Hypnobirthing Blog
6 Top tips for choosing a care provider for birth
In the first few weeks of pregnancy most women are focusing on getting through the morning sickness and fatigue that often comes with the first trimester and tend to focus their energy on baby announcements and gender reveals. However, some of the most fundamental...
Active birth classes vs antenatal classes
The Positive Birth Program is everything you wished the hospital birth classes were. In many ways, The Positive Birth Program is an active birth class designed for all families with everything you think will be covered in a Hospital Birth Class but usually isn't....
What is coached pushing?
Coached pushing is all too common in hospitals. It definitely happened to me with my first baby. I had done Hypnobirthing and had heard of 'Coached pushing' but never thought the private obstetrician I had chosen would do it to me. He knew I wanted an uninterrupted...
When to do Hypnobirthing Classes?
One of the most common questions I get asked is about when to do hypnobirthing classes. As a certified Hypnobirthing Practitioner, I believe there is no "one size fits all" approach - it really is a personal preference, and it depends on a few different things, such...
How to have a safe and successful VBAC
You’ve had a baby, and you’re pregnant with number two, three (or more). You feel excited to welcome another child into your family, but you also feel apprehensive about going through birth again. Maybe you had a healthy baby, but things didn’t go exactly ‘to plan’,...
Labouring at home
Labouring at home for as long as possible is the best option in any uncomplicated birth and most importantly, your partner can labour with you. Some of the most beautiful parts of labour occur at home, watching movies, lying in your bed together standing under the...