The Hypnobirthing Podcast

Latest Episodes:

Episode 42 - Should I do a Hypnobirthing Course? Jan 24, 2022

Show notes

Today's episode is a short and sweet solo one from me! I get asked a lot what sort of hypnobirthing course to do, when in pregnancy should you do a course and even if a course is necessary. Because I get asked a lot, I figured many of you are probably wondering the same, so I have answered these questions in today's episode.

🌸 Resources & Links
- 🤰 Doula Packages – Discover how I can support you throughout pregnancy and birth: The Nurture Nest Doula Services
- 🎓 Hypnobirthing Courses – Learn tools and techniques to feel calm and confident: Explore Courses
- ☕ Say Thanks – If this podcast has helped you, you can buy me a coffee here
- 📚 Claire’s Book Recommendations – My favourite reads for pregnancy and birth: Amazon Book List
- 📖 The Little Book of Positive Birth Stories – Celebrate inspiring birth stories: Get Your Copy Here
- 🎬 Birth Time Documentary – Get 20% off with code CICADA20: Watch Here
- 📸 Instagram – Daily tips, birth stories & inspiration: @the_nurture_nest
- 🛁 Birth Pool Discount – Get 10% off here: Claim Offer
- ⚡ BabyCare TENS Discount – 10% off with code 10NURTURENEST: Shop Here

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Episode 41 - Birth Story: A Quick, Positive Second Labour Jan 10, 2022

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First episode of 2022!

I spoke to listener Jo, all about her two birth experiences. Her first left her feeling scared about going through labour again, that was until she discovered hypnobirthing. She went on to have a very calm, positive birth with her second child.

Thank you so much to Jo for sharing her story with me.

🌸 Resources & Links
- 🤰 Doula Packages – Discover how I can support you throughout pregnancy and birth: The Nurture Nest Doula Services
- 🎓 Hypnobirthing Courses – Learn tools and techniques to feel calm and confident: Explore Courses
- ☕ Say Thanks – If this podcast has helped you, you can buy me a coffee here
- 📚 Claire’s Book Recommendations – My favourite reads for pregnancy and birth: Amazon Book List
- 📖 The Little Book of Positive Birth Stories – Celebrate inspiring birth stories: Get Your Copy Here
- 🎬 Birth Time Documentary – Get 20% off with code CICADA20: Watch Here
- 📸 Instagram – Daily tips, birth stories & inspiration: @the_nurture_nest
- 🛁 Birth Pool Discount – Get 10% off here: Claim Offer
- ⚡ BabyCare TENS Discount – 10% off with code 10NURTURENEST: Shop Here

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Episode 40 - Pre-conception and Pregnancy Nutrition Dec 13, 2021

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Today's episode is the last of 2021 and I had a chat with qualified Nutritionist Hayley Frances Thurlow all about pre-conception and pregnancy nutrition. She explains which supplements we should be taking, what foods we should be eating and what we should be avoiding.

🌸 Resources & Links
- 🤰 Doula Packages – Discover how I can support you throughout pregnancy and birth: The Nurture Nest Doula Services
- 🎓 Hypnobirthing Courses – Learn tools and techniques to feel calm and confident: Explore Courses
- ☕ Say Thanks – If this podcast has helped you, you can buy me a coffee here
- 📚 Claire’s Book Recommendations – My favourite reads for pregnancy and birth: Amazon Book List
- 📖 The Little Book of Positive Birth Stories – Celebrate inspiring birth stories: Get Your Copy Here
- 🎬 Birth Time Documentary – Get 20% off with code CICADA20: Watch Here
- 📸 Instagram – Daily tips, birth stories & inspiration: @the_nurture_nest
- 🛁 Birth Pool Discount – Get 10% off here: Claim Offer
- ⚡ BabyCare TENS Discount – 10% off with code 10NURTURENEST: Shop Here

Hayley's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hayley_fran_nutrition

Hayley's Website https://hayleyfrancesnutrition.com/

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Episode 39 - Birth Story: A Positive Induction Nov 29, 2021

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Hello, and welcome back! Today's episode is a listener story! I welcomed on Maddie to talk all about her positive induction birth story. Thanks so much to Maddie for taking the time to share her story!

