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The Positive Births NZ podcast

Be inspired by positive birth stories from parents across NZ who"ve used hypnobirthing to help them have a relaxed, calm, confident and empowered birth regardless of the circumstances they navigated. A range of stories exploring what helped birthing parents, what they achieved and what they would do differently if they could do it all again. To buy the book or check out our classes see www.positivebirths.co.nz

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All Episodes

00:47:11

Janelle's VBAC, Home, Waterbirth to Kyla

The Positive Births NZ podcast ·

2022/07/24

Janelle was 45 years old when she gave birth and had previously, less than 2 years prior had her first baby by C-Section. She generously shares her time with us when her baby is only 19 days old, and says that she was inspired by other positive birth stories and wanted to share hers too. In this episode she shares her experience of attempting a natural birth with her son Ezra, born in Level 3 lockdown in 2020. The plans she had for this birth went out the window and she found herself in exactly the

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00:42:00

Leanne's powerful mind in an induction and posterior...

The Positive Births NZ podcast ·

2022/07/17

Leanne always believed in the power of her mind and her mental state combined with some practical tools helped her through a very long and gruelling labour. Baby Ayla was positioned posterior and Leeanne had to bravely accept a change in birth plans to proceed with an induction and episiotomy in hospital.

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00:40:42

Jess' hospital birth to Louis and homebirth to Rose

The Positive Births NZ podcast ·

2022/07/10

Jess' compares her two very birth experiences and what made them so different. Fighting against what was happening in her first birth, husband Carl feeling powerless she knew when pregnant second time around she didn't want to repeat this. Her birth to Rose was a complete contrast, circumstances lead her to have baby at home, she was sleeping inbetween surges and she waited until her body was ready to push. Pure joy was what she experienced when Rose was born. She shares her insightsand learnings of

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00:41:32

Jess' euphoric birthcentre birth to Indi

The Positive Births NZ podcast ·

2022/07/03

Super fascinated about birth, excited with no fear, Jess knew that breathing would be a big part of helping her through the birth and it was her number one tool to help her get through the surges. Lucky to have a relatively smooth pregnancy she went into labour a day after her due date, and the hardest thing for her at the start was trying not to get too excited. She experienced a strong start to labour and shares with us what helped her though. She shares with us how happy she was in the shower and

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01:17:27

Taylors hospital birth to Isla

The Positive Births NZ podcast ·

2022/06/26

"I could do that all again tomorrow", was what Taylor commented on just after birthing Isla - she clearly felt the benefits of the wonderful hormones flowing through her! Before Taylor even got pregnant she had listened to and learnt a huge amount about birth, it was (and still is) a topic that she is passionate about and fascinates her. She was excited about giving birth. In this episode she provides great detail into her experience which involves finally getting pregnant, getting fed up with being

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00:54:09

Miranda's four very different births

The Positive Births NZ podcast ·

2022/06/19

Miranda shares with us her four very different birth experiences, ranging from traumatic hospital birth to a magical birthcentre waterbirth, to a home waterbirth and then a pregnancy and birth with lots of challenges. She discovered hypnobirthing way back in 2007 when I had just started teaching the course, and when it was a little known concept - to help her overcome the trauma of her first birth. She shares how the tools shaped her experience through the subsequent 3 next births over the next 14

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00:47:42

Hope and Jared's beautiful "boring" homebirth

The Positive Births NZ podcast ·

2022/06/12

Hope describes her birth to Aura as "beautiful and boring", but this episode is NOT boring. Hope talks us through her healing journey of the beliefs and experiences she was programmed with and how she released some unhelpful emotions. She previously had a difficult first birth 9 years prior and knew that for her second experience she wanted a very different experience. And it was totally different, in every way - from the way that she planned and approached the birth then what she used to keep

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00:30:41

Dayna's positive birthcentre birth to chilled out Jasper

The Positive Births NZ podcast ·

2022/06/05

Dayna prepared for her birth mentally emotionally and physically to prevent and minimise any potential trauma which is why she sought out the hypnobirthing course to do. She talks us through her straightforward pregnancy and her birth at Warkworth Birth Centre. At no point in time did she feel the need for any pain relief, although there was some for her episiotomy just as Jasper cruised into the world, as a very calm and chilled out baby.

