Transform Your Birth

Leah shares how she shifted her perception of the pain and overcoming her fear of birth after doing the 'Transform Your Birth' course. Her partner felt much more comfortable in knowing his role also. At 36 weeks Leah discovers her baby is in the breech position. She had to come to terms with the change of plan and she shares how she was able to shift her mindset, to open herself to the understandi...

Emily will share with us today, two birth stories. The first resulted in a caesarean, the second was a vaginal birth after caesarean. She uses her experiences from the first birth to get very clear on what is important to her having baby number two. Emily shares her decision making around the models of care and then her subsequent relationships with both care providers.  She also gives us an insig...

Kate was quite fearful of birth in her early pregnancy and then goes on to study birth deeply which helps shift her mindset. In her later pregnancy she is diagnosed with preeclampsia and needs to face an induction. During the process she is feeling rushed by her medical professionals and locks herself in the bathroom for a couple of hours. By reclaiming her space and doing it when she was ready, a...

Sarah had a straightforward pregnancy and then was facing induction. She exercises her capacity to negotiate the stages of induction by giving herself time to see if each stage is enough to kick off her labour. This works really well for her as she only ends up needing the gel on her cervix. Her waters break spontaneously, and she manages to avoid the syntocinon. Her labour ends up progressing qui...

Hope had an intense fear of birth and a history of anxiety. She discusses her preparation, and what are the things that changed the way she felt about giving birth. She committed fully to the practices, and really shifted her inner beliefs and responses to the idea of giving birth, so much so she experienced painless labour. Hope also identifies how her birth supported her transition into motherho...

Sheena shares her story of two babies under two different models of care. Her first birth began with an induction due to size. She reflects later that she didn't ask a lot of questions and just followed medical advice. Second time round she chooses continuity of midwifery care, and then does the 'Transform Your Birth' course. This choice engaged her partner more which put them on the same page. It...

Erika shares her two birth stories. She had to overcome the negative culture and advice she was being given. Erika used calmbirth to lock in a new mindset. She discusses her process of change. Affirmations were a huge tool she used. With baby number 2, she gives birth in Bangkok, and this time hires a doula. Fortunately, through the confidence she experienced with her first birth,  She was able to...

Tiahna finds herself with a breech baby and low fluid and needing to have a caesarean. She adjusts to a new plan, which isn't easy, and she eventually overcomes her feelings of failure. She also speaks of the emotional rollercoaster that comes with birth, which is an important part of our growth as a new mother.. She has a gentle caesarean and makes some special requests which helps her to take ba...

Alex shares with us the stories of both her boys She shares how her preparation gave her confidence. She experienced tearing with her first, and needed to work on her fear, and bring in strategies to avoid tearing again for baby number two. She discusses the role of subconscious preparation and going into a trance state, and how that was a challenge for her second birth through extra monitoring. H...

Katie shares with us her story of two births.  During her first birth, she felt things were done to her and she really had no choice. For her second birth she made some very different decisions.  She chose a different model of care, and she sourced education beyond the hospital classes that catered to both her and her partner.  This changed her second birth dramatically.  Katie did acupuncture and...

The Transform Your birth podcast will educate, entertain and support your ability to navigate pregnancy and prepare to give birth. We can't control birth, but Tracey helps us to see how we can influence it and how it helps us to become parents. Transform Parenting Founder Tracey Anderson Askew explores birth through stories and the lens of what birth can teach us. She prepares families for birth a...