Positive Birth Australia

Today’s episode I chat with Harriet about her two hospital births. Harriet felt like she was being dragged through the medical system with her first child. She went into labour just after 39 weeks and was caught off guard by how quickly her baby was born. Told by staff she was lucky to have had the birth she did, she looked back on her experience as highly stressful and terrifying. For her second...

On today’s episode I get to chat with the incredibly knowledgeable Holliea about her empowering home birth. At 21 Holliea was diagnosed with hypothyroidism and polycystic ovarian syndrome. After coming off the pill she had no menstrual cycle for three years, eventually being told it would be difficult for her to conceive when the time comes and that her condition was considered “normal”. Heavily d...

On today's episode, Tania takes us through her two incredibly empowering home births. Tania worked as a naturopath in a midwifery clinic where she was constantly surrounded by beautiful, inspiring birth stories. This is what gave her the confidence to bring her babies earth-side in the safety and comfort of her own home, support of her husband and a private midwife. Tania's journey is the greatest...

Rebecca shares with us her incredible journey to motherhood with two extremely different birth experiences, and what it was like birthing during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. Initially terrified of birth, a hypnobirthing course helped her feel connected and fall in love with the process, giving her the vital skill to stay calm when she went into preterm labour at her baby shower, just shy o...

Today’s episode I chat with Edriana about her cholestasis diagnosis during her pregnancy leading to a planned induction and a natural birth within a hospital. Edriana used the knowledge and skills she learned from a hypnobirthing course to help guide her to the natural birth she desired. She loved it so much, she became a hypnobirthing practitioner to help other women manifest an empowering birth...

Today’s episode features the beautiful Lyndal talking about her two hospital births. Her first birth she describes as calm but full of interventions. She really wanted a different outcome with her second, and last, child so she hired the support of a doula and completed a hypnobirthing class. Lydnal also briefly touches on her postnatal depression diagnosis after her first daughter's birth and the...

Today’s episode features an inspiring mother named Brook sharing her beautiful journey to motherhood. She had her first birth within a hospital setting and her second in the bathtub of their travelling home. Brook did a lot of internal work during her pregnancy and really harnessed her inner power during the birth of her son, using the knowledge she learned from hypnobirthing to help guide her to...

Today’s episode is focused around fertility. The beautiful Krystal, who started her journey to motherhood later on in life, was diagnosed with endometriosis and found out that she had an extremely low egg count. After failed attempts to conceive via IVF they decided to go down the donor egg path. This is an inspiring story focusing on the types of journeys fertility can take you on and the beautif...

Today’s episode features the wonderful Sophia who birthed both her babies within a hospital environment, the second being a healing, calm, water-birth. Instagram: @19_sophia_89 Mentioned in this episode: Free Birth Debrief with Shari from Belly2Birth + 10% Off All Programs Use code: POSITIVEBIRTH10 for 10% off all programs including Journey to Birth + a free birth debrief. Esfera Designs Wellness...

Today’s episode is very special to me because it is my incredible doula, Moran, sharing her three birth stories and the enormous amount of wisdom she’s gained in her over 8 years of being a doula. She also touches on some of her mental health struggles after her first daughter’s birth and gives us an insight into life as a doula. Moran features in quite a few of PBA’s birth stories so it gives me...

The wonderful Steph takes us through her two births, the second ending in well, I’ll give you a hint, it’s not a homebirth and it’s not a hospital birth. TRIGGER WARNING: Steph also touches on a miscarriage and her fertility struggles but her journey has a spectacular ending. Instagram: @mrscerqa2012 Mentioned in this episode: Free Birth Debrief with Shari from Belly2Birth + 10% Off All Programs U...

On todays episode, the incredible Michelle shares her three all natural, calm hospital births. Instagram: @michellecaseyyy Baby names: @growlittlewildflower Mentioned in this episode: Free Birth Debrief with Shari from Belly2Birth + 10% Off All Programs Use code: POSITIVEBIRTH10 for 10% off all programs including Journey to Birth + a free birth debrief. Esfera Designs Wellness (Birth) Ball Create...

Aimé takes us through her two hospital births when she was younger, ending with her third empowering home birth. Instagram: @my_sweet_goodness Mentioned in this episode: Esfera Designs Wellness (Birth) Ball Create a calm, supportive space during pregnancy and postpartum with Esfera Designs. Use code: PBA20 for $20 off your order. Esfera Designs Free Birth Debrief with Shari from Belly2Birth + 10%...

Emma takes us through her incredible (and accidental) home birth that changed her deeply in the most beautiful way. Instagram: @miss_em_maaa Doula: @2lifedoula Mentioned in this episode: Free Birth Debrief with Shari from Belly2Birth + 10% Off All Programs Use code: POSITIVEBIRTH10 for 10% off all programs including Journey to Birth + a free birth debrief. Esfera Designs Wellness (Birth) Ball Crea...

Shana shares her story of a preeclampsia diagnosis during pregnancy and her natural birth within a hospital environment. Instagram: @oursimplebiglife Doula: @2lifedoula Mentioned in this episode: Esfera Designs Wellness (Birth) Ball Create a calm, supportive space during pregnancy and postpartum with Esfera Designs. Use code: PBA20 for $20 off your order. Esfera Designs Free Birth Debrief with Sha...

This episode features my SIL telling her two birth stories. Her first birth was a traumatic experience that led her down the path to a deeply healing home birth. Instagram: @the_nel_family YouTube: The Nel Family Midwives: @ittakesavillagemidwifery Mentioned in this episode: Esfera Designs Wellness (Birth) Ball Create a calm, supportive space during pregnancy and postpartum with Esfera Designs. Us...

This episode features a beautiful mother from Brisbane sharing her story of a natural birth within a hospital environment with the support of a doula. Instagram - @katiejhiggs Doula - @2lifedoula Mentioned in this episode: Free Birth Debrief with Shari from Belly2Birth + 10% Off All Programs Use code: POSITIVEBIRTH10 for 10% off all programs including Journey to Birth + a free birth debrief. Esfer...

Welcome to Positive Birth Australia. This episode is just a quick intro explaining what you can expect to hear on future episodes and how it came about. Thanks for joining me on this journey! Mentioned in this episode: Free Birth Debrief with Shari from Belly2Birth + 10% Off All Programs Use code: POSITIVEBIRTH10 for 10% off all programs including Journey to Birth + a free birth debrief. Esfera De...