The Birth Uprising Podcast with Alix & Jade

Join Alix and Jade as we talk through what birth plans are all about, why you definitely want to make one and the sort of stuff you might want to consider adding. We absolutely LOVE a birth plan here at TBU and we definitely want to show you why it’s worth doing, no matter what type of birth you’re after. You can access our FREE Birth Planning Guide with code BIRTHFREE here- https://thebirthuprisi...

This week we’re joined by Claire at Birthing Parents Club to chat all about having a doula. Claire shares her experience of working alongside midwives and birth partners in a supplementary role. We bloody love a doula at TBU and will always encourage anyone to can have one to get one in their corner! You can find Claire at- www.instagram.com/birthingparentsclub and www.birthingparentsclub.com ————...

Jade and Alix dive into their experience of hypnobirthing including how their first births felt, their discovery of hypnobirthing and the way they feel that impacted their births and their lives! We could not be more passionate about how hypnobirthing really is for all births and all people! ————————————- If you’re pregnant and you want to know more about TBU and what we do, join us for one of our...

We’re joined by Grace- The Postnatal Doula to talk all things Fourth Trimester! We discuss what to get informed about, how to plan and prepare and why it’s so important to prioritise that time. Grace chats about her new Non Profit organisation The Fourth CIC which you can check out here- www.instagram.com/thefourthcic www.thefourthcic.co.uk You can find Grace herself here- www.instagram.com/the.po...

This week we’re joined by the fabulous Danni Tabor of @dannitabor and Lift Studios! We chat all about the pressures to return to some old version of yourself physically, the issues with diet culture, why your mindset around food and your body is so important and mindful biscuit eating! We think this episode offers so much whether you’re pregnant, post partum or none of the above! Give it a listen...

Join us to chat with Adam, a birth partner who got in touch with us and wanted to share his story! When pregnant with their first baby, Adam’s wife decided that hypnobirthing was going to be part of their birth preparation. Adam found it very useful and played a really active role in preparing for the big day and the day itself. There were nerves at times but he knew how important his role was and...

Emily joins Jade and Alix to talk about baby sleep- What’s normal and what should we look out for? Emily talks about what sort of stuff she looks at as a holistic sleep practitioner and what she wishes was available to all parents from pregnancy through parenthood. With both Jade and Alix having experience with tongue tie, airway issues and poor sleep with their own children, it’s a subject that w...

Hannah joins The Birth Uprising to delve into what it’s like to enter parenthood visually impaired. Hannah shared some ways that she adapted things, how she prepared her guide dog and how she experienced the NHS when accessing maternity services. You can find Hannah at www.instagram.com/blindmumvstheworld and www.facebook.com/blindmumvstheworld She mentions the RNIB Helpline which you can access h...

We’re joined by Anna from Hackney Hypnobirthing as we delve into what we should expect from our maternity care, what policy actually means and what our rights are when we access the system. Anna is a wealth of knowledge and shared stats and resources for all sorts. You can find Anna here- Www.hackneyhypnobirthing.com Www.instagram.com/Hackneyhypnobirthing Here are the resources discussed in this e...

Lucy from Mind the Mama returns to talk about her second birth, how she prepared for it differently and how she feels that impacted her experience. Lucy shares what helped her to prepare, the stats that reassured her and her experience of birth debriefs. With birth debriefs, we always recommend Illy Morrison over at www.instagram.com/mixing.up.motherhood You can check out her debrief service here-...

DISCLAIMER- Lucy’s first birth experience was not entirely positive. This means that the themes of this episode are not necessarily positive throughout. If this isn’t for you at this time then no hard feelings! Just skip this one for now. Lucy from Mind the Mama joins Jade and Alix to talk about her first birth, what happened and how she reflects on on it now. Lucy shares some controversial views...

Laura from Plus Size Pregnancy joins The Birth Uprising to talk all about birth and pregnancy in a bigger body. Laura noticed a gap in information for those accessing maternity services with a high BMI and decided to fill it! She now runs Plus Size Pregnancy where she shares information and runs hypnobirthing courses especially for plus size people. You can join us to find out what your rights are...

An introduction to TBU; your new mates, here to give a no bull, no fluff, no nonsense view on hypnobirthing to start you off! If you’re new to TBU then get ready for the odd F bomb and some passionate food chat, all the good stuff! We talk about what hypnobirthing means to us, how it can be used to prepare for ANY birth and how it’s not always the way you might imagine it to be. We talk science, s...