🌸 Resources & Links
- 🤰 Doula Packages – Discover how I can support you throughout pregnancy and birth: The Nurture Nest Doula Services
- 🎓 Hypnobirthing Courses – Learn tools and techniques to feel calm and confident: Explore Courses
- ☕ Say Thanks – If this podcast has helped you, you can buy me a coffee here
- 📚 Claire’s Book Recommendations – My favourite reads for pregnancy and birth: Amazon Book List
- 📖 The Little Book of Positive Birth Stories – Celebrate inspiring birth stories: Get Your Copy Here
- 🎬 Birth Time Documentary – Get 20% off with code CICADA20: Watch Here
- 📸 Instagram – Daily tips, birth stories & inspiration: @the_nurture_nest
- 🛁 Birth Pool Discount – Get 10% off here: Claim Offer
- ⚡ BabyCare TENS Discount – 10% off with code 10NURTURENEST: Shop Here

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Episode 38 - Plus Size Pregnancy with Laura Nov 15, 2021

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In today's episode I welcomed on Laura from Plus Size Pregnancy to talk about about the issues faced by those in bigger bodies. We talk BMI, water birth, home birth, induction and lots more!

🌸 Resources & Links
- 🤰 Doula Packages – Discover how I can support you throughout pregnancy and birth: The Nurture Nest Doula Services
- 🎓 Hypnobirthing Courses – Learn tools and techniques to feel calm and confident: Explore Courses
- ☕ Say Thanks – If this podcast has helped you, you can buy me a coffee here
- 📚 Claire’s Book Recommendations – My favourite reads for pregnancy and birth: Amazon Book List
- 📖 The Little Book of Positive Birth Stories – Celebrate inspiring birth stories: Get Your Copy Here
- 🎬 Birth Time Documentary – Get 20% off with code CICADA20: Watch Here
- 📸 Instagram – Daily tips, birth stories & inspiration: @the_nurture_nest
- 🛁 Birth Pool Discount – Get 10% off here: Claim Offer
- ⚡ BabyCare TENS Discount – 10% off with code 10NURTURENEST: Shop Here

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Episode 37 - Listener Q&A Nov 01, 2021

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This episode is a listener Q&A. Thank you to everyone who sent in a question. We cover home birth, how to bring labour on, birth trauma, weeing during labour, what contractions actually feel like, gestational diabetes and LOTS MORE.

Useful links:

STUDY ON DATES

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21280989/

FREEBIRTH

https://www.birthrights.org.uk/factsheets/unassisted-birth/

https://www.aims.org.uk/information/item/freebirth

3 STEP REWIND

https://www.rutholayinka.com/hypnotherapy-services/birth-trauma-resolution/

INDUCTION BOOKS

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Inducing-Labour-making-informed-decisions/dp/1999806433/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=SqyIE&pf_rd_p=fe0ee61a-5c1c-4ed3-9a7d-39d228ef1fc1&pf_rd_r=N5TSS0GHEPE8844MF7XF&pd_rd_r=902825b0-56b1-483a-8b05-dd4fc0667f19&pd_rd_wg=US875&ref_=pd_gw_ci_mcx_mr_hp_atf_m

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Why-Induction-Matters-Pinter-Martin/dp/1780666004/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1YKVB6YF5LZMY&dchild=1&keywords=why+induction+matters&qid=1635675777&qsid=259-1636162-0823030&s=books&sprefix=WHY+INDU%2Cstripbooks%2C150&sr=1-1&sres=1780666004%2C1780665407%2C1999806433%2C1780665555%2C1780666055%2C1999806425%2C1780665458%2C1780665202%2C178504186X%2C1780664303%2C1780665059%2C0008313105%2C1780666152%2C1780665806%2CB07V48JZCQ%2C1481996363&srpt=ABIS_BOOK

