Calm Mama Club - Pregnancy, Birth & Hypnobirthing with Tara Day

Free Hypnobirthing Audio for Active Labour | Birth Zone 🤍 This is your go-to hypnobirthing audio for active labour - designed to guide you moment by moment, helping you stay calm, focused, and in control as your birth unfolds. In this session, you’ll be gently coached through labour with simple, reassuring prompts to: Breathe deeply and rhythmically Move your body intuitively Stay present and con...

Free Hypnobirthing Audio for Pregnancy & Labour | Athlete Within 🏃‍♀️ This empowering hypnobirthing audio is designed to help you build mental strength, resilience, and confidence as you prepare for birth. In this session, you’ll be guided to visualise yourself as a strong, capable athlete, running a marathon with focus, determination, and steady endurance. Just like a marathon, birth is a po...

Free Hypnobirthing Audio for Pregnancy & Labour | Clouds of Calm ☁️ This soothing hypnobirthing audio is designed to help you feel calm, relaxed, and deeply supported throughout your pregnancy and during labour. In this session, you’ll be gently guided to imagine yourself floating effortlessly on soft, weightless clouds, allowing your body to fully relax while your mind drifts into a peaceful,...

Free Hypnobirthing Audio for Pregnancy & Labour | Ocean of Calm 🌊 This calming hypnobirthing audio is designed to help you feel deeply relaxed, safe, and in control during pregnancy and birth. In this session, you’ll be guided through a peaceful ocean visualisation, walking down a soft sand dune and along a quiet beach, listening to gentle waves. By listening regularly during pregnancy, this...

In this episode, I’m sharing my second birth story , an intense & powerful water birth - very different to my first birth which included an epidural, forceps, and an episiotomy! This episode isn’t about “doing birth perfectly” or avoiding pain. It’s about preparation, mindset, movement, and having tools to support a physiological or low-intervention birth, while staying open to all outcomes. I...

In this episode, I chat with my husband Jack about his experience of being a birth partner... we chat about: Anxiety before having a first born baby AND then having a second child (01:00) How our memories and experiences differ around the birth (04:19) Trusting the medical staff (07:05) Advice for birth partners - help to drive oxytocin, prep the admin! (08:40) Bring good snacks! Don’t get stuck i...

I'm 38 weeks pregnant, waiting for labour to start and I have a lot of opinions on growth scans! ➡️ 38 Weeks Pregnant / Pre-Labour Signs and Symptoms (01:18)Heart rate drops, nausea, generally feeling ‘off’ ➡️ Waiting for Labour - wanting the baby to arrive before Christmas! Inductions (05:20) ➡️ Signs of labour / losing mucus plug and advice for 1st time mums having a long labour (08:22) ➡️ G...

In this episode I’m joined by Emily Lacey, personal trainer and pregnancy & postpartum movement specialist! We talk all about the importance of movement and tips on what to do / not to do during pregnancy and postpartumE ➡️ Why is Movement So Important During Pregnancy and Post-Partum? (01:47)  ➡️ Recommendations for Each Trimester (02:20) ➡️ Why it’s important to see a pregnancy/post-partum s...

34 Weeks Pregnant Weekly Update I’m 34 Weeks pregnant this week and here are my weekly ramblings! I talk about my pregnancy symptoms, Braxton Hicks (surprise surprise), feeling huge, discharge, baby position and why hypnobirthing needs an upgrade, including 3 tips you can take away! And remember you can grab your FREE hospital bag checklist by going to my IG or TikTok and commenting ‘Hospital Bag’...

If you’ve ever felt anxious, overthinking, or fear 🙋🏼‍♀️ this episode will help you understand why .  I’m diving deep into what’s really happening inside your mind and body when anxiety takes over, from your amygdala scanning for danger to the subconscious beliefs that keep you stuck in fear. I talk about: ✨ Anxiety that I’ve experienced this week - fears of pre-term labour and pressures of bei...

