The Hypnobirthing Podcast

Hello, and welcome back! Today's episode is a listener story! I welcomed on Maddie to talk all about her positive induction birth story. Thanks so much to Maddie for taking the time to share her story! 🌸 Resources & Links 🤰 Doula Packages – Discover how I can support you throughout pregnancy and birth: The Nurture Nest Doula Services 🎓 Hypnobirthing Courses – Learn tools and techniques to f...

In today's episode I welcomed on Laura from Plus Size Pregnancy to talk about about the issues faced by those in bigger bodies. We talk BMI, water birth, home birth, induction and lots more! 🌸 Resources & Links 🤰 Doula Packages – Discover how I can support you throughout pregnancy and birth: The Nurture Nest Doula Services 🎓 Hypnobirthing Courses – Learn tools and techniques to feel calm an...

This episode is a listener Q&A. Thank you to everyone who sent in a question. We cover home birth, how to bring labour on, birth trauma, weeing during labour, what contractions actually feel like, gestational diabetes and LOTS MORE. Useful links: STUDY ON DATES https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21280989/ FREEBIRTH https://www.birthrights.org.uk/factsheets/unassisted-birth/ https://www.aims.org.u...

Today's episode is a little impromptu and is all about the prediction of your baby's weight. How can this affect your labour plans? And how can you navigate your way through this? AS ALWAYS - please remember I am not medically qualified. Please always ask your caregivers lots of questions and ask them for any risks and what that specifically means for you. We are all individuals and so our level o...

Today's episode is the birth story of a podcast listener! AJ had a very quick, positive labour with her first son and I chatted to her all about it! 🌸 Resources & Links 🤰 Doula Packages – Discover how I can support you throughout pregnancy and birth: The Nurture Nest Doula Services 🎓 Hypnobirthing Courses – Learn tools and techniques to feel calm and confident: Explore Courses ☕ Say Thanks...

In today's episode, I chatted to fellow hypnobirthing teacher, Louise, from Birth Calmly all about her two positive birth stories. She shares both of her stories and talks about how she had a blissful homebirth with her youngest, who just so happened to be a bigger baby. We chat shoulder dystocia, home birth, hypnobirthing and positivity. 🌸 Resources & Links 🤰 Doula Packages – Discover how I...

Today's episode is so exciting. I chat to birth keeper, doula, hypnobirthing teacher and Independent Midwife, Kemi Johnson all about what physiological birth is, how we can best achieve it and why the current maternity system is letting us down. This episode is honest and harsh at times. But it is so important that you listen so you are aware of the system you find yourself in, and how you can pro...

In today's episode I aim to give you a confidence boost! Remember that you can say no to any treatment or intervention you want. No is a complete sentence.  🌸 Resources & Links 🤰 Doula Packages – Discover how I can support you throughout pregnancy and birth: The Nurture Nest Doula Services 🎓 Hypnobirthing Courses – Learn tools and techniques to feel calm and confident: Explore Courses ☕ Sa...

In this episode I am riding solo! I talk to you about how to really empower yourself when it comes to labour. I talk about why it's so important to feel empowered and ways in which you can achieve this. 🌸 Resources & Links 🤰 Doula Packages – Discover how I can support you throughout pregnancy and birth: The Nurture Nest Doula Services 🎓 Hypnobirthing Courses – Learn tools and techniques to...

In this week's episode, I talk to antenatal teacher, doula and author Sallyann Beresford about the incredibly important role of the birth partner. We talked about some of the mistakes they make, Sallyann gave her top birth partner tips and we also talked about the benefit of having a doula with you at the birth. 🌸 Resources & Links 🤰 Doula Packages – Discover how I can support you throughout...

In today's episode, I speak to previous client of mine, Claire on how she overcame a real fear she had around childbirth. She also shares her incredible home birth story. 🌸 Resources & Links 🤰 Doula Packages – Discover how I can support you throughout pregnancy and birth: The Nurture Nest Doula Services 🎓 Hypnobirthing Courses – Learn tools and techniques to feel calm and confident: Explore...

Today's episode features physiotherapist and yoga instructor Bethany Ford, who shares why the pelvic floor is so important in helping us to prepare and recover from labour and also talks about the benefits of pre and post natal yoga. It was such a joy to speak to Bethany and learn how we can make sure our body is as prepared as possible for labour. 🌸 Resources & Links 🤰 Doula Packages – Disc...

