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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

01:02:47

Laura's hospital induction to Freddie

The Positive Births NZ podcast ·

2024/05/26

At 28 weeks being told your baby is measuring at around the 3rd percentile isn't what anyone wants to hear..... and the size of her baby led Laura to being under the care of the SGA (small for gestational age) clinic. In this episode Laura shares with us her traumatic ectopic pregnancy in 2022 and then how she was very excited for birth when discovering she was pregnant again in 2023. Midway through her pregnancy the hypnobirthing course gave her and husband Matt some tools to use which proved

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01:13:21

Britta's journey to meet Bette, hospital induction

The Positive Births NZ podcast ·

2024/04/12

"It was a constant battle every step of the way" says Britta about aspects of her pregnancy. All birth stories are special and all babies are miracles, but this one is that little bit extra special and is quite the positive birth story simply by the fact that Bette is here with Britta and Ritchie, healthy and happy. In this episode we talk about the rollercoaster ride of emotions to conception, the diagnosis of premature ovarian failure, how Britta was given just a 2-3% chance of

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01:00:33

Ayla and Seb's birthcentre waterbirth to Kit

The Positive Births NZ podcast ·

2024/04/08

A fast and furious start to labour, with waters gushing everywhere is how Ayla's labour to Kit begins, the immediate intensity taking both Ayla and Seb by surprise. Today we have both of them on the podcast to talk through their labour and birth experience. It’s always great to have a partner's perspective and the extra info Seb is able to share about his experience of their 12 hour journey to meet their first baby Kit. Ayla and Seb came to this stage of life with quite different thoughts

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00:41:15

Ellen's hospital birth to Nuala

The Positive Births NZ podcast ·

2024/04/02

"I felt so supported and safe" says Ellen about the team around her for her labour and birth. While the plan was a homebirth, when she felt like it, Ellen decided to move to hospital and does not feel disappointment at all - in fact as you'll hear, this is basically a homebirth, with a room at the hospital used for some gas at the end. In this episode Ellen shares with us how her midwife said she never needed to make a decision about where she needed to be for birth, which meant she

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00:55:02

Georgia's home waterbirth to Ria

The Positive Births NZ podcast ·

2024/03/24

"I'm still so proud of my birthing journey. I look back and cry with how proud I am of myself" were the words in an email Georgia wrote to me shortly after the arrival of Ria. Georgia had cervical dysplasia which meant there was a risk of her miscarrying and meant there was a risk that she could miscarry or go into early premature labour which greatly affected the first half of her pregnancy. The extra monitoring required was understandably scary and she was constantly worried - she

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01:13:20

Becky's birthcentre waterbirth to Callie

The Positive Births NZ podcast ·

2024/03/16

"It was the most empowering experience of my life." Determination, mindset work, preparation and the practice of hypnobirthing tools led Becky to a redemptive birth. After a difficult first birth Becky shares with us how it made her feel and the darkness she experiences in the first 6 months post birth with baby Sienna. She opens up about the mental game, the challenges and her tendency to catastrophize. Becky realised mid way through her second pregnancy she wanted to let go of the

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00:57:17

Caroline's hospital birth to Gabriel

The Positive Births NZ podcast ·

2024/03/11

"I felt strong and it was an unbelievably good experience" Caroline discovered that the strength she had was so much deeper than she could imagine in her first birth to Gabriel. Caroline used this podcast along with other hypnobirthing and active birth education to prepare herself. She shares with us her long conception journey, the discovery of endometriosis and how this led to surgeries and a miscarriage along the way. During her pregnancy she did a variety of mindset and physical

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00:41:56

Hannah's waterbirth to Jasper at Birthcare

The Positive Births NZ podcast ·

2024/03/03

Hannah’s birth to Jasper is what I would describe as an excellent example of a textbook, normal, positive first birth. Yes, Hannah says it was challenging, it was hard mentally and physically, but it was "manageable, calm and it was amazing". No curveballs, nothing unexpected, just a straightforward example of birth. Hannah had some fears, some worries and a some mental challenges as she moved past 40 weeks, but she did the mindset work. Her and husband Kris did the hypnobirthing course

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00:59:47

Sophie's birthcentre waterbirth to Blakely

The Positive Births NZ podcast ·

2024/02/26

A "seismic" mindset shift is what Sophie experienced between one half of her pregnancy and another. It set her off on a course of feeling calm and excited for her first birth. This is a fabulous story for everyone to listen to, Sophie explains what she used and how she used it, her supportive 'A' team, catching Blakely as she arrived in the water. Husband Chris was right on board and you'll hear how they beautifully worked together through labour and birth - wordlessly

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01:06:26

Lu's planned homebirth becomes a C Section to Alara

The Positive Births NZ podcast ·

2024/02/12

“I had no idea I had that amount of strength” So much strength, acceptance, and absolutely no regrets. Lu has the incredible ability to face challenges with grace and calm and this is why you’ll find this a very inspiring episode. Labouring from Thursday to Monday at home, eventually she made the decision to have a C Section to meet baby Alara. This story is an account of a pregnancy and birth experience that was unpredictable – as Lu tells us absolutely nothing went as planned right from the very

