The HypnoBirthing Las Vegas Family
My name is Mandie Medford, and I was honored to become the new owner of HypnoBirthing Las Vegas in June of 2008. I am called mom by my beautiful daughter Makenzie, who was birthed naturally in October 2007 with the profound relaxation and calm confidence of HypnoBirthing ®- The Mongan Method.
I was born and raised right here in fabulous
When I became pregnant with Makenzie, I was incredibly afraid. I was afraid of giving birth and the entire process surrounding my prenatal period. I was surrounded with horror stories and thought I would just have to jump in, and sit back while care providers took the reigns of my pregnancy and birth. Being from a very large family, I always knew I wanted to have several children, but wasn’t really sure about giving birth! I thought, “Oh well, I just have to tough this out like everyone else does.” I was convinced that all births were complicated and that everyone suffered complications during pregnancy and that I, like everyone else I knew, would have to be “saved” by medication during birth.
After having one conversation with a dear friend about her beautiful home birth with HypnoBirthing ®, I found out that my outlook toward birthing could not have been more inaccurate! It only took me one HypnoBirthing ® class to realize how wonderful and life altering giving birth can be. I was so happy to hear from my teacher, Anne Swanson (former owner of HBLV), that birth is the most natural, normal, healthy process that a woman can go through. Throughout that class I also learned that 95% of births can happen naturally, with little or no intervention. My husband, Larry, and I walked away from class each week feeling more passionately about the HypnoBirthing program and more confident in my ability to birth our child naturally. We also decided that becoming a certified HypnoBirthing practitioner would be a great way for me to share this information with others.
Our little angel was born October 30th,
2007. We welcomed her into the world in
a gentle safe way, using many of the techniques we learned in our class. I went on to become trained by a faculty
member of the HypnoBirthing ® Institute and began teaching in April of 2008. Each day that we spend with our little girl
is an absolute joy, and I am so happy to be able to share the joy of birthing
with other parents-to-be here in
Marcie is a birth junkie! She loves all aspects of birth. She loves being a part of all the stages, from "I think I'd like to have a baby"...to placenta encapsulation (working for Placenta Benefits.info). She has been a massage therapist for several years and is certified in pre-natal, craniosacral therapy, mayan abdominal massage as well as most other modalities. Marcie brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to her practice as a doula. Inspired by the births of her granddaughters not being the kind of birthing experience she thought her daughters deserved, she became a doula to help give her family the best birth experience possible. Friends and others soon followed and she is thrilled to be a part of many birth experiences both hospital and home births. Being an advocate for mothers, fathers and new little ones during the birthing experience is one of her most favorite things and among her most cherished life experiences.
HypnoBirthing Las Vegas Beginnings
Anne Swanson discovered HypnoBirthing when she began searching the internet for natural childbirth information during her first pregnancy. She was completely intrigued about the possibilities of birthing naturally with minimal to no discomfort.
As she continued to research HypnoBirthing, she became convinced that the philosophy was accurate. Why would conception and pregnancy be incredible, wonderful miracles only to have the final phase of that miracle be painful and agonizing? She determined that there was a better way and she found it.
HypnoBirthing - the Mongan Method provided the philosophy,
information and methodology that is missing in standard childbirth
education. It only took one session of HypnoBirthing for her to be
absolutely convinced of the method.
Her first daughter's birth was incredible. She experienced no
discomfort and was completely involved in that final phase of the
miracle of life.
Her daughters birthing day was not only a celebration, it was a
life-defining moment. Because of that experience, she determined that
she needed to make a life change. She gave up her position as a Chief
Chemist in the cosmetic and personal care industry and became a
Certified HypnoBirthing Practitioner and founded HypnoBirthing Las
Vegas in 2003.
Annes first daughter's birth story was shared with American Baby readers (November 2006).
Here is an article Anne wrote about Trusting Your Body.