Blog & Birth Stories
Blog Posts plus… inspiring birth stories shared by Positively Hypnobirthing mums who’ve gone through the Hypnobirthing Australia™ course with Kate…
Kyla’s Drug and Intervention Free Water Birth
“Just wanted to send you a pic and say thank you. This is Hannah Lorelai, she was born a week early last Monday with a drug and intervention free water birth at Redlands birth suite at Redlands birth suite, a very healthy 3.49kgs and only laboured in hospital for 5hrs.”
Georgia’s 2nd Natural, Drug Free / No Interventions Hypnobirth
“She was 4.570kg… I was in utter shock that I had just birthed an even bigger baby than my first and I didn’t have any tears and required no stitches… I wasn’t scared about birthing a big baby because I had so much faith in my body and knew if I’d done it once I could do it again.”
Chanae’s Empowered Natural Hypnobirth
“13 hours of completely natural and unmedicated labour our beautiful girl was born just before 6am… I was absolutely euphoric holding our beautiful baby we had been eagerly awaiting. It was truly the birth of my dreams.”
Natalie’s Natural Water Hypnobirth
“I instinctively felt the need to turn my body around with my back to the bath’s edge and my hands gripping the edge. I seemed to be in some kind of spider man pose and I remember hearing Ellen say, that’s it, that’s your position.”
Megan’s Positive Induction Hypnobirth with Beautiful 9.2lb Bub
“… pushed a big 9.2 lbs bub, the doctors were so doubtful of me being able to push him out myself, but I proved them wrong.”
Mel’s Empowering & Healing VBAC
“At 6.40am, Makybe was born, 9.6pounds/4.35 kilograms! I got my delayed cord clamping & golden hour as requested too. It was the most empowering & healing birth, the complete opposite to my first birth & I am so happy I was well informed & trusted my gut instinct & body.”
Gina and Donny’s Natural Twin Hypnobirth
“Everything is still surreal. As I look at my two beautiful girls I am so proud of what I achieved, backing myself & trusting in my innate abilities & in my babies to birth them. All the midwives at the hospital told me that it’s a rare sighting for them to see these days.”
Kirstin’s Calm and Healing Hypnobirth with Induction
“I found it really manageable with all these techniques… 5 hours in and I instinctively wanted to change positions. I laid on my side on the bed with a peanut ball between my legs and on each contraction I internally rotated my top leg to open the lower half of my pelvis, allowing baby to move dow…
!["I could feel the "ring of fire" as his head was coming out. Our little boy was caught by Cam [birth partner] and passed through to me at 7:50pm. My total labour was about 4.5 hours and I was involuntarily pushing for about 1.5 hours....I can’t wait to birth again at home. It was a beautiful, empowering experience."](https://i0.wp.com/www.positivelyhypnobirthing.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Mikaela-Birth-Story-Hypnobirthing-6-Waterbirth-Homebirth.jpg?resize=698%2C442&ssl=1 "Mikaela’s Undisturbed 4.5hr Hypnobirth in the Water at Home")
Mikaela’s Undisturbed 4.5hr Hypnobirth in the Water at Home
“I could feel the “ring of fire” as his head was coming out. Our little boy was caught by Cam [birth partner] and passed through to me at 7:50pm. My total labour was about 4.5 hours and I was involuntarily pushing for about 1.5 hours….I can’t wait to birth again at home. It was a beautiful, empowering…
Yolonda’s 2nd Hypnobirth. Beautiful 9 pound 15oz bub born naturally with no tearing!
“He was a big boy measuring at 55cms long and 4520grams (9 pound 15oz) and I also had no tearing!”
Lauren’s Intense, But Magical Posterior Hypnobirth
“Then I just instinctively knew I had to change positions… and then birthed him about 5-10 minutes later at 7.21am in the pool and received him myself which was just the most special moment in my entire life…” 💙
Katie’s Story of Baby Ayla’s Birth – A Magical Maternal Assisted CS Delivery
“When the time came, I was given long sterile gloves and the drape was lowered after baby’s head was out. She made the tiniest little noise but did not cry. The lights were dimmed and I reached over and grabbed her under her arms and pulled her out to my chest.”