Posts by natalie
The Hypnobirth of Daisy
I had a perfect pregnancy, you could say it was almost text book. Our little Pea (as we called her before we knew she was a her!), was on the chunky side, but other than that, she was growing well – as was I! It wasn’t until week 34, when my OB said that Pea’s…
Read MoreFeeding journeys
Just like birth – the journey of feeding your baby will be different for everyone. I asked some of my mums to share their feeding journeys to help to see the multitude of experiences and options when it comes to this part of your postpartum journey. Their stories include everything from the breast crawl, nipple…
Read More‘It was an incredible experience’ – Fredrik’s Birth Story
Hi Nat Little Fredrik arrived 7.29am Sunday 10th January. It was an incredible experience. Labour started approx 11pm the evening before and was pretty strong by 1am. Managed to calmly breath through all of the contractions whilst we remained home – Adam setting the space with candles, lavender, the affirmations playing and using a heat…
Read More“I got to experience the fetal ejection reflex for the first time, which was amazing!!!” – Georgia’s Birth Story
This beautiful mum came to me to prepare for the birth of her third baby. When we first started chatting she shared a little bit about her first two experiences writing: “My first babe was an emergency section because of distress after induction, no progression of labour and wired CTG. I was really uneducated about…
Read More‘The midwife asked who taught me hypnobirth – she had never seen such a calm birth’ – The Hypnobirth of Cillian
Now this was an interesting birth story!! Mum Karen came to see me when she was 39+5 days pregnant – it’s never too late to learn Hypnobirthing techniques! Karen and her partner had done the hospital birth classes, however due to COVID they had been online and she felt like she needed some additional preparation…
Read More‘I still can’t believe I did it!!!’ – The healing Hypnobirth of Sadie Lane
When I received the birth story from this special mum I burst into happy tears!! This mum had a very long and traumatic birth with her first baby which included a cascade of intervention and affected both mum and dad well into their postpartum journey. Bess came to me to prepare for her second birth…
Read More‘I had a waterbirth which was totally unexpected! – Eliana’s birth story
This beautiful mum came to my classes to prepare for the birth of her second baby. Gabi gave birth to her first baby at just 29 weeks and it was a difficult postpartum journey for both her and her partner. When applying for my course she wrote: ‘I didn’t enjoy my first pregnancy and was…
Read MoreAcupuncture for pregnancy and birth – with Rachel Pavitt -Rumery
Fertility and pregnancy acupuncturist Rachel Pavitt-Rumery from Health Space in Mona Vale joins me LIVE to chat how acupuncture can help you on your motherhood journey. Listen as we chat all things acupuncture and birth – including how acupuncture can help with pregnancy-related symptoms such as anxiety, insomnia, circulation, pelvic and lower back pain, haemorrhoids,…
Read More“I yelled out I DID IT!!!” – Avery’s Birth Story
This couple came to my course for the birth of their second baby after what they describe as a ‘traumatic’ first birth, with an induction that did not end as expected. During the course, I saw them process the first birth, question it and begin to prepare for their second birth with excitement rather than…
Read MoreWhat is Hypnobirth and how can it help me? Episode 22 – The Love Approach Podcast
Recently I was featured on ‘The Love Approach Project’ Podcast. In this episode I talk about what Hypnobirth is and how it helped me with my own birth and my struggle with anxiety. It also focuses on the importance of knowledge, support and the role of fear and the impact this can have on the…
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