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Yoga Birth Announcements!
This page is dedicated to all the new Yoga Babies and new Yoga Mums. Congratulations on the births of your little angels!
We shall see you soon in Mummy & Baby yoga at The Hydro, six weeks post-partum. Thank you so much for allowing me to be a part of your special journey into motherhood. May you continue to be bountiful, beautiful, and blissful! Many blessings to you and may the Long Time Sun Shine Upon you!. Adi Shakti, Namo Namo!
Note: Surnames have been excluded to retain the privacy of students. Photos and entries will be updated as I receive them, and deleted after a few months.
(this page was last updated July 27, 2007 and it has been a busy summer already!)
JULY 2007
On Tuesday, July 17, 2007, Nicola gave birth to a set of twin boys! Oliver Michael (right) weighed 5 lbs, 8oz and Samuel Nicholas (left) weighed 5 lbs, 14 oz, two very healthy birth weights for twins! Nicola's waters broke ay 34 weeks and she was able to labour on her own with gas & air and her yoga breathing. She reached an amazing 8cm when one of the babies became distressed and a cesarean was required for delivery. She was pleased, no matter, that she was able to enjoy a natural labour for the most part. Nicola came to the Friday yoga class at the Hydro and will be an inspiration for us all!
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On Friday, July 6, 2007 at 10:30 in the morning, baby boy Dylan Radu was born to Olivia and William! He weighed 7 lbs, 8 oz. Olivia said the yoga breathing helped her through as well as music and birthing ball. Olivia has been part of the Friday yoga group since she was 17 weeks pregnant!
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On Wednesday, July 4, 2007, Gema and Mike gave birth to a baby girl called Freya at 3:51pm. Gema was able to use the waterpool to give birth and is absolutely over the moon! Gema is part of the Friday group and will also begin teaching my classes in September.
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On Sunday July 1, 2007 Jane and Matt gave birth to a baby girl called Felicity Rose! Baby weighed 9 lbs, 0.5 ounces. Felicity was born at 8:15 in the morning and the happy couple were home by the afternoon. Jane came to class on Friday afternoon determined she would go into established labour that weekend and she did! She is a second-time yoga mum and was my very first pregnancy yoga student when I moved to England. Congratulations Jane and Matt!
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JUNE 2007
On Friday June 29, 2007, Donna and Chris gave birth to a baby girl called Nel! Donna had planned a homebirth but because she was 12 days overdue, she was required to go into hospital. She was very pleased that labour went very well and she was able to use the birthing pool to deliver the baby! Donna was in the Friday yoga class.
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On Tuesday, June 12, 2007 at 10:10 am Zoe gave birth to a baby boy called Theo Montague! Zoe was 2 weeks overdue and managed to go into labour on her own. I was her birth Doula and I can say it was a beautiful birth. Zoe worked well through her Active Birth and her husband was a tremendous source of strength and support for her. Congratulations, Zoe and Neil! Thank you for having me be a part of your birthing experince!
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On Monday, June 11, 2007, Clare gave birth to a boy called Thomas Jack. he weighed 9 lbs, 1 oz. She was right down the hall from Zoe at the hsopital so I was able to visit them both on the same day! Both mum and baby are well.
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On Friday, June 8, 2007, Vicky gave birth to a baby boy called Charlie Joseph. He weighed 8lbs, 8 ounces. His middle name was named after the attending midwife who was called Josephine! Vicky thought Josephine was so lovely and helpful that she made an impression on her birth experience. Vicky was part of the Friday yoga group.
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On June 3, 2007, Andrea gave birth 10 weeks early to a baby girl called Ruby. Ruby only weighed 3 lbs and 3 ounces when born but is doing well and thriving in the ICU at Harrogate Hospital. Clare visits her daughter daily for feedings and skin to skin contact. She also sings the Long Time Sun to Ruby and notices that Ruby does recognize the song. Congratulations on the birth of your little Angel!
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MAY 2007
On Tuesday, May 29, 2007, Kirsty gave birth to a baby girl called Emily May born at 6:43am. Emily weighed 8lbs 4.5 oz. Kirsty was part of the Thursday night class. She said that the Golden Thread breath and the TENS machine were fab!