What Is Hypnobirthing!? Does Hypnotherapy Work? The Science and The Myths! Hypnobirthing is all about mindset, and ANYONE can practise it! In this episode, I’m breaking down what hypnobirthing actually is, and how it can be used alongside modern medicine, including gas & air, inductions, and even an epidural. As a Clinical Hypnotherapist and Hypnobirthing Practitioner, I’ll explain what hypnob...

In this episode, we’re talking all about Braxton Hicks contractions, those unexpected tightenings that can take you by surprise in pregnancy. You’ll learn what they are, why they happen, and how to tell the difference between practice contractions and the real thing. My experience - 31 Weeks Pregnant, 2nd pregnancy, braxton hicks and anxiety this weekend (00:56) Braxton Hicks - what are they? (06:...

What Really Makes a Positive Birth Experience: Feeling Informed, Supported and Calm.  When you picture a “positive birth,” do you think of a peaceful water birth at home? You’re not alone, but the truth is, a positive birth can happen anywhere. In this episode, I dive into the real ingredients of a positive birth experience: being informed , supported , and calm . Drawing on my own birth story of...

41 Pregnancy Symptoms - Is It Normal? Yes, Probably!  In this episode I talk all about the weird and wonderful symptoms I’ve had in both pregnancies - what have I missed?! Bleeding gums (01:04) Lightning crotch (01:38) Pelvic girdle pain (02:11) Round ligament pain (02:11) Hip pain (02:11) Back pain and Sciatica (02:11) Insomnia (05:12) Vivid dreams (06:16) Charlie horses - leg cramps! (06:43) Res...

This week on the podcast! 👶 My 28-week midwife appointment (01:10) 🤰 29-week pregnancy symptoms – sciatica, hip pain and peeing myself (03:00) 🍼 Toddler updates from Toddler Land – teething, eggy sick incident, and our latest adventures in tile shopping! (05:32) Join me for all the honest, real-life pregnancy and parenthood updates  🎧 Thanks so much for listening 💛 🌐 Website: www.taradayhypn...

We just got back from 3 days in Copenhagen (our baby moon!) - and it really hit me how completely life has changed since becoming a mum. This episode is a reflection on how motherhood has transformed everything for me - the messy, chaotic, beautiful reality of it all. Here’s what I talk about 👇 1️⃣ The Secret Club of Motherhood (01:10) – a new level of respect and empathy for women everywhere. 2️...

Pregnancy advice can feel like a minefield… 🫠 one person says “absolutely don’t,” the next says “totally fine!” I’ve been digging into the actual data (thanks Emily Oster 📚✨) and making choices that feel right for me . Here’s where I’ve landed 👇 🍣 Sushi: yes, but from good restaurants only! (01:30) 🧀 Cheese & deli meats: I’m fine with pasteurised + heated, even Stilton (04:05) 🥩 Steak:...

In this episode I share my birth story & my journey of welcoming my first baby into the world, in a story that’s both positive and realistic . From early prodromal labor at home to eventually heading to the hospital, I talk about the surprises, challenges, and some things I wish I had known! Key takeaways for first-time mums: Prodromal labor is real : first-time mums can be in labor for a long...

In this episode, I share my personal experience and insights on labor pain , and how we can reframe it in a way that’s empowering rather than frightening. Key takeaways: 1️⃣ Why I still use the word “pain”: Unlike traditional hypnobirthing courses, I find it helpful to acknowledge the sensation. I wasn’t fully prepared in my own birth, and understanding this made a huge difference. 2️⃣ Pain as pro...

In this episode of the Calm Mama Club, I share my 25-week pregnancy journey , including the symptoms I’m experiencing and how they differ from my first pregnancy. I also talk openly about the challenges of looking after a teething toddler while pregnant, and the realities of sleep deprivation and how it impacts our daily life and relationships. If you’re a mum-to-be, a parent juggling multiple kid...

Welcome to the Calm Mama Club podcast! I’m Tara Day, a qualified hypnotherapist, hypnobirthing enthusiast, and mum of one (soon to be two!). In this first episode, I introduce you to the podcast, share why I started it, and talk about my perspective on the current hypnobirthing landscape . You’ll hear about my personal pregnancy journey , the realities of birth and motherhood , and what to expect...