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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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01:07:28

#117. Alisha's hospital birth to August

The Positive Births NZ podcast ·

2024/10/28

Two difficult births – one traumatic making Alisha feel that she didn’t want to do it again and the other a positive experience – we speak 6 weeks after August’s birth and she says she’d happily give birth again.So what is the difference between a traumatic birth and a positive birth even when they are both difficult? This is what Alisha talks about. She shares about the difference between obstetrician care and midwifery care and especially how the hospital midwife made her feel in her first birth

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01:01:17

#116. Baby Loss chat with Autumn

The Positive Births NZ podcast ·

2024/10/09

To acknowledge Baby Loss Awareness week, Autumnshares her loss of her baby girl Hope at 21 weeks and 2 days just over a year ago. She takes us through the long process that started around 16 weeks and led to the live birth of her baby weighing just 13 ounces / 368 grams. Autumn explains how she feels about it a year later, her grief process, the emotions, the physicality of what was going on with her body and the support. We hear about what has been helpful to receive from others and most

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00:47:03

#115. Miscarriage chat with Arlene

The Positive Births NZ podcast ·

2024/10/05

To mark Baby Loss Awareness week this episode is a chat with Arlene about her miscarriage at 10 weeks pregnant which occurred only 10 days prior to us talking.Arlene graciously speaks of how she is feeling mentally, emotionally and physically at this point in time, her choice and conviction to stay away from any medical assistance and how she is already able to look at the miscarriage from a broader perspective, as she shares the silver linings of the magnificence of her body and what she’s gained

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01:09:18

#114. Miscarriage chat with Eliza

The Positive Births NZ podcast ·

2024/10/05

To mark Baby Loss Awareness week in this episode we chat to Eliza about her miscarriage early on in her first pregnancy on Christmas Day 2023. She shares with us all that was going on at that busy time – being away, surrounded by family, having overseas visitors all the while navigating the heartbreak of losing this baby. There are many layers to her experience, and in her own words “it just gets juicier” as we hear about her month long ordeal. Eliza has many different interactions with medical

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00:52:26

#113. Aime's fast birthcentre waterbirth to Oscar

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2024/09/29

Another fast 1st birth story. Aime was expecting a long drawn out labour with plenty of time to get sorted, pack things and relax into her early labour. Nature had other plans and she discovered she was completely capable of birthing naturally and smoothly. Coming from South Africa with a culture of C Section being a very normal way to birth, Amie tells us how she was very happy to have a c section at week 41 as opposed to induction and you’ll hear us talk about why that probably is - but Oscar and

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00:48:12

#112. Ashleigh's fast birthcentre birth to Adaline

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2024/09/20

A fast, intense first labour, holding baby in under 4 hours, Ashleigh shares with us her incredible experience and says "I want to relive it everyday."We chat when baby Adaline is only 2 weeks old so this is a super fresh, super lovely story of a mum who was able to cope beautifully during a very different type of birth she had imagined. Luckily Ashleigh had practised all her hypnobirthing breathing techniques - she had spent her pregnancy listening to the stories on this podcast but at

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00:51:42

#111. Francie's hospital induction to Elsie

The Positive Births NZ podcast ·

2024/09/17

If you’re looking for a story from a mum navigating Gestational Diabetes this is a story for you. While Gestational Diabetes was a part of Francie’s family history it was still as shock to receive the diagnosis, so Francie talks about her experience of how it impacted her life in pregnancy and ultimately shaped her birth story. Francie had experience with hypnotherapy so naturally she knew the hypnobirthing techniques made total sense to her and she knew it was important to practise the tools. She

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01:16:37

#110. Sophie's hospital birth to Leo

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2024/09/11

How do you process a birth that didn’t initially feel “positive”?As Sophie shares, the theme of her story is about releasing control and the idea of perfection. 8 weeks after giving birth Sophie reflects on her long list of things that she is very proud of about how she worked through her birth. We discuss that the traumatic part of her birth was a part that she really had no control over (large baby’s head positioning, episotomy, kiwicup delivery, 3rd degree tear and having to wait 11 hours to

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00:58:32

#109. Alex's home VBAC to Nellie

The Positive Births NZ podcast ·

2024/09/07

“The most positive thing is how in tune I am with my bodyand how it didn't just stop at birth. It's now, it's a lifelong thing.” Alex’s story is the epitome of the transformation that is possible at this stage of life. Dealing (or rather, not dealing) with grief through her first pregnancy, Alex had a difficult birth and postpartum with Lucy, and once pregnant again decided she needed to have a different experience. She worked through her challenges with help and support and within a

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01:07:17

#108. Amelia's hospital induction to Basil

The Positive Births NZ podcast ·

2024/09/02

Amelia had never felt anxious before, but when it came to thinking about birth – anxiety was really triggered. She’d heard her mum’s 3 traumatic inductions and needed to overcome fear and change her mindset – which is what she did. Hear how hypnobirthing changed her pregnancy, helped her to find a new midwife at 36 weeks and how it stopped her spiraling when at 41 weeks baby growth dropped significantly which meant everything needed to change. Amelia talks us through her induction process, and how