Today's episode is so special because I welcome on two great guests! I chat with the lovely Danielle about her incredible home birth experience and also chat with photographer Mia all about birth photography, what is was like photographing Danielle's labour and how it can really add to the experience. 🌸 Resources & Links 🤰 Doula Packages – Discover how I can support you throughout pregnancy...

Happy 1st Birthday to the podcast! This is the 1st birthday episode and I was so excited to welcome Susy O'Hare on to chat all about her positive birth experiences, why she filmed her births and the responses she got from doing so. 🌸 Resources & Links 🤰 Doula Packages – Discover how I can support you throughout pregnancy and birth: The Nurture Nest Doula Services 🎓 Hypnobirthing Courses – L...

In today's episode I welcome on podcast listener Danielle to share the story of her birth with her daughter Frankie. Danielle was an avid listener and went on to practise hypnobirthing and had an amazing home birth. 🌸 Resources & Links 🤰 Doula Packages – Discover how I can support you throughout pregnancy and birth: The Nurture Nest Doula Services 🎓 Hypnobirthing Courses – Learn tools and t...

In today's episode I discuss the negative culture surround birth, and how it can deeply impact our view and experience of birth. Also how hypnobirthing helps to reframe these negative beliefs and helps you to feel confident and empowered about taking the control back over your birth experience. If you are enjoying the podcast, please rate and review it! I'd love to know your thoughts. 🌸 Resources...

In today's episode, I discuss what a birth bag is, why you need one and most importantly, what you should be packing in it! 🌸 Resources & Links 🤰 Doula Packages – Discover how I can support you throughout pregnancy and birth: The Nurture Nest Doula Services 🎓 Hypnobirthing Courses – Learn tools and techniques to feel calm and confident: Explore Courses ☕ Say Thanks – If this podcast has he...

In this episode I talk to Rebecca Oxtoby about her positive caesarean experience. She gives her tips on making it as positive as possible and her view on how hypnobirthing helped her so much with hers. 🌸 Resources & Links 🤰 Doula Packages – Discover how I can support you throughout pregnancy and birth: The Nurture Nest Doula Services 🎓 Hypnobirthing Courses – Learn tools and techniques to f...

This episode is all about the fourth trimester, AKA the first 3 months of your babies life. Why it is so important, how you can look after yourself during this time and why some people think babies are born too early! 🌸 Resources & Links 🤰 Doula Packages – Discover how I can support you throughout pregnancy and birth: The Nurture Nest Doula Services 🎓 Hypnobirthing Courses – Learn tools and...

Episode 18 welcomes another guest and another positive birth story. I taught Chanel and her partner Alex back in November 2020 and they went on to achieve an incredibly positive birth. Chanel's story is great as this was not only her first birth but she was also considered 'high risk' and gave birth during the Covid pandemic. 🌸 Resources & Links 🤰 Doula Packages – Discover how I can support...

Episode 17 looks at the different stages of labour. What happens during each stage and how you can use hypnobirthing to help. If you are enjoying the podcast please rate and review me! 🌸 Resources & Links 🤰 Doula Packages – Discover how I can support you throughout pregnancy and birth: The Nurture Nest Doula Services 🎓 Hypnobirthing Courses – Learn tools and techniques to feel calm and conf...

In today's episode I talk about something which most people don't want to think about and definitely don't want to happen - tearing in labour. I will discuss why it happens, how to prevent it from happening and how best to heal if you do require stitches after your labour. 🌸 Resources & Links 🤰 Doula Packages – Discover how I can support you throughout pregnancy and birth: The Nurture Nest D...

In this special episode of the podcast, I talk all about my breastfeeding journey. How we got on at the start, why we ended up feeding for 27 months and how we eventually stopped. I include tips for those just starting out on their journey and tips on how to stop when the time is right. 🌸 Resources & Links 🤰 Doula Packages – Discover how I can support you throughout pregnancy and birth: The...

This episode talks about the importance of words and language used during pregnancy and birth and how this can have a negative effect on how well we labour and how we feel about our birth experience. 🌸 Resources & Links 🤰 Doula Packages – Discover how I can support you throughout pregnancy and birth: The Nurture Nest Doula Services 🎓 Hypnobirthing Courses – Learn tools and techniques to fee...

In this episode I welcome special guest, Kirsty, from Take Five Aromatherapy. Kirst chats to me about the benefits of aromatherapy during pregnancy, birth and after baby is born and how aromatherapy can compliment your hypnobirthing practice. 🌸 Resources & Links 🤰 Doula Packages – Discover how I can support you throughout pregnancy and birth: The Nurture Nest Doula Services 🎓 Hypnobirthing...