fbpx

The She Births® Blog

Enjoy our stories below

Post Categories
Lyz Evans pelvic floor
INTERVIEWS

How to protect your precious pelvic floor

This week on our blog we speak to Lyz Evans, Practice Principal and Founder of Women in Focus Physiotherapy about the pelvic floor – what it is exactly, how it’s affected by birth and why it’s SO IMPORTANT to do

Katie
Daddy Doula Awards

Daddy Doula Awards – get your tissues ready!

  We have been crying happy tears all week reading the entries we’ve received so far for our Daddy Doula Awards!*  Keep them coming! Below is one of the stories, from Katie. Get your tissues ready! Was your partner a brilliant ‘Daddy

Bree with ball
Dads

Dads make the darnedest* doulas

  *Darnedest – meaning they try hard and often do the most surprising, unexpected, funny, and clever things!   One of the reasons I created She Births® was because I met so many dads that felt incapable of helping at birth.

Birth Stories - birth of Cole
Australian Birth Stories

Australian Birth Story: The birth of Cole

Empowering. Wondrous. Life-changing.   There is a common misconception that second and third births are quicker and easier. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. It depends on many things – what you have been doing these last few years

bree doula
Doula Interviews

What is a doula? Why do you need one?

I have been a doula for over 15 years now and in that time have learnt so much about labour and birth. As a prenatal yoga teacher and mother I have also learnt a lot… but particularly as a doula.

Nutrition for pregnancy, birth and beyond – Part 3

Over the past couple of weeks we’ve looked at nutrition requirements to support fertility and pregnancy. This week we discuss nutrition for the fourth trimester (yes, there’s a fourth!). As a new mama it’s so important to continue to look after your health

nutrition 2 post
INTERVIEWS

Nutrition for pregnancy, birth and beyond – Part 2

We hope you enjoyed last week’s Q&A with Tabitha McIntosh, Naturopath and Clinical Nutritionist from Awaken Your Health, and her yummy recipe (click here if you missed it). This week Tabitha discusses important nutrients to support mum throughout her pregnancy, as well as baby’s

nutrition pic
INTERVIEWS

Nutrition for pregnancy, birth and beyond

There are so many different ways that you can prepare for a better birth experience. Over on our blog we will be interviewing various experts to provide you with interesting and useful information to support your pregnancy, birth and journey

Birth-Story-Ben-and-Anna-image-
Australian Birth Stories

Birth story: The birth of Claudia

How did your labour start? I started getting very mild contractions throughout the weekend, 3 days before my due date. On the Saturday night I couldn’t sleep as I was getting up to go to the bathroom what felt like

USA She Births
Events

USA here we come…She Births – LA, Boulder, NYC

It is with great excitement that Leroy and I are packing our holiday bags and getting ready for a big USA trip. My baby boy is off to an amazing school in Colorado for the Summer Term called The High

EF testimonial
Australian Birth Stories

Evelyn’s Birth – “I did everything you advised us!”

I just wanted to thank you, as my daughter was born last Tuesday, and I went into labour with confidence thanks to the She Births® course. I did everything you advised us in the course; diet recommendations, the latest equipment

katyayani
Blog

Navratri – Honouring the Divine Feminine (for men and women)

Oct 1st – 9th is Navratri, the Hindu festival of 9 nights dedicated to the glorification of the Divine feminine. For three days each, the goddesses Durga, Lakshmi and Saraswati are worshiped. It’s been a long time between blogs…things have

Sunny with her husband and children sitting on a blanket in the garden
Australian Birth Stories

Two magical birth stories & my new Prenatal Yoga DVD is here

My husband Simon and I did She Births weekend course with the incredible Nadine Richardson in the lead-up to our first son Sunny’s birth, and I will be forever grateful to Nadine. Sunny was in the posterior position so I

christmas mums on bondi beach
Australian Birth Stories

Christmas Joy ~ Bondi Mums and Bubs

Thank you for sharing another year with me and with She Births®. I hope that your Christmas break brings you rest, joy, connection and deep peace. What more can we ask for in life but for our true nature to

solo mums blog
Australian Birth Stories

Solo Mums She Births® course

I will be running a special Solo Mums – She Births® course early next year. Please let your friends know that if they would like to learn all the techniques and empowering knowledge of their amazing body from She Births®

possibilityproject
NEWS

New Moon & a Social Justice Christmas

Tonight is the last New Moon for 2015 and it is the perfect time to set your personal intentions for 2016. So grab your journal and consider the life you want to create for yourself and your family next year,

squat
NEWS

Rainbows and unicorns can teach us many things about birth

Women of the earth, take back your birth, and while you are there…take back your squatting power! Here is a reminder of the simple things in life, applied to pooping, but also applied to birthing 😉 Watch the rainbow unicorn

Techniques survey
NEWS

Fantastic She Births® – Post Birth Survey Results

Dear mums and dads, I hope you are well. I have had a busy month since returning from India. Apart from teaching and mentoring I was honoured to be doula at one of my close friend’s births – which was

nadine in india
Blog

My Top Ayurvedic Tips from India PK

I am back from my R & R adventure and have to say I am incredibly grateful for the experience, and to be home too 😉 India is an extraordinary country. It is quite hard to explain the dirt and

Full Moon
NEWS

Guru Purnima

Today I would like to give thanks for all my wonderful teachers – you my mums and dads… GURU PURNIMA – BATH IN THE BLUE MOON Today is actually the most auspicious day in the Vedic calender. It is yogic

she births course
NEWS

Are you ready to be a part of the Revolution?

Are you deeply passionate about making a difference on our planet? Do you believe that improving and empowering our mothers and fathers is the greatest way you could make a difference? Are you looking for a career change or perhaps

She Births® on the Channel 7 News tonight

Don’t miss out on watching a positive and empowering story about childbirth on your TV tonight I am very excited to announce that She Births® has been in the news twice this week. Commenting on how to boost your immune

how i stopped a c section blog
Australian Birth Stories

How I helped stop a c-section in 2 emails…

It’s been such a busy couple of months I don’t quite know where to begin and I’m sure I’ll leave something out. However, today I really want to share a most inspiring story of how things can change with birth

EmpoweredMothersBanner
Events

Empowered Birth Online Summit

If you are reading this blog then I know you agree with me –  childbirth can be one of the most beautiful and sacred events in our lives. And, it remains a topic of conversation for all women, whether pregnant,

Whale Wisdom from Tonga

Aha moments from the South Pacific… I’ve decided to share a video blog with you this month. There is so much to share from our travels in Tonga and swimming with the whales…I would love to hold a retreat there

lulu-birth
Australian Birth Stories

Lulu’s Birth – Like running a marathon

I gave birth to Lulu Aurora Postiglione on November 4th 2009 at 1:47 pm and she weighed 3.410kg. I had a great birth, just like the videos we watched! All-natural, no drugs and no stitches! The breathing was fundamental and

The Lucky Birthing Country | Online She Births® Course

After 2 months in the wonderful Northern Hemisphere I have to say that I’ve fallen completely in love with Europe! I never thought it would happen. I’ve always had a slight aversion to my homeland primarily because of the weather

How to save your marriage post baby

Ain’t it the truth – the first year of your bub’s life is the greatest but also the toughest. Amazingly you get through the labour but find out pretty quick that it’s only the beginning. Although there is an absolute

What do you really need?

Just a quickie to support you wherever you are within the sacred cycle of pregnancy, birth and parenting. I’m only interested in what really makes a difference in life and touching as many hearts as possible. If you are on

ANZAC day

I hope you are enjoying this amazing autumn weather. As we commemