Cara and Liam- Hyperemesis, change of mindset, waters breaking at start, different positions for second stage.
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Cara had a pregnancy where she experienced constant nausea and wanting to vomit. As a result, she didn't have much confidence in herself to birth her baby and was considering an elective caesarean. After completing the ‘Transform Your Birth,’ course, she had a complete shift in her thinking, and started to entertain the idea that she could give birth to her baby. Liam also started to realise the important role he could play and they both did the practices together. Her labour started with waters breaking, and ended in a very efficient and quick labour. We also discuss how her birth...
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Caitlin - Mental health, induction, great support and what we can do with placentas.
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Caitlin had a history of mental health challenges. Through the support of her GP, was able to access the right people through the hospital and community to set in place support that enabled her to feel more relaxed about giving birth. She also prepared with yoga and the ‘Transform Your Birth,’ course that enabled her to access her own inner calm - which as an anxious person helped enormously on the day. She chose to be induced when her blood pressure was considerably high. She shares with us some great strategies that she used to support her inner calm, from affirmations to tools her...
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Emma - 3 births, induction, short, water birth and a placenta that needed help
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Emma goes briefly into her first two births when she was younger and feeling good through her pregnancies. With baby number 3, she experienced a lot of pain and discomfort and chose to induce her labour. It was a short labour, and resulted in a water birth. Her placenta needed help to be removed. Emma is very pragmatic about women’s ability to birth, and she reminds us all how powerful women are, and we can give birth, even when we think we can’t. Enjoy Emma’s stories. Links:
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Sarah Buckley - Oxytocin - The incredible hormone of sex, labour, birth and parenting
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Dr Sarah Buckley is trained as a GP/family physician and has further qualifications in GP-obstetrics and family planning. She is the mother of four adult children, all born at home, and lives in Brisbane, Australia. She is the author of “Gentle birth, Gentle mothering, and Dr Buckley has been writing and lecturing on pregnancy, birth and parenting since 1997 and is currently a PhD candidate at the , where her research is focused on oxytocin in labour and birth and the impacts of interventions. Dr Buckley’s work critiques current practices in pregnancy, birth, and parenting from the widest...
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Lizzy - PUPPs, Induction, a posterior labour and epidural used wisely
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Lizzy did her best to not overthink birth and was very selective about where she got her information. She did the Transform Your Birth course and realised very quickly that she wouldn’t be in control of birth and was able to surrender to that knowledge and feel calm about giving birth. At the end of her pregnancy she experienced a very itchy condition called PUPP rash, and chose to induce at 41 weeks. Her induction kicked into gear very quickly after they broke her waters. Her baby was in the posterior position, and so she opted for the epidural. Lizzy uses it wisely, and is able to let it...
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Rebecca - Harnessing the mind during birth
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Rebecca was nervous about birth and her strategy to deal with that was to get her hands on all the books and information. She started to feel overwhelmed - and ultimately decided to do the ‘Transform Your Birth,’ course. This helped to bring the information to a central place. She did the practices and got clear on her plan. Bec’s story unfolds spontaneously. She shares many situations where her mind got in the way, and so we have some great discussions on harnessing the mind, through the mystery of birth. We never know what is going to happen on the day, and having tools to train and...
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Kirsten - 2 births, birth centre and home, fear, time it takes
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Kirsten shares with us the story of her two births. The first one was long and ultimately very straight forward. She decided that her next baby would be born at home, through the local public hospital. She was surprised about how different each labour is. She experienced the sensations very differently for baby number two, and had to navigate a baby who was posterior. She talks about fear, and letting go of time during labour. Ultimately she learnt that she was strong and could do anything. She gives us all a great reminder that we are able to handle so much more than we think. Some great...
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100th Episode of the Transform Your Birth Podcast
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Well we have clocked 100 episodes and been going for 2 years. It’s quite a milestone, and one I am very proud of. Putting together something like this, takes a team. I want to acknowledge Katie, who inspired the idea, Lindsay who got us all set up, Nadia – our producer and Carmen who books our guests. I also want to thank our Birthing mothers, their partners, and the experts in their field. All the people who have shared with me their wisdom on this podcast. To put something as special as this out into the world is no small feat – and worth the effort. In this episode I...
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Ebeny - Premature labour, avoiding induction, avoiding episiotomy
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Ebeny was excited to give birth as she had been at her friend's birth and wanted to experience the challenge. She did the ‘Transform Your Birth,’ course and really appreciated the focus on the partners. Now they were both on the same page. Her waters broke at 36 weeks. She pushed back on induction, trusting that her baby would come when ready. Within 48 hours she was in labour. She shares with us the many ways she was able to find comfort during a long labour. Her breath being the key tool. During the second stage, her carers were wanting to give her an episiotomy and she refused,...
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Alexandra - Getting clear on what you want, support, and being ok with whatever happens
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Alexandra felt excited by the challenge of giving birth. She did yoga and the ‘Transform Your Birth' course. Even though she wanted a low intervention birth, she knew she would have to learn to be ok with whatever unfolded on the day. With an induction looming, she did everything to bring this baby on - and it worked. Through the process of getting clear, and communicating to her partner and support team what was important to her, she was able to surrender to the birth and work with her tools to get through what ended up being a fierce labour. Lots of great birth wisdom shared in this...
info_outlineRebecca was nervous about birth and her strategy to deal with that was to get her hands on all the books and information. She started to feel overwhelmed - and ultimately decided to do the ‘Transform Your Birth,’ course. This helped to bring the information to a central place. She did the practices and got clear on her plan.
Bec’s story unfolds spontaneously. She shares many situations where her mind got in the way, and so we have some great discussions on harnessing the mind, through the mystery of birth. We never know what is going to happen on the day, and having tools to train and harness the mind, is key to getting through whatever unfolds.
Much wisdom shared in this episode.
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