Empowering birth of baby Alessio
Hi Radha/Nadine, Hope you are both well and enjoying your weekend. I wanted to share my birth story with you and also the short video I created of our special day I attended the She Births course on the 18th Jan 2020 with Radha, I was 24 weeks pregnant at the time. My husband and […]
Rapheal Alexander Birth
Hi Nadine, I had my baby last Sunday (exactly on the due date). His name is Raphael Alexander, 8 pounds, 52 cms. I had Lucy and a lovely doula helping me and I can’t tell you how tireless, intuitive and amazing they both were for about 16 hours, no less! I couldn’t have done it […]
Kit’s Birth – A beautiful meditation
Dear Nadine, I wanted to personally say thank you in helping us to prepare for the birth of our little boy, Kit. Whilst due to a number of circumstances we didn’t get to have a completely natural birth, what you taught us contributed so much to a very special day. To see Mary sitting on […]
Juliette’s Birth – a combination of inner and outer resources
Dear Nadine, Sandro and I wanted to thank you wholeheartedly for what we learnt at She Births. You gave us the best resources and empowered us for a beautiful natural birth. We were so confident, happy and relaxed about it…we nearly had Juliette in the car on our way to the hospital… The 3 key […]
Owen’s Birth – the birth we visualised
Oh my goodness! I forgot to write and announce Owen Lito Posada’s entrance to the world. !!! Second: our story. We were 13 days “overdue” and went to the birth centre for the induction conversation. I was almost 5cm dilated after a check and so the AMO said he was almost certain I would have […]
Luka’s Birth – Hong Kong midwives surprised
Hi Nadine Just wanted to let you know that your She Births® meditations worked a treat over in Hong Kong. I listened to it while I dozed in the early stages of labour. I am convinced it works on a very deep, subconscious level. Luka’s birth couldn’t have been more different to Hugo’s. With all […]
Indie’s Birth – Movement, yoga and massage make for a very fast delivery
Hi Nadine! We just wanted to send a very BIG thank you for providing us with the tools to encourage and aid a drug-free birth. Our little Indie arrived into our world on 7/10/11 after a very quick and intense 2-hour labour. I dilated from 4cm to 10cm in half an hour! I know 100% […]
Viggo’s Birth – Avoid inductions and have faith
Hi Nadine, Here is (finally ;-)) my birth story! On 31 August at 1.30 AM our son Viggo was born! How happy and blessed we feel with this gorgeous little boy! She Births was the best preparation for the delivery. It gave me faith in my body and in the whole process. It also inspired […]
Savannah’s Birth – The most intense and fulfilling experience of my life
Hello Wonderful She Birthers! I trust you are all well & nearing the time when your little miracles arrive. How exciting for you all! My birth experience was incredible & I want to say a BIG thank you Nadine & She Births® for the education you provide & showing what’s possible for women & their […]
Sofia’s Birth – Preparing the body, mind and spirit
Dear Nadine, I just wanted to thank you with all my heart in front of the ladies that were at the She Births course with me that your course in conjunction with your meditations, your yoga classes and following the Dr Mowri Gotha Ayurvedic program prepared me for the greatest experience of my life! By […]
Xavier’s Birth – All the tools worked
Just a short note to let you know that bub Xavier Harrison Hogarth entered the world last Thurs 2 December at 5.35 pm. He is a healthy bub weighing in at 3.7kgs and is just beautiful. He is currently sound asleep in our lounge room and loves being in the world. I am well, had […]
Rafael’s Birth – Ecstatic and humbling experience
Hi Nadine I don’t know if you’ve heard yet – we had a beautiful little BOY!!! Rafael, born on November 10th, weighing 3.6kg. We all feel so blessed and elated. He is a pretty chilled out little dude and is smiling at his mummy already. The birth was absolutely beautiful, an amazing experience. It was […]
Amelie’s Birth – Induced labour but calm and happy
Our little girl Amelie was born on July 16th (not premature but a few weeks before we were expecting her). Although I was induced with a drip due to complications with my liver (cholestasis) both Matt and I worked together to create a very calm, happy, active, pain medication free and ultimately quick birth (4 […]
Ivy’s Birth – Amazing…just as we had hoped
What an amazing experience birth was. With your guidance and our commitment we had a 10 hour intervention free birth. Just what we had hoped for. Our love for her grows with every day. She is adorable. Thank you again.
Max’s Birth – Pain free labour
She Births® was much more comprehensive than the hospital prenatal classes. The massage techniques with the partners were beautiful and it made it feel like more of a spiritual experience than just a physical one…A loving experience rather than a fearful experience and one which we can embrace with joy rather than feel helpless or […]
Berry Mae’s Birth – Long pre-labour & active pushing with 100% focus
I had been having pre-labour signs for the past couple of weeks and am happily surprised that Berry Mae has waited until at least her due date before coming out! As excited, as I am to meet my little girl I really know I am going to miss the strong bond we have shared over […]
Leela’s Birth – A support circle that helps us trust the body
A little angel is among us. The story of Leela’s birth through the eyes of her daddy… Under the waxing half-moon in the early hours of Thursday morning our beautiful daughter, Leela Rose was born in the quietude of our home. Prior to the birth we lovingly transformed the babies room into an intimate birthing […]
Freya’s Birth – A beautiful caesarean
She Births® was really fantastic for me and Nick. Nick really got a lot out of it and thought you were a really special teacher too. The women’s circle in between was amazing and has totally shifted my energy – so we are big fans of you. Think you are an intelligent, sensitive and intuitive […]
Zoe’s Birth – Arriving at hospital 9cm
I have the most perfect little creature in my arms, I feel amazing. Zoe Lynette Koller was born at 7.40 pm on Friday 30 April 2010. The birth was incredible, thanks to you and a handful of others. 14 hours of pre-labour. 4 hours of labour – arrived at hospital 9cm dilated, and popped her […]
Teo’s Birth – Om’s and breathing
I want to thank you for the She Births® course. Your passion for birth really is contagious. After your course, I felt empowered and ready to look deep into my fears. I said your affirmations every day and did your visualizations every night. I know it all helped. Not to mention the yoga! During labour, […]
Hugo’s Birth – Preparation creates empowerment
To be honest I am very proud of myself to have been willing to give natural birth a go. Even the midwives in the private hospital sounded surprised when they heard I hadn’t had a pethidine shot or an epidural! Apparently that’s quite rare these days in there….and trust me there were a few ‘weak’ […]
Milla’s Birth – All that we wanted, thanks to you!
