Feedback on the Prepare to Conceive CD
"I first used the Prepare to Conceive CD whilst having Clomid fertility treatment to conceive my second child, as I had found the pregnancy relaxation and preparation for birth CDs helpful with my first pregnancy. I started listening to the CD every evening before bed and loved that it made me take time each day to switch off from everything else around me and concentrate on getting my mind and body in the best possible state for conception. After the drug treatment did not work. I was due to have an ovarian drilling operation a couple of months later but found out the day before my scheduled appointment for this procedure that I was 5 weeks pregnant. I am now 34 weeks pregnant and have just started using the preparation for birth CD again to try to help me through the forthcoming birth." Emile Lee
" It took us three years to conceive. I underwent some treatment (Clomid) and got pregnant on 4th cycle. I believe the Prepare to Conceive CD helped and have suggested this to friends in similar positions. I am now 17 weeks and have started listening to the Pregnancy Relaxation CD, which is REALLY relaxing and is helping me bond with my baby" Sally Mond
"My first pregnancy resulted in miscarriage at 11 weeks which was sad but I believed that a part of the recipe was missing and that it was meant to be. I then fell pregnant very soon after the miscarriage which helped enormously to deal with it. I had a great pregnancy but a very tough 20 hour labour. I was lucky enough to only use TENS but had a 3rd degree tear and suffered quite badly post labour. My son was 8lb 4 and healthy so all was well. When we started to consider our 2nd I was surprised that we didn't fall pregnant within a few months. I tried not to think about it but very soon the start of each period became a bad day. I didn't resort to anything but your CD and relaxation after reading an advert in mother and baby magazine. 2 months later I was pregnant and I bought the prep for birth to deal with the labour side of things. Lillie is now here and healthy so thank you for any help you may have made." Gill Topp
"Tried for a baby for eight years which included two rounds of IVF, both failed. Our infertility was unexplained so I started using all sorts of alternative therapies out of desperation. Then we saw one of the top specialists in the UK who advised us that far from being unexplained, our inability to conceive was because I was heading towards my menopause early, our chances of having a baby were minimal and we'd run out of time for IVF. I was having acupuncture at the time whilst trying to accept the reality of my situation and less than a month later found myself to be pregnant. I think the CD helped me to relax at one of the most difficult and stressful times of my life. They helped me to relax when it is most important to. After eight years of trying to conceive I was finding it difficult to relax when I ovulated - I now have a beautiful baby girl! Antonia Varney
"I have used several of your CDs - prepare to conceive, pregnancy relaxation, effective birth preparation, birth music, post natal recovery and have really felt the benefits all of five CDs. I have one child, aged 2, and I gave birth in a birthing pool with no pain relief, only the techniques taught on your CDs. My husband and the midwives present were all fantastic and also used the techniques to help me. I then had slight trouble conceiving with my second after breast feeding for a year. I listened to the prepare to conceive and 6 weeks later I was pregnant again! Am currently enjoying listening (again!) to the pregnancy relaxation CD as I am 21 weeks pregnant. I hope again to use the benefits of the effective birth preparation when I give birth around New Year" Mary Darcey
"Had a missed miscarriage at 10wks and an ERPC in Aug'06. Was desperate to conceive as soon as possible. When my period arrived I started using ovulation predictors and basically ended up feeling stressed and depressed. Once ovulation passed I didn't feel any different and thought I wasn't pregnant and felt I didn't know or trust my body anymore. I was feeling very low and decided to order your CD to try and relax me and make me feel more positive - which it did! I felt empowered listening to it - was doing something really positive when I'd felt really low and hopeless. Also helped me sleep better as I wasn't sleeping well at time.
Decided to do a test when period due but thought there was no way I had done it that month but did feel more positive for the month ahead. Low and behold it was positive and 20 tests later I truly believed I was pregnant! I now have a beautiful baby boy and have passed the CD on to a friend who took a while to conceive her 1st child so that she's prepared for when the urge for No 2 child comes along!" Ruth Stewart
"I liked the way that the CD reinforced my belief in my own body's ability to conceive a child.
Trying for a baby for 11 months, and was on the verge of beginning fertility treatment (Clomid) when I became pregnant." Catherine Radcliffe
"The CD is so wonderful for so many reasons... The professionalism, intelligence and knowledge of the therapist, the beautiful way in which the messages were delivered, to be able to really get inside my body and my thoughts, the relaxing music, I was fully immersed and absorbed into the meditation and was able to really let worries and concerns go. I didn't realise I was holding onto so many negative thoughts but the cds helped to release them." Sarah Hall
"My husband and I have a 15 year old daughter and we decided to have another baby. We have been trying for a baby for almost 2 years with no luck. A referral to an consultant was made and I was diagnosed with grade 3 endometriosis. After the diagnosis, I had two laparoscopies: one a diagnostic, to confirm that I have endometriosis and 6 months after I had another laparoscopy to try and get some of the adhesions out to maximise my chance of having a baby and to relieve the painful periods that I have. I was also given clomid to no avail. I was again seen by the doctor and she requested a salpingogram just to check my tubes as its been a year after my laparoscopy and I haven't fallen pregnant yet. It confirmed that I had a blocked tube and the other one was filled with water. She told me that there is very little chance of me getting pregnant naturally because of my tubes and she told us that IVF might be the only option. But before that I have to have my tubes clipped to prepare for the IVF.