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01:01:39

#107. Grace & Jack's home waterbirth to Cleo

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2024/09/01

Grace was excited about birth, she saw it as a challenge, an initiation. Jack was impressed to see Grace in her element and so confident.You'll hear what Grace and Jack's initial thought of homebirth was and how that has changed. Grace had a great mindset, unlike many mums she was hoping to be overdue as they wanted to finish renovations on their home. This resulted in a last minute pool set up and birth altar creation in labour. Grace shares about power of the affirmations which she hadn’t

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00:44:51

#106. Ngareka's hospital waterbirth to Reeve

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2024/08/26

Ngareka was looking for a different way to birth her second baby after having what felt like a traumatic and stressful first birth. We briefly chat around the details of first baby Kade's arrival before moving through the pregnancy, labour and waterbirth of Reeve. Through her pregnancy she had many growth scans to check on baby because she was "measuring small". Scans indicated he would be small and she was concerned about being induced for this reason. But - spoiler alert it turns

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00:28:55

#105. "Big Baby" series - Maree, Maddie and...

The Positive Births NZ podcast ·

2024/08/18

How does your baby measuring "big" affect your ability to move through the labour and birth process?In this episode we hear Maree, Maddie and Chantelle's different experiences. Maree was told that she had a 10% chance of birthing naturally - and she DID, quickly and smoothly to 11 lbs 4 oz (5.1kg) Lily. Maddie was told she had to have a C Section, but chose induction instead and shares her experience of a positive birth to 10 lbs 5 oz (4.8kgs) Izak. Chantelle shares her experience of

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00:37:48

#104. "Big Baby" series - Katy's 2 boys

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2024/08/14

Weighing in at 10 lbs 13 (4.5kgs) and 11 lbs 5 (5.3kgs) Katy's boys were accurately predicted to be "big" in her pregnancy ultrasounds.The predictions affected Katy's ability to have a homebirth and with her first baby Olly, the hospital experience was one of interference, intervention and lack of support despite Katy's mental and physical strength. She shares with us how she navigated her second pregnancy and even with the diagnosis of gestational diabetes avoided

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00:25:42

#103. "Big Baby" series - Janelle's 2 boys

The Positive Births NZ podcast ·

2024/08/11

Join us for the first of our special feature of "big baby" stories. These are positive birth stories from mums who've been told their baby is "big". In this episode we talk to Janelle about her two births to Eli and Cooper. Eli arrived at hospital born at 10 pounds (5kgs) - with both hands on his face; and Cooper was born at home weighing 9 pounds 6. (4.3kg) Janelle talks us through her thoughts and feelings through her pregnancies, her decision making processes and how the

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00:38:13

#102. Jess' home waterbirth to Daisy

The Positive Births NZ podcast ·

2024/08/08

Here we have a story of a smooth, uncomplicated pregnancy, birth and postpartum in Jess' birth to Daisy. Daisy arrived on her due date no less, at home in the water where Jess was totally prepared to really go with the flow. She trusted her body, she’d birthed before and if you haven’t already heard her first story you can scroll all the way back Jess' euphoric birthcentre birth to Indi. Sit back and enjoy Jess share with us her "ultimate, dream birth." If you too would like to

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01:12:48

#101. Alicia's breech baby and c-section to Raff

The Positive Births NZ podcast ·

2024/08/05

At 35 weeks Alicia discovered her baby was breech and this significantly changed her birth journey. She shares with us her thoughts and feelings and how she navigated what came next. Alicia shares her difficult decision to have an ECV and how that procedure was for her. When baby didn't turn Alicia needed to face more challenges and I love how she takes control of the few things she had control of - including standing her ground with the elective c-section date. And the ultimate result was of

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01:07:10

Jess' births to Kyson and Arlee

The Positive Births NZ podcast ·

2024/06/30

For our 100th episode we chat to my daughter Jess about her two births. Please note this episode comes with a trigger warning as we discuss baby loss. In 2021 at her 20 week scan it was discovered their baby boy had a rare condition called HLHS where the left side of the heart didn't form. We chat about this experience, her positive birth (with induction at 39 weeks) and how the next 17 days of Kyson's life unfolded. While this is a tough topic, we discuss the circle of life and death matter

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00:57:31

Raewyn's home waterbirth to Hartley

The Positive Births NZ podcast ·

2024/06/25

A straight forward smooth homebirth for a first baby – it doesn’t get any better. Raewyn shares with us the fact that she had started out in her pregnancy scared of birth, joined the hypnobirthng course and then did a 180 degree turn in terms of her mindset Having initially planned a hospital birth she later felt confident to proceed with a home birth option. The biggest message in this episode is the power of being open minded, Raewyn was essentially happy with going with the flow without being

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00:41:04

Michelle's fast homebirth to Elliott

The Positive Births NZ podcast ·

2024/06/10

On baby's due date Michelle picked up her 20month old son Leith from daycare at 3pm and by 6.30pm was holding her new baby girl Elliott. In this very smooth home birth story we hear how Michelle felt prepared, she never felt she couldn't cope even though it was an intense and rapid experience However there was a moment of fear when she was alone for a time in her labour - she talks about how the fear impacted on how she felt and then what her midwife said to help her switch back into her

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