|| HUDSON || It’s been 3.5 months since I birthed my beautiful baby boy. I still pinch myself every morning when I wake to find the little miniature extension of Bryce and I staring back at me. I first heard of hypnobirthing from my gorgeous friend Nicole . I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything more empowering than watching her birth video and seeing her not only give birth but basically deliver her sweet baby boy herself. I decided to start my own hypnobirthing journey with Cindy from there. Listening to the tapes night after night instilled in me the idea that my body was designed to create ..read more

Introducing Henry Emerson, born to UK couple Gemma and Rob earlier this year. What a name hey ? And what a birth.  If name and birth alone are determiners of a life to  be led, then this baby is set for a stunning and significant life.  It is a wonderful birth story, in a public hospital in Melbourne! Gemma and Rob were skilled with a range of Hypnobirthing Australia techniques and tools, they had superb support from their caregivers, they kept their mindset positive and open for change. They navigated their journey, declining where they felt necessary , holding space, time and embraced this ..read more

Baby choice birth delights me – the planned hospital birth that ends up a homebirth, the homebirth that turns into a free birth because the midwife got caught in traffic, the birth in the car, or side of the road. It reminds us retrospectively  that birth is bigger than us- and babies have surprising influence , even in-utero babies. More often than not these births change something deep in the psyche of a woman – its a knowing , a wisdom that confirms to them – Yes, we are designed to do birth and given the right support, safe environment and a woman’s ability to surrender and let go, we do s ..read more

Spontaneous homebirth describes this birth perfectly. Homebirth was not the intention for the birth of Aylin and Dan’s baby Chloe, but rather, supported by an independent midwife in a public hospital. Yes, you can choose this option, as I found out shortly after the birth of my second son. What is so striking about this story is Aylin’s conviction about her body and her ability to birth and calmly manage every turn her birthing journey took. This put her in the her  own personal position of power. Furthermore, the story is testimony that when a woman feels safe, uninterrupted and in private, p ..read more

AND YOU ALREADY POSSESS IT! A few months ago  I awoke on the first day of Mama Camp 2016 in Red Hill on the Mornington Peninsula. Red Hill is a stunning piece of the world and the weekend  weaved magic in ways I wasn’t intending. It was intended to be a welcome and  well earned opportunity for rest and rejuvenation (away from the Hypnobubs), experiencing being out of my comfort zone and spending lots of time doing yoga,  meditation and being out with nature. You should try it one day – it’s invaluable ! Not surprisingly, considering I do spend a lot of time thinking and talking about birth an ..read more

I can already envisage your jaw dropping now but this story is normal birth at it’s absolute finest. For people who do not know what a VBAC is. It is a Vaginal Birth attempted after a previous caesarean birth. For people wishing to find out a little bit more about the associated issues around VBAC in Australia there is a balanced article by Dr Rachel Reed, VBAC: Making a Mountain out of a Molehill. Definitely worth a read. A VBAC is what my friend and husband were planning. As you will read, Emily writes that this birth was an opportunity for a “do over”.  Birth has a great capacity for healin ..read more

At the end of the second Hypnobirthing Australia session I show one of the most amazing births I have seen. It is the water birth hypnobirth of Baby Sari. It is a  video which shows amazing caregiver support and is filled with emotion, joy and amazing graphic of first birth. Marta and Nic, parents to be, watched this intently as first time birthing Mum Nicola, brings her daughter up through the water and onto her chest, her partner clearly overcome with awe and emotion.  It was at that moment, as Sari made her way into the world, that Nic slapped his thigh in exhilaration ( as if celebrating a ..read more