Mindful Childbirth for Surrogates

A course specific to surrogates

You have taken the selfless leap into becoming a surrogate. YOU are amazing! You my fellow Surro Sisters, deserve to have a course that is designed just for you. A course that talks to you and about your journey, a course that has your needs at the forefront. You are amazing and you deserve a course that is just as amazing!

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome to Mindful Childbirth for Surrogates

    • Introduction message from Nikki

    • A little about Nikki and course overview

    • Favorite Books on Birth and Babies

  • 2

    Module 1 - Introduction to Mindfulness and Pregnancy

    • What is hypnosis

    • What is meditation

    • What is mindfulness

    • 12 universal laws

    • 4 laws for positive pregnancy

    • Visualization script intro

    • Visualization script

    • Discussion post visualization

    • Postive surroundings

    • What is happening inside of us

    • How muscles work

    • History of Childbirth and FTP model

    • Homework Module 1

    • Mark's surrogate birth

    • Pregnancy affirmations

    • Positive Pregnancy Hypnosis

    • Empowered Birth Hypnosis

  • 3

    Module 2 - Breathing, Nutrition, and Exercise

    • Module 2 introduction

    • Wave Breath

    • Mindful Breath

    • Birth Breath

    • Nutrition

    • Exercise

    • Relaxation

    • 3min body scan

    • 5 senses

    • Body scan meditation

    • Homework Module 2

    • Samuel, a birth through surrogacy

    • Peaceful and Calm Water Birth Helena’s Hypnobirthing

  • 4

    Module 3 - Fear release, Map to Birth, and Support through Pregnancy

    • Module 3 Intro

    • Releasing and intention setting

    • Fear Release hypnosis

    • Your Roadmap to Your birth

    • Your Roadmap to Your Birth

    • Comfort measures during labour

    • IVF and the placenta

    • Physical support during pregnancy

    • Natural expulsion reflex

    • Miracle of Life - 9 months in 4 minutes

    • Maisy's surrogate birth story

    • Homework Module 3

  • 5

    Module 4 - Stages of Labour and Birth

    • Module 4 Intro

    • Your body preparing for labour

    • Birth positions

    • Use your BRAINS

    • Early first stage labour

    • Middle first stage labour

    • Late first stage labour

    • Second stage labour - surrogacy

    • Third stage of labour

    • Delayed cord clamping

    • Breech baby

    • Inductions

    • C-section birth

    • c-section layers

    • Jane's live birth vlog

    • Breech baby home birth

  • 6

    Module 5 - Post Partum and Communication

    • Postpartum recovery

    • Postnatal workout

    • Post c-section workout

    • Communication

    • Birth Song by Kerin Chandler

    • Sinéad O'Connor - A New Born Child

    • Thank you, good bye