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00:50:26

Aimee's home VBAC to Hugo

The Positive Births NZ podcast ·

2024/02/05

“Probably all logic would have said do not have this baby at home” says Aimee about her successful home VBAC. It turns out that it was stepping outside of the norm, trusting her instincts, being informed, educated and choosing a caregiver to support her that enabled Aimee to bring Hugo into the world within the peace and calm of home. If you’re pregnant and/or planning on a VBAC THIS is a MUST listen episode! Between first birth to Jett and her second pregnancy a number of life changes gave Aimee

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00:58:58

Jess' two positive hospital births

The Positive Births NZ podcast ·

2024/02/03

Proud to have overcome her fears and worked on her mindset, Jess shares with us her two birth experiences. Osteopath Jess jumped onto this podcast to share both of her stories because in her line of work she’s heard a lot of difficult stories and she understands the importance of sharing good experiences. We hear about her experiences of pelvic girdle pain, sacroiliac joint pain and vulva varicose veins (vulva varicosities). Her first labour and birth with Lara occurred at 37 weeks and in this

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01:09:32

Sarah's home VBAC to Lottie

The Positive Births NZ podcast ·

2024/01/15

Sarah shares her full spectrum of birth experiences from a very rare crash C Section with her first baby, to a induction and a hospital VBAC for her second baby, through to her dream home birth to third baby Lottie. It was in her second pregnancy was when Sarah discovered some hypnobirthing techniques, she shares how her practice went and how she visualised the birth she wanted and the pushback she had to make in order to achieve a hospital vbac. You’ll hear what worked in her favor and how she

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00:51:38

Kirsty's birthcentre birth to Archie

The Positive Births NZ podcast ·

2024/01/06

"If you want a different experience you have to do something different" says Kirsty about preparing for her 2nd birth. In this episode we talk through both of Kirsty's births as there is so much contrast between first baby Ollie's arrival and just a year later Archie's birth. Kirsty is a farmer and in her first pregnancy wasn't worried about birth, she felt she'd be able to just go with the flow; therefore she didn't do any preparation. She shares with us how fear

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00:57:29

Matty's three straight forward homebirths

The Positive Births NZ podcast ·

2023/12/21

When Matilda Green heard a positive homebirth story in her pregnancy it created a spark within her which lead to her researching, information gathering and learning skills to help her prepare for a homebirth for her first baby Milo. Matty shares with us the details of her first and second births to Milo and Autumn which were fairly similar in the fact they were straightforward and of a similar (long) duration. But you'll hear about how she felt so different between the first birth and the

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01:23:39

Nicola's homebirth to Luca

The Positive Births NZ podcast ·

2023/12/15

Nicola compares her homebirth with Luca to her previous hospital birth to first baby Skye and all the differences between her first and second births. This is definitely a story for mums in their second pregnancies looking for some inspiration about how different things can be from one birth to another. Nicola was very intentional about her preparation and practice and she knows this paid off. She mentions the type of research she did, the work she did, what she found helpful and how this impacted

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01:01:54

Megan's positive homebirth following trauma

The Positive Births NZ podcast ·

2023/12/10

This episode needs to come with a warning of traumatic content as Megan shares with us the details of her first birth in order to provide relevant context for her positive birth story. To be completely honest with you, the details of Megan's first birth to Mia has been playing on my mind, and I'm someone who has heard a lot of difficult stories. And I'm not even pregnant, nor will ever be birthing again - - therefore I warn you to proceed with caution. If it will not be beneficial to

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00:55:39

Mitra's two homebirths to Arlia and Marlow

The Positive Births NZ podcast ·

2023/11/27

Mitra shares with us the details of her two homebirths in 2021 and 2023 speaking with us when baby Marlow is just 5 weeks old. She found hypnobirthing in her first pregnancy just before escaping Auckland's long lockdown and moving to Gisborne to meet a new midwife in her 3rd trimester. But as it turns out this midwife didn't make it to her birth, and Mitra shares with us how a different midwife impacted on the birth, but regardless it was a positive, smooth birth with Arlia born at 3:30pm

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00:58:00

Sarah and Johnny's VBAC to Sophora

The Positive Births NZ podcast ·

2023/11/18

Sarah and Johnny share with us their positive birth journey to meet second baby, Sephora as a VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean). We firstly understand how her first birth journey ended up as quite a classic cascade of interventions with induction, epidural and eventual c-section. Sarah shares about the work she did in her second pregnancy to feel strong and empowered and ready for a potential Home birth / VBAC including a change of midwife at 30 weeks to find someone more aligned to her and

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00:51:18

Dani's birth to Matilda at Queenstown birthing unit

The Positive Births NZ podcast ·

2023/11/14

Dani was so happy to be pregnant but would cry when she had to think about birthing as she was so afraid of birth. She had a lot of fear about fear about the unknown pain – whether she would be able to handle it or not. Located in Queenstown it’s not always straightforward as to where to decide to birth - Dani wanted to birth at a hospital with doctors but this meant a 3-4 hour trip to Invercargill or Dunedin hospital. But if she stayed in Queenstown at the birthing unit and then needed any

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