My husband and I are really devastated by the news, so I decided to be put on to the waiting list for that procedure. But before that appointment, we're at the waiting room and as I was reading a magazine, I caught sight of a comment about the cd-natal hypnotherapy. I took the websites address and I decided to purchase the cd. I knew that there is a slim chance of me getting pregnant naturally but I just thought it would probably help me relax. I bought the cd in October 2006, listened to it every night and by December, we found out I was pregnant. Our daughter was born July 23, and she is 14 weeks now. Maybe its the positive thinking, the prayers but I feel that the cd has helped my body and mind to relax. My daughter is so happy with her new sister and she calls her a "miracle baby". Both my husband and I are extremely happy. We couldn't ask for more." Leilanie Moreto
"The CD just seemed to help me relax and be less stressed about trying to conceive. Had 4 missed miscarriages prior to conception. Now have beautiful 71/2 month little boy! Caroline Smith
"My husband and I were preparing to try and conceive our 1st baby last year. I was worried that we would not be able to as we had some friends who had been having problems. I only listened to the conception CD a few times in the month between my ovulation times and we conceived in the first month! We both had not expected that and were completely surprised." Deborah Chapman
'After years of trying to conceive, experiencing the rollercoaster of emotional highs and lows that accompanied my cycle every month had become our normal way of being. So much of our lives were focused on getting pregnant that we were losing touch with each other and with normal, healthy living. When I used the CD I became aware for the first time that I had got some really quite unreasonable expectations of my body and our future child - things I hadn't been aware of before. It helped me to let go of the expectations I had of myself, of my body and of my future child so that I could relax and trust my body to do what it needed to do to conceive. Once I let these go I felt lighter and much more able to relax and trust in the conception process. The very next month we inseminated, I became pregnant. Our daughter is now seven months old and she is a total and utter joy to us.' Gina Cox Roberts
"I have been trying to conceive for 3 years but had no success as yet due to PCOS and low sperm count. I have had 7 cycles with clomid and will be having IUI in due course. I bought the CD as I am an uptight person and wanted to feel more at ease with my body and I really felt the CD helped me to calm down. They are very calming and good for controlling breathing for relaxation. Good visualisation techniques" Amanda Oakley
"The CD enabled me to switch off from everything around me and tune into my body, to enrich it and prepare it for the most natural process of all." Natalina Blyth
"My husband and I have been trying to conceive for 5 years. Last year I was using your CD when my husband and I were TTC. In February of 2007 I had to have surgery to remove an ovarian cyst and my doctor told me all hope was gone. Then this February, I had to have the same ovary removed due to another large cyst and the doctor found that I had healed and it was possible.
I found your CD and IMMEDIATELY started to use it! I remembered how much calmer I was last time. Well, as if the healing wasn't miracle enough, I actually ovulated ON MY OWN, for the first time in 5 years!!!! I just feel so very peaceful and relaxed. We still have a little while til we will know if I am preggers, but I know that this time, even if it doesn't happen right away, I can handle the long term TTC because I have a place to go to relax and rest and be at peace with my body doing exactly as it should!!!" Jennifer Kelly
"I used the CD after 3 years trying to conceive, me and my husband were diagnosed with unexplained infertility and started fertility treatment in January this year. I ordered the CD and used it in conjunction with a medicated IUI cycle and I do belief that it really helped me relax, let go of some subliminal fears and therefore helped me have a successful cycle and get a positive result. My baby is due any day and both me and my husband are thrilled. I've subsequently recommend the CD to other friends who have also successfully achieved a pregnancy" Nicky Wake
"Had a missed miscarriage at 10wks and an ERPC in Aug'06. Was desperate to conceive as soon as possible. When my period arrived I started using ovulation predictors and basically ended up feeling stressed and depressed. Once ovulation passed I didn't feel any different and thought I wasn't pregnant and felt I didn't know or trust my body anymore. I was feeling very low and decided to order your CD to try and relax me and make me feel more positive - which it did! I felt empowered listening to it - was doing something really positive when I'd felt really low and hopeless. Also helped me sleep better as I wasn't sleeping well at time. Decided to do a test when period due but thought there was no way I had done it that month but did feel more positive for the month ahead. Low and behold it was positive and 20 tests later I truly believed I was pregnant! I now have a beautiful baby boy !" Ruth Stewart
"The CD made me more aware of my fertility and helped me feel 'kinder' about my body instead of frustrated with it. It made me realise the beauty of our internal reproductive system. The Golden light visualisation was particularly helpful and relaxing" anonymous