VITAMIN K

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Vitamin-K-Newborn-Sara-Wickham/dp/1999806409/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3CZ09VSC9FX0Y&dchild=1&keywords=sara+wickham+vitamin+k&qid=1635675796&qsid=259-1636162-0823030&sprefix=SARA+WICKHAM+VIT%2Cstripbooks%2C153&sr=8-1&sres=1999806409%2C1999806417%2C1999806433%2CB07GDPVCQX%2C199980645X%2CB01LZ1XESG%2C0750652322

GESTATIONAL DIABETES

https://www.sarawickham.com/articles-2/gestational-diabetes/

https://midwifethinking.com/2018/03/20/gestational-diabetes-beyond-the-label/?amp&fbclid=IwAR3NaNwhYe3IKPwUxcS238bCYnZhkiFS-jIwDngGhOJbu7OSkylrN-Va9O0

https://evidencebasedbirth.com/evidence-on-induction-for-gestational-diabetes/?fbclid=IwAR3bjNlZTnhYPI_h_PqAor8Nya5WHgH-8QEFJllKrT0pA4EATHpYc5I4JwY

DOWN BREATHING VIDEO

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNbJeCepOvQ

USING THE TOILET DURING LABOUR

https://www.instagram.com/the_nurture_nest/

COVID VACCINE INFO

https://www.instagram.com/pregnant_then_screwed/

LOW BLOOD PRESSURE IN PREGNANCY

https://www.healthline.com/health/pregnancy/low-blood-pressure-during-pregnancy#postpartum-blood-pressure

https://go.referralcandy.com/share/CNCVTQ

🌸 Resources & Links
- 🤰 Doula Packages – Discover how I can support you throughout pregnancy and birth: The Nurture Nest Doula Services
- 🎓 Hypnobirthing Courses – Learn tools and techniques to feel calm and confident: Explore Courses
- ☕ Say Thanks – If this podcast has helped you, you can buy me a coffee here
- 📚 Claire’s Book Recommendations – My favourite reads for pregnancy and birth: Amazon Book List
- 📖 The Little Book of Positive Birth Stories – Celebrate inspiring birth stories: Get Your Copy Here
- 🎬 Birth Time Documentary – Get 20% off with code CICADA20: Watch Here
- 📸 Instagram – Daily tips, birth stories & inspiration: @the_nurture_nest
- 🛁 Birth Pool Discount – Get 10% off here: Claim Offer
- ⚡ BabyCare TENS Discount – 10% off with code 10NURTURENEST: Shop Here

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Episode 36 - Predicted Baby Weight - What impact can this have? Oct 18, 2021

Show notes

Today's episode is a little impromptu and is all about the prediction of your baby's weight. How can this affect your labour plans? And how can you navigate your way through this?

AS ALWAYS - please remember I am not medically qualified. Please always ask your caregivers lots of questions and ask them for any risks and what that specifically means for you. We are all individuals and so our level of risk will be different.

Resources:

https://birth-ed.co.uk/blog-1/2018/11/23/so-they-think-youre-having-a-big-baby

https://midwifethinking.com/2019/09/02/big-babies-the-risk-of-care-provider-fear/

https://midwifethinking.com/2015/05/13/shoulder-dystocia-the-real-story/

https://caerphillydoula.co.uk/positive-birth/big-baby-links/

🌸 Resources & Links
- 🤰 Doula Packages – Discover how I can support you throughout pregnancy and birth: The Nurture Nest Doula Services
- 🎓 Hypnobirthing Courses – Learn tools and techniques to feel calm and confident: Explore Courses
- ☕ Say Thanks – If this podcast has helped you, you can buy me a coffee here
- 📚 Claire’s Book Recommendations – My favourite reads for pregnancy and birth: Amazon Book List
- 📖 The Little Book of Positive Birth Stories – Celebrate inspiring birth stories: Get Your Copy Here
- 🎬 Birth Time Documentary – Get 20% off with code CICADA20: Watch Here
- 📸 Instagram – Daily tips, birth stories & inspiration: @the_nurture_nest
- 🛁 Birth Pool Discount – Get 10% off here: Claim Offer
- ⚡ BabyCare TENS Discount – 10% off with code 10NURTURENEST: Shop Here

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Episode 35 - Birth Story: A Positive, Quick First Labour Oct 11, 2021

Show notes

Today's episode is the birth story of a podcast listener! AJ had a very quick, positive labour with her first son and I chatted to her all about it!

