Transform Your Birth

Nicole was advised through a wise friend to seek the primary care of an independent midwife, and doula. They supported Nicole and her partner to have a beautiful straight forward birth of her dreams. With the support of hypnobirthing, she was able to use the practices to navigate a very intense labour, and be very clear on how to communicate her choices with the hospital system. A great story to highlight the power of having great support and preparation. This is a very inspiring story.

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Tory found herself pregnant as a single mum. She discusses the pressure she felt to 'get it right,' and the conditioning women face around the way we talk about birth.

She is able to access the continuity of a known midwife program and chooses her sisters to support her. All these women believe in her ability to give birth. This resulted in a straight forward vaginal birth. She has some great advice for single mums - get the right people in your corner. A great story to not only inspire single mums, but all women preparing for birth.

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Emily is a midwife and she has seen all types of birth. Making the decision of where to birth her baby was a big choice and ultimately she chose to birth at home. Emily had to come to terms with her fears. By reading 'Ina May Gaskin's Guide to Childbirth,' and doing the 'Transform Your Birth' course she manages to harness her mind and steps fully into her confidence and trust in the birth process. The result - well listen in and find out. An inspiring story to support your trust in the process of birth.

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Kate's partner was concerned about her ability to handle the pain of labour. After doing the Transform Your Birth course, he soon realised the positive influence he could have on her ability to get through the birth. They committed to the practices and Kate talks about how she thinks they changed her labour. Kate experiences a straightforward birth but ultimately faces her greatest fear, tearing. She finishes her story with some great wisdom around nesting and building your energy levels before the birth. Enjoy!

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Eddie shares with us the story of her two births. Her first experience left her feeling like something got lost in the process. For baby number two, she dives deeper into the physiology of birth, and learns to appreciate mother nature's blueprint. She is determined to bring as much of herself as she can to the second birth. Once again she is facing induction after pushing it to 42 weeks. She needs to surrender to something she really didn't want to experience again. She is in hospital ready to have her second induction and something quite magical happens. Her stories will have you sitting on the edge of your seat.

Enjoy!

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In this episode I'll be deconstructing the power of breathing. I'll explain why it is the top tool in the tool kit. We look at the myths around the teaching of breathing and the perils of overbreathing. I will then go on to explain what optimal breathing looks like, and how to retrain your brain. We finish this episode with a beautiful breathing exercise that will highlight to you how good breathing calmly can feel. This is a not to be missed episode. Get comfortable and learn to breathe better!

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Hannah and Chris describe their experience of managing a birth that resulted in a cesarean. Their story really highlights the power of teamwork, and advocacy by a partner who is well prepared and knows what they are doing. This made all the difference for Hannah when she had to adjust to a new plan. A wonderful interview to listen to both the birthing mum, and the father's experience. Enjoy!

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In this episode, we will be exploring the origins of the pain through understanding the physiology of birth.

I will be giving you some ideas about managing those sensations and accessing your inbuilt resources. You will also learn about the power of the mind, and how to harness the mind in a way that supports the birth process.

Demystifying the pain is the first step in making labour more manageable. Enjoy!

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Velouria was a nurse and had experience in working in the intensive care unit for babies, and realised she needed to work on her mindset for birth as she had seen many struggles families can experience.

She prepares and starts to work on overcoming those fears and building her trust in herself.

She highlights her thinking around not having unnecessary vaginal examinations and we discuss how it can interfere with labour and a woman's ability to just be in the moment. She shares a lot about the tools she used to get through and the powerful role her partner played. She experiences a tear and needs to be taken away to get some repair work. She discusses the role of the practices in preparing you not just for the birth but afterwards too. She reminds us we can get through so many things, more than we can imagine - and this realisation sets us up for parenting. A straightforward labour with lots to teach us - enjoy!

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Jos experiences a marathon first birth, which she finds difficult to recover from. For baby number two, she chooses to prepare differently and opens herself to new possibilities. She learnt to surrender, trust more and resource herself with tools to manage. Her partner learns the power of his role, and they were set up as a team. She also decided to honour her need to nest. Her second birth was surprisingly different. She credits it to doing the practices and being clear on what was important to her and communicating this to her caregivers. Some great birth wisdom to share with you.

Links: Transform Parenting website