1. Introduction and Getting Confident for Birth

Hi and welcome to this week's episode. This episode sees my first guest interview...with my lovely husband and two-time birth partner, Edd. Edd was my birth partner both times and they were quite different experiences - the first after a traditional antenatal course and the second following a hypnobirthing course. I'd like to note that Edd didn't receive any coaching for this interview, I just let him say what he wanted to say. And the poor thing didn't even see the questions in advance so I think you'll agree he did an excellent job! Definitely one to get your birth partner to listen to. If you enjoyed this episode, I'd love it if you could spare 2 seconds to give the podcast a 5 star rating. And if you're feeling generous, a quick review would be so appreciated. Don't forget to subscribe so you get notified every time an episode is released. I share loads more tips over on Instagram, come and join the community there - www.instagram.com/getbirthconfident And finally you can find out more about me and my hypnobirthing courses over on my website - www.getbirthconfident.com I'll be back next week Nicola xxx

Hellooo...another week, another episode! In this episode I talk about the accuracy of due dates (spoiler alert: not all that accurate) and give you my top tips for dealing with going overdue (which is pretty likely). The study I reference in the episode which looked at the accuracy of due dates from the scans of those who had had IVF was: Knight B. et al 2018: “Assessing the accuracy of ultrasound estimation of gestational age during routine antenatal care in in vitro fertilization (IVF) pregnancies” and you can read it here - https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1742271X17751 If you enjoyed this episode, I'd love it if you could spare 2 seconds to give it a 5 star rating. And if you're feeling generous, a quick review as well 😊 Don't forget to subscribe so you don't miss an episode. I share loads more tips over on Instagram, come and join the community there - www.instagram.com/getbirthconfident And finally you can find out more about me and my hypnobirthing courses over on my website - www.getbirthconfident.com Next week I'll be covering the birth partner role with special guest Edd Moss aka my husband and twice birth partner. Nicola xxx

Welcome to this week's episode! In episode 3 I talk about how relaxing in labour could help your birth. And then we delve into why it's essential that you practice relaxation during pregnancy and how to do it. If you're like me, relaxing doesn't come easily so it needs a bit of planning. If you'd like to access a free sample of my hypnobirthing relaxation track, you can sign up to receive the download link at getbirthconfident.com/mp3 And if you enjoyed this episode and found it useful, I'd be so grateful if you could give it a 5 star rating. And if you're feeling generous, a quick review as well 😊 Don't forget to subscribe so you don't miss an episode. I share loads more tips over on Instagram, come and join the community there - www.instagram.com/getbirthconfident And finally you can find out more about me and my hypnobirthing courses over on my website - www.getbirthconfident.com I'll be back with more tips for getting confident and prepared for birth next week Nicola xxx

Welcome back! In this week's episode I'm talking about how to set up the perfect birth environment. But FIRST a bit of a lesson on birth hormones. I take you through 4 really important hormones when it comes to labour which will help you understand why your birth environment is so important. I also give you loads of tips for boosting each of the hormones. This one is juicy! If you could spare a couple of moments, I'd really appreciate if you can rate & review, plus make sure you subscribe so you'll be notified when a new episode is released. I like to hang out on Instagram, come over and join me - www.instagram.com/getbirthconfident Find out more about me and my courses over on my website - www.getbirthconfident.com Thanks for listening and I'll be back next week Nicola xxx

Hello and welcome to the Get Birth Confident podcast! I'm Nicola, Hypnobirthing teacher and founder of Get Birth Confident. In this first episode, I take you through what I think it takes to feel confident about giving birth. And I share with you the amazing impact having confidence can actually have on your birth. This introductory episode will give you a great idea of what themes and topics you can expect from the podcast. Please rate & review the podcast if you can and if you subscribe you'll see every time a new episode is released. I like to hang out on Instagram, come over and join me - www.instagram.com/getbirthconfident Find out more about me and my courses over on my website - www.getbirthconfident.com Thanks for listening! Nicola xxx