17-05-2023
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  Emilie Sicouri

  I am already feeling so much more confident since we have had our two half days hypnobirthing course with Carly and knowing she will be here by our side as a doula for the birth of our first child. The workshops were incredibly well run, Carly is very knowledgeable and she provided a safe environment were we could ask our questions. The content was great, very informative with facts and breathing/positions technics to help us make the most informed decisions and manage labour in the best way. It totally transformed my vision and comprehension of what giving birth is, what it means to me and my partner, our options and birth rights. I was originally not feeling capable of having a water birth, but after our workshops, it really seems to be the most optimal birth experience and I would like to give it a try in a home birth centre. Can't recommend highly enough joining these sessions with Carly to feel more prepared and relaxed about what is to come.

  17-04-2023
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  Chris Mclachlan

  Carly was a very thoughtful and empathetic person to have on board during my partner's pregnancy/birth. She gave me and my partner the confidence to go through with the birth we wanted (HBAC), as her ideas and approach to birth were extremely empowering. We can’t thank Carly enough for everything she did for our family, and couldn’t recommend her more highly.

  17-01-2023
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  Xanthi Barker

  Carly has an incredibly genuine and perceptive presence that inspires confidence, and a fierceness that is both reassuring and exactly the protective force needed when going through pregnancy and birth. Attending her pregnancy yoga class as well as having her support as a doula was life changing for me in that I was able to move on from the trauma of my first birth three years earlier and have my second child at home with no complications. Carly's knowledge and skill beforehand and during my labour were instrumental in making this possible. For example giving me a specific massage that totally cleared the leg pain I had in early labour. I could not recommend her highly enough.

  17-01-2023
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  Lucy Currell

  I don’t know where to start! Having Carly as our doula was one of the best life decisions we’ve ever made. Cary enabled us to make informed and positive decisions throughout our pregnancy and birth. Carly has a special energy and aura that makes you feel immediately comfortable and happy in her presence; I felt like we’d been friends for years. Our birth ended up being the total opposite to what I had imagined but it was still incredible and amazing! I went from planning a home birth to being induced for early stages of Pre-eclampsia. No birth goes exactly to plan and Carly made everything as smooth as possible for myself and my husband during our time in hospital, from liasing with the midwives, breath-work and changing labour positions; she was there by my side. Also to top it all she got amazing photos and a birth video we will cherish forever. Thank you millions Carly :)

  17-12-2022
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  Sarah Barnes

  They say it takes a village to raise a child. We no longer live in these types of communities so it’s essential to build your own village, and for me Carly was a foundational rock in my makeshift pregnancy and birthing village. I honestly can’t imagine having gone through this incredible journey without her. We hired Carly as our Doula quite early on in our pregnancy. After one call I knew she was the Doula for us. She is extremely experienced and knowledgeable about birth and birth rights and we felt confident that we would be in safe hands with her no-nonsense approach. At this stage I actually had no idea what kind of labour I wanted, it’s safe to say I was totally clueless about birthing. We attended Carly’s Hypnobirthing course which was extremely informative. We left feeling enlightened about the birthing process, and most importantly with a totally different mindset about labour; from seeing it as a terrifying medical event to a wonderful, natural journey leading to the incredible moment of meeting your baby. I actually left feeling excited about labour, something I’d never have imagined possible beforehand! From the third trimester, I also started attending Carly’s weekly pregnancy yoga and support circle. This was such a lovely and supportive environment to come into each week to create space for me and my baby to connect and for my body and mind to prepare for labour. It was a great way to meet like-minded mums-to-be and Carly also established a post-partum yoga community, which is reassuring to know I’ll have the opportunity to connect with familiar faces on the other side. When it came to my labour, my waters broke prematurity at 35 weeks. There was pressure from the hospital to induce which I really wanted to avoid. Carly’s expert guidance meant I was able to navigate these conversations and my baby came when he was ready at 38 weeks after going into spontaneous labour. I have no doubt that without Carly’s support my baby would have been forced to arrive before he was ready - something I will be forever grateful for. I understand that having a Doula isn’t something that’s accessible to everyone but hiring Carly as my Doula is without a doubt the best money I’ve ever spent, and I’ll certainly be in touch with Carly ASAP for any future pregnancies. I would highly encourage anyone to join Carly’s Hypnobirthing course, it’s an invaluable way to understand labour and empower you to navigate your journey in an informed way. An investment that is definitely worthwhile.

  17-12-2022
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  Laura Turner

  Carly is just fantastic! A brilliant yoga teacher and facilitator. My husband and I attended her Hypnobirthing Course over two weekends days - 10 hours and it was very considered, thoroughly researched and truly inspiring - filling us both with more confidence surrounding the birth of our first child. We would highly recommend.

  17-11-2022
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  Jeanne Milstein

  Carly is wonderful! I cannot recommend her highly enough. My partner and I did the hypnobirthing course and I also went to the weekly pregnancy yoga classes. I would really recommend doing both! Not only are they both brilliant but they really complement each other: the yoga provided a weekly opportunity to consolidate some of the information and practise the techniques that Carly shared during the course. The yoga class was my favourite time of the week. The class is held in a beautiful, light and airy space which looks out over the trees in Downhills park, and Carly creates the most wonderful, restorative and nurturing environment for the pregnant body and mind. There is a great focus on the breath which underpins everything. At the end of the class there is also a chance to check in and chat with everyone else, and this was a great support. Each week the class gave me exactly what I needed - an opportunity to stretch and alleviate pregnancy aches and pains, a place in which to process and focus on my pregnancy, a space to prepare my mind and body for birth, and a feeling of being completely relaxed, calm and grounded. The hypnobirthing course itself was fantastic - incredibly insightful and informative and delivered in a friendly and relaxed environment. It was essential in preparing us both for birth. We learnt so many practical strategies for managing the different stages of labour and we came away informed and confident about our rights in relation to birth; Carly helped us to see that we had real agency in our choices around pregnancy and birth at every stage. We started the course feeling apprehensive about the birth, but left feeling informed, empowered - and excited! Unfortunately, due to complications, we were unable to have the birth that we had planned and hoped for, but we were still able to use everything Carly had taught us and were so pleased that we had done the course! Thanks to Carly, we felt calm and confident during a challenging time, and we were able to make an informed and empowered decision about what was best for us and our baby. We ended up having an induction which was far from what we had hoped for, but we were able to have a really positive birth experience thanks to everything we had learnt on the course and in the classes. Carly is brilliant. Do as much as you can from what she has to offer. You won't regret it!

  17-10-2022
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  Bronnie C

  Highly recommend Carly’s pregnancy yoga class. I attended weekly from quite early on in my pregnancy, and still miss the classes now little one is 9 months. It was 90 minutes of peace and positivity every Saturday morning, a really lovely space and supportive environment to help mentally prepare for pregnancy. And the yoga moves not only helped ease the aches and pains of pregnancy but also taught me a lot about preparing for labour and some important breathing techniques and positions to help during birth.

  17-09-2022
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  Camilla Wills

  Carly's hypnobirthing course changed the way my partner and I understood the process and stages of labour, breathing/ pain relief, and the things we could actively do to have a less medicalised birth. She offers a grounded overview of the statistics, risks and conflicting information surrounding birth. And her passionate hands-on knowledge, experience and approach as a doula and yoga teacher is empowering! When it came to the birth itself we understood the different interventions, and we knew how to make decisions in the moment and go with the unpredictability of the process.

  17-07-2022