Tina Pullen is helping women all over the country have a positive birth experience they have always desired. Tina’s desire to support women through positive birth experiences stemmed from her own comparative birth experiences, with her first birth being less desirable. When Tina became pregnant with her second child, she and her husband decided to invest in the Hypnobirthing Australia course. After a positive second birth, Tina became a qualified Hypnobirthing practitioner. While Tina’s own experience catapulted her to where she is today, her zest for life, infectious personality, raw and down to earth human is why so many women love her and flock to her courses. It was such a pleasure to sit down with Tina and have this chat.

In this episode, Tina and Annalise discuss:

- How Tina spends her day

- What is Hypnobirthing and how does it work?

- Informed Choice in a positive birth experience

- The importance of a birth preference plan

- Tina’s Coming From Experience story, from a less desirable birth experience to a positive hypnobirth experience

- Mindset shifts with visualisation and affirmations to support a positive birth experience

- Natural birth vs. Caesarean birth vs. Induced births - how Hypnobirth can support

- How to create more connection during a caesarean birth

- The importance of vaginal swobbing and delayed cord clamping

- Home birth vs. Hospital birth

- The importance of continuity of care

- Midwife vs. Doula and the benefits of having both

- The use of water in birth and the benefits of a water birth

- When the best time is to do a Hypnobirthing course

- Informed choice around testing and ultrasounds

- Use foetal movements and touch to monitor bub with a Midwife

- The Importance of Trimester Zero

- PCOS and the importance of taking control of your health irrespective of conception

- Debunk the myths around period paid and our cycles

How to connect with Tina:

Instagram: www.instagram.com/the.birth.collective

Website: www.thebirthcollective.com.au

Stay connected with Annalise at www.instagram.com/annalise.maddrell and receive the latest updates on the podcast over at www.instagram.com/comingfromexperience.