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00:46:50

Anneke's birth to Kahu - a journey of perseverance,...

The Positive Births NZ podcast ·

2022/05/29

Anneke shares her very long but incredible birth journey to meet her baby girl Kahu which was 75 hours in total. She used a number of tools to help her through, and you'll hear how she managed so well, mentally and physically through this time. In this episode she talks about not wanting to be induced, induction with misoprostal, ventouse delivery and the importance of a birth debrief with her midwife. It was from hearing of her midwifes perspective about her birth that helped to change her initial

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00:36:26

Jo's positive induction and hospital birth to Ari

The Positive Births NZ podcast ·

2022/05/22

Jo was planning on a waterbirth with no interventions, but at the end of her pregnancy when she was diagnosed with pre-eclampsia she needed to make some serious decisions involving induction. This meant she was now embarking on a journey that she had not planned for BUT she was determined to do everything she could to make it a positive one. While the early stages of induction took a while, as soon as labour started it was all go! Ari was born pretty quickly and you'll hear Jo talk us through her

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00:43:01

Jade and Justin's home, breech birth to baby Sage

The Positive Births NZ podcast ·

2022/05/15

An extraordinary story of the home, breech birth of baby Sage. Jade and Justin both share their experience of a fast, smooth birth - nobody knew that baby was breech until 10 minutes before she arrived! They only called their midwife when they felt something start to appear down below and upon arrival it was confirmed that, that something was a bottom! Jade shares with us the tools that helped her prevent getting into the fear cycle early on in labour, how Justin was an incredible support along the

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00:25:39

Sarah's transformation in pregnancy and fast birth to...

The Positive Births NZ podcast ·

2022/05/12

This story truly makes my heart sing! Sarah came into pregnancy terrified and anxious about giving birth and in 5 short weeks through attending the Positive Births hypnobirthing course did a massive 180 degree turn. She left feeling empowered and excited and her anxiety was gone. For the first time in her life she was able to use breathing as a way to help her relax and to prevent anxiety attacks. What's more when she was faced with a potentially terrifying and anxiety triggering diagnosis of deep

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00:33:29

Natalie's home, waterbirth to Isabella

The Positive Births NZ podcast ·

2022/05/08

Natalie and Dan went into birth with pure excitement, it was after having done the hypnobirthing course that they decided they wanted a homebirth and they achieved everything they had planned. Although they hadn't planned for a full moon, lunar eclipse, and midwife attending 3 births that night! But still everything went smoothly. It was an emotional meeting of baby Isabella after 15 hours in labour.

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00:44:27

Hope and Tai's peaceful home waterbirth to baby Sora

The Positive Births NZ podcast ·

2022/05/01

Hope and Tai always knew they wanted a homebirth and with the Covid situation and supportive midwives it looked like the best option. Hope believed in herself to be able to do it and she achieved a peaceful waterbirth after a total of 36 hours in labour.

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00:29:39

Laura's empowered hospital birth to Brooklyn

The Positive Births NZ podcast ·

2022/04/24

Laura shares with us her pregnancy journey and her transformation from anxiety and worry to a feeling of empowerment. She talks about the end of pregnancy which seemed to last forever, and finally the birth of baby Brooklyn. She shares what she's most proud of in her birth story and what she would do differently next time.....

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00:37:26

Sara's relaxing home waterbirth to Ari

The Positive Births NZ podcast ·

2022/04/17

Sara would never have dreamed of describing birth as "a relaxing, amazing experience" in her 20's, but when she became pregnant she decided that's exactly what she wanted - and she did! First she had to convince husband Josh that a homebirth was the best option, which took a while - (he's now a homebirth advocate!). Then she did all the research to arm herself with the confidence and belief in her body and baby. Combined with the tools and techniques from her hypnobirthing course she felt equipped

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00:23:03

1. Kelly's fast, instinctive homebirth to Freddie

The Positive Births NZ podcast ·

2022/04/06

Kelly rocked her birth - it was a lot quicker than she had planned (although you'll hear her talk about the number she visualised) and her and Matt welcomed Freddie into the world all on their own - before their midwife arrived. I spoke to Kelly when Freddie was 6 days old, so all her memories are fresh, and she shares with us the wonderful feelings of feeling like Superwoman once her baby had arrived.

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