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On Thursday, May 24, 2007, Bairbre finally gave birth to baby #3! She was 6 days late and anxious to meet the new baby girl, called Ava Alice. Ava weighed 9lbs, 5 oz. Bairbre was part of the Thursday night yoga class. We did the Baby Dance last week to help move things along! Bairbre said she and Tina were in the hospital at the same time and even exchanged baby stories!
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On Tuesday, May 22, 2007, Tina gave birth to a little boy, called Harry. Baby weighed 6lbs 4 oz. Tina was in the Thursday night yoga class and is absolutely delighted with her new baby boy! This was a scheduled c-section and all went fine.
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On Wednesday, May 17, 2007, at 9:38pm, Charlotte gave birth to a healthy baby girl called Zara Ellie! LOVE the name! Baby weighed 8lbs, 3oz. Labour went very fast and intense lasting 4.5 hours from start to finish! She says, "Thanks for teaching me Golden Thread Breath. It worked a dream!" Congratulations, Charlotte!
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On Monday, May 7, 2007, Friday yoga student, Nikki, gave birth to a beautiful baby boy called Alexander James. He was born at 1:12am and weighed 7lbs, 5 oz. Congratulations, Nikki!
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On Friday, May 4, 2007, Lottie and Keith gave birth to a beautiful yoga baby girl called Madeleine! She weighed 8lb 15 1/2 oz and at arrived 3:27pm (just in time for Yoga Class!). Lottie spent the majority of her time labouring very well at home before giving birth at the hospital. She used her yoga breathing, specifically the Golden Thread Breath. She says, "Thank you for all the advice and preparation you have given me during yoga. It would not have gone anywhere near as well without it." Congratulations, Lottie! See you at Mum & Baby Yoga class.
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APRIL 2007
On Wednesday April 4, 2007 at 00:40am Sue and Trev gave birth to a baby girl called Jessica Lily! She was a waterbirth and weighed 9lbs 10oz and about 21 inches long. The little Water Lily is as cute as can be! Dad says he was really impressed on how well controlled mum was throughout labour and how well she focused on her yoga breathing. Sue was a student in the Friday yoga class at the Hydro.
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On Friday morning, April 6, 2007 at 1:54 in the morning, second-time Yoga Mum, Carly, gave birth to a little girl called Kiyomi Lee! Total labour time was about 5 hours with only 15 minutes on pushing phase. Carly went into labour shortly after she left the Thursday night yoga class! She says, "The yoga exercises to strenthen and open the pelvis to rock the baby into position must have helped, together with the mental and emotional preparation you helped me with." She had a doula there to help her focus on her yoga breathing and trust her body could do it! She was literally at the hospital for less than 20 minutes before the baby was born. Carly said that had she not gone to the hospital when she did, she would have had the baby on the Empress Roundabout!! Congratulations, Carly!
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MARCH 2007
On Sunday, March 25th, Josie gave birth to a baby boy called Isaac David. Isaac weighed 7lbs, 12 oz. He was an unexpected three weeks early! Josie says, "The labour went well. I got through just on gas & air and I did my yoga breathing exercises throughout the entire labour!" She was a student in the Thursday night class.
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On Tuesday, March 13th, Alison gave birth to a baby boy called Henry. She managed to do a waterbirth! She was very pleased that she was able to give birth in the pool even though there were times she felt like giving up. Good going, Alison! She was a student in the Thursday night class.
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FEBRUARY 2007
On February 24, 2007, at 12:20am, Steph and Jeff gave birth to a healthy baby boy called Nathanial Frederick Wassinger. He weighed 6lbs 11 ounces. Mum and baby are doing well.
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Joy gave birth to a baby boy on Tuesday, February 20th. Baby Alexander Grant weighed 8.15 lbs. Thanks to the Friday Pregnancy Yoga class, we did the Dance-the-Baby Out routine and Joy went into labour a few days afterwards. Her waters broke in the car on the way to the hospital at 11:00pm. A little bit of gas & air and within 4 contractions baby was born at 11:24pm!! Joy said that the yoga helped her manage her labour as well as the Golden Thread Breath that she learned in class.
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Tracey had her baby nearly 3 weeks early. She gave birth to a baby boy called Theo Matthew at 10:04 in the morning. He weighed 7 lbs, 2oz. She reports having a very short labour and didn't even have enough time to fill the birthing pool! Tracey was a student in the Friday yoga class at the Hydro.
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On Wednesday, February 14th, Dianna gave birth to a little boy called Christopher George. What a surprise Valentine's Day gift! Christopher was born 10 days early at 5:55 in the morning. He weighed 6 lbs 14.5 oz. Dianna was a student in the Wednesday/Thursday night class. She and her husband attended the Couples workshop. Dianna recounts using the breathing tecniques she learned in class and says, "The yoga truly did help, with the breath and visulization."
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On Thursday, February 1st at 8:48 pm, after 30 hours of labour, Uli and Justin gave birth to a baby boy called Nicholas Ian. Uli attended both the Thursday night and Friday yoga classes. Mother, Father, and Baby are all well!
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JANUARY 2007
On January 29th Debbie gave birth to a baby girl called Isobel Beatrice. Debbie attended the Wednesday night yoga class and also attended the Couples Yoga for Birth workshop. She says the yoga helped her throughout her labour!
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On Friday, January 26th Kate gave birth to a healthy little girl called Georgina Elizabeth! Kate had been nearly 2 weeks overdue. But just one week after Baby Dance, Kate went into spontaneous labour. Mum and baby are well.
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On Saturday, January 13, 2007 Gretchen gave birth to a baby girl called Olivia Baldwin at 10:46 in the morning. She weighed 8lbs 9 ounces. Gretchen was 3 days overdue and had gone to see an acupuncturist to help move things along. It worked! Gretchen says, "A thousand thanks to you, Patricia, for your tips of olive oil and perineal massage!! I swear it were these tactics which spared me an episiotomy & tearing...believe it or not, I didn't even need stiches!"
NOVEMBER 2006
On November 16, 2006, Andy and Duncan gave birth to a beautiful baby boy called Luke John at 11:44 pm. Luke weighed 7lbs 4 ounces. He was born 14 days past his due date. Andy was in the Friday yoga class and is feeling very happy about being a new mum.
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Hannah and Dick gave birth to baby girl, Genevieve Cadence Tuesday, on November 28, 2006. She was born at 1:04 pm at St. James Hospital in Leeds. Baby weighed 9 lbs, 6 ounces! Hannah was happy baby was born 10 days early! Hannah was in the Wednesday night class and says, "Labor went incredibly well, my birth experience was awesome. Breathing techniques I learned in Yoga really helped me get through the 3 days of intense Braxton Hicks contractions. The couples class my husband and I attended really helped us bond and get excited about the birth. My husband often refered to the folder you gave us at the class! I would HIGHLY recommend this class to every Yoga student and their partner!!! Recovery was quick due to the fact that Yoga helped keep me fit and flexible. I will definitely come to Mummy and Baby yoga after my 6 weeks check up! I can't thank you enough, Patricia. You were a huge part of my pregnancy and birth being a truly wonderful experience, just as it should be."
OCTOBER 2006
On October 29th, Kerry gave birth to a little boy called Robert James. He arrived a little early and weighed 5lbs, 8 ounces. The birth went pretty good and she has recovered well. Little Robert was blessed with a full head of hair!
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Saffron gave birth to a baby boy called Oliver James Micheal on October 20th at 3:40am. Her baby boy weighed 9lbs, 5 ounces!! Saffron is looking and feeling great.
SEPTEMBER 2006
On September 1, 2006, Hannah and David gave birth to a beautiful baby boy called Owen Daniel! He was born at 7:55 pm in the water pool after a 15 hour labour. Hannah was a student in the Friday pregnancy yoga class. Hannah says, "Practising yoga definitely helped, I was able to use my breath to manage the contractions and to help with the pushing. The midwife commented on how flexible I was which helped me move about in the pool and to continue using squats etc. when I was getting tired. The midwives were brilliant, and very positive about using water and for the birth to be as active and natural as possible."
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AUGUST 2006
Joe gave birth to a baby boy called Theo David on August 20, 2006. He weighed 7lbs 7 oz. Jo's labour was so quick and easy that she nearly gave birth in the car park! Jo is a second-time student. I met her over a year ago in Mummy & Baby yoga with her first son. Way to go, Yoga Mum!
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Amanda had a baby boy on Saturday August 19, 2006 called Joe! He weighed 7lbs. 13oz. Amanda attended the Friday and Wednesday classes. Mother and baby are well.
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Barbara and Jason proudly announce the birth of their little boy, Xavier St. John, born on Thursday, August 17th after only 5 hours of labour! It was a peaceful water birth in the hospital. Barbara was a student in the Friday yoga class and she and her husband also attended the Couples Birth Prep workshop. Barbara had been about 10 days late when she came to the last yoga class on Wednesday, August 16th. We did the usual Dance-the-Baby-Out routine and chanted the Adi Shakti. With Barbara's full positive intention, that baby boy was born the next morning!!
JULY 2006
Sharon and Ian had a baby girl called Amy born on July 29, 2006. She weighed 8 lbs. 14 ounces. Sharon and Ian also attended the Couples Yoga for Birth workshop and found that the things they learned in clas really helped them stay calm and in control during labour. "Thanks again for everything. I firmly believe that I would have given into pain relief if I had not have come to your yoga class. I was able to have complete faith in my own body which in the end saved me from the c-section."
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Angela and Tom had a baby boy called William John on July 19, 2006. He weighed 7lbs. 1 ounce. Mum and dad are very happy and over the moon! Angela attended both the Wednesday night class and Friday yoga class. Angela and Tom also attended the Couples Yoga for Birth workshop and found that the things they learned in clas really helped them stay calm and in control during labour. "Thank you so much for such a big part of in making our pregnancy and birth such a wonderful experience. Your teachings have changed my outlook to life and will stay with me all my days. With much love, Angela."
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Lyndsey had a baby girl called Olivia. Baby was born on July 16, 2006 and weighed 4lbs. 9 ounces. "Sang Long Time Sun to Olivia this morning and was stunned at her response, very chilled out baby!"
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Willow had a baby boy on July 19, 2006. Willow attended the Friday yoga classes held at The Hydro. Hope to get more information soon on mum and baby.
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Sandra F. gave birth to a beautiful baby girl called Alexandra May on Tuesday, July 11, 2006 at 5:42 PM. Baby weighed at 8lbs and 6 ounces. Alexandra is Sandra's second child. Mother and baby are both well.
JUNE 2006
Asa had a baby boy on Wednesday, June 28th at 1:43 AM. His name is Max Edware and he weighed an impressive 9 lbs and 10 ounces. Asa was a student in the Friday yoga classes. She hopes to come to class next week to show us her baby boy!(no baby photo)
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Julie gave birth to a little boy called Aaron at 6:31 AM on June 23, 2006. Aaron weighed 7 lbs 15 ounces. Julie attended the Wednesday night yoga classes. Mum, baby, and dad are all doing great. (no baby photo)
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Catherine and Richard gave birth to a little boy called Oran Patrick on Friday June 9, 2006 at 5:46 PM, weighing 7 lbs 5 ounces. Catherine was in both the Wednesday and Friday classes and attended the Couples Birth Workshop in May. Catherine reported a wonderful birthing experience and gives credit to the yoga classes! (no baby photo)
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Sarah gave birth to a baby boy called Henry Lewis Walter. He was born on Friday June 2, 2006 at 3:55 PM wieghing 6lbs 12 1/2 ounces. Sarah was a student in the Wednesday and Friday yoga classes. At the Wednesday night class, we did the Baby Dance to encourage the labour process. She went into full labor that night! By Friday afternoon Harry was born. He is beautiful and healthy. "Thank you, Patricia, for all you have taught me, I never would have been so open minded and calm about the whole birth if it hadn't been for you! You're a star!" (no baby photo)
MAY 2006
Beth & Rune gave birth to a baby girl called Helene on 01 May 2006 at 11:33 in the morning. She weighed a little over 7 lbs. Mother and bay are doing well.
APRIL 2006
Lucy & Ian gave birth to a baby boy called Eliot Leslie John. He was born on 19 April 2006 at 06:10 weighing 7lbs 15 1/2oz (3.62kg). Lucy was a student in the Friday pregnancy yoga class.
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