🌸 Resources & Links
- 🤰 Doula Packages – Discover how I can support you throughout pregnancy and birth: The Nurture Nest Doula Services
- 🎓 Hypnobirthing Courses – Learn tools and techniques to feel calm and confident: Explore Courses
- ☕ Say Thanks – If this podcast has helped you, you can buy me a coffee here
- 📚 Claire’s Book Recommendations – My favourite reads for pregnancy and birth: Amazon Book List
- 📖 The Little Book of Positive Birth Stories – Celebrate inspiring birth stories: Get Your Copy Here
- 🎬 Birth Time Documentary – Get 20% off with code CICADA20: Watch Here
- 📸 Instagram – Daily tips, birth stories & inspiration: @the_nurture_nest
- 🛁 Birth Pool Discount – Get 10% off here: Claim Offer
- ⚡ BabyCare TENS Discount – 10% off with code 10NURTURENEST: Shop Here

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Episode 34 - Birth Story: The Positive Birth of a Big Baby with Louise from Birth Calmly Sep 20, 2021

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In today's episode, I chatted to fellow hypnobirthing teacher, Louise, from Birth Calmly all about her two positive birth stories. She shares both of her stories and talks about how she had a blissful homebirth with her youngest, who just so happened to be a bigger baby. We chat shoulder dystocia, home birth, hypnobirthing and positivity.

🌸 Resources & Links
- 🤰 Doula Packages – Discover how I can support you throughout pregnancy and birth: The Nurture Nest Doula Services
- 🎓 Hypnobirthing Courses – Learn tools and techniques to feel calm and confident: Explore Courses
- ☕ Say Thanks – If this podcast has helped you, you can buy me a coffee here
- 📚 Claire’s Book Recommendations – My favourite reads for pregnancy and birth: Amazon Book List
- 📖 The Little Book of Positive Birth Stories – Celebrate inspiring birth stories: Get Your Copy Here
- 🎬 Birth Time Documentary – Get 20% off with code CICADA20: Watch Here
- 📸 Instagram – Daily tips, birth stories & inspiration: @the_nurture_nest
- 🛁 Birth Pool Discount – Get 10% off here: Claim Offer
- ⚡ BabyCare TENS Discount – 10% off with code 10NURTURENEST: Shop Here

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Episode 33 - Physiological Birth with Kemi Johnson Sep 06, 2021

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Today's episode is so exciting. I chat to birth keeper, doula, hypnobirthing teacher and Independent Midwife, Kemi Johnson all about what physiological birth is, how we can best achieve it and why the current maternity system is letting us down.

This episode is honest and harsh at times. But it is so important that you listen so you are aware of the system you find yourself in, and how you can protect yourself against it.

🌸 Resources & Links
- 🤰 Doula Packages – Discover how I can support you throughout pregnancy and birth: The Nurture Nest Doula Services
- 🎓 Hypnobirthing Courses – Learn tools and techniques to feel calm and confident: Explore Courses
- ☕ Say Thanks – If this podcast has helped you, you can buy me a coffee here
- 📚 Claire’s Book Recommendations – My favourite reads for pregnancy and birth: Amazon Book List
- 📖 The Little Book of Positive Birth Stories – Celebrate inspiring birth stories: Get Your Copy Here
- 🎬 Birth Time Documentary – Get 20% off with code CICADA20: Watch Here
- 📸 Instagram – Daily tips, birth stories & inspiration: @the_nurture_nest
- 🛁 Birth Pool Discount – Get 10% off here: Claim Offer
- ⚡ BabyCare TENS Discount – 10% off with code 10NURTURENEST: Shop Here

Follow Kemi here https://www.instagram.com/kemibirthjoyjohnson/?hl=en

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