Milla Chloe Briand was born at 2.14 am on the 14th of July 2010. Ben and I couldn’t have hoped for a better birthing experience. Labour was about 12 hours, all-natural, no tears or stitches. It was all that we wanted, thanks to you! We really enjoyed and took so much out of the She […]
Tilly’s Birth – Blissful Birth Meditation enabled her birth
She Births® was a lovely transition from work to parental leave. It was relaxing, informative and fun and allowed me to concentrate on being pregnant and our imminent birth. I particularly enjoyed the way Nadine effortlessly involved my partner in the day and afterwards, we practised the meditations on our CD together. We had a […]
Sunny’s Birth – The mind can assist the body
She Births® for us was the foundation for our birth, the course empowered me as a woman to trust in my body and gave me the confidence to use the breathing techniques, meditations, visualisations and active labour positions to assist in my labour moving forward peacefully and effectively bringing me closer to my beautiful little […]
Archie’s VBAC – Too much misinformation out there
The birth was everything we had hoped for! Everything we wanted to happen happened and it was the most amazing and magical time for both Tim and I. Using all the skills and information from She Births® was invaluable and also having our doula meant we had so many resources. We were both really well […]
Max’s Birth – Dad talked me through the contractions
We wanted to let you know that I gave birth to our baby boy Max on 9 April. He was born at 11.20 am after a strong 9 hours of labour. We arrived at the hospital at 9.30 am when I was 9cm dilated and had a water birth at the birthing centre with no […]
Miraculous Natural Posterior birth & a change of OB
Hi Nadine Just a quick email to let you know that Alan and I had our baby boy in the wee hours of Saturday morning (today is day 5 – first day home). I had a fully natural birth, utilising various active birth techniques. It was a surprise posterior, so fairly challenging labour, but an […]
Isla’s Natural Posterior birth – Worth travelling interstate
Hi Nadine, I’ve been meaning to send you a quick email to say thank you for She Births since my daughter was born in April but am only just getting around to it now! My husband Lachlan and I attended your She Births weekend in Feb and our baby girl Isla was born on April […]
Milly’s positive epidural birth – Feeling in control and enlightened
Hi Nadine, I’ve been meaning to write you an email for ages to say thank you for your amazing she birth course and beautiful yoga. It really helped me and my partner embrace our birth and I personally felt in control – even though our birth was far from what I visualised. My waters broke […]
Malia Rose’s water birth – Avoiding an induction
Hi Nadine, Here are some pics of our gorgeous baby girl Malia Rose born on 1st March. After acupuncture, acupressure and lots of bouncing she arrived 10 days late & we were very happy to avoid the induction. I had the water birth I had hoped for and it all happened pretty quickly. Justin was […]
Evie’s Birth – From Magical Belly Breathes to the Postnatal Belly Belt
Hi Nadine, I just wanted to let you know that I gave birth to our beautiful baby girl, Evie Elisabeth Williamson, last Friday 6th January. Jason and I are very proud to tell you that we were had a completely natural birth and the “Belly Breaths” worked like a charm. After 7.5 hours of labour, […]
Tahnee’s 4 hour Water Birth – Visualisation was key
Hi Nadine! Nice to hear from you, I’ve been meaning to write. It’s going well! Our beautiful little girl, Tahnee Belle Clementson was born on the 9th of April. I went into labour on the 8th, which was my due date, who does that!? She’s clearly more punctual than her mother 😉 The birth was […]
Saskia’s birth – High BP transformed with She Births® techniques
Dear Nadine….I have already recommended your course to many pregnant friends. Some interstate mates want to know if you’d do one in Melbourne- take She Births on the road! I am extremely grateful and also humbled by your generosity of spirit and knowledge about birth. Without a doubt, the weekend spent with you helped us […]
Olive’s birth – 4 hour labour
Hi Nadine, Thought you might like to know I had a healthy baby girl called Olive! She is the most divine thing I’ve ever seen. I’m totally in love! I had an amazing birth, 10 hours pre labouring at home, sleeping in and out of contractions, having baths, listening to my birth playlist practising the […]
Eli’s birth – Our St. Pat’s baby born in 7 hours
Hello Nadine! It is with great joy that I send you this quick email to let you know on Sunday March 17th at 7.16 am, Nathaniel & I welcomed into the world our little St Pats baby! Eli James Wayne Gerhardt was born at RHW weighing in at a big 4.25kg and 55cm long. We […]
Aubrey’s birth – Online course creates pain free labour
We decided to start trying to conceive whilst on a wonderful family holiday to Ibiza in June. Within 3 months and within my first ovulation we conceived and were absolutely over the moon. I was so excited that I was pregnant after being so surprised it happened so quickly!! I took the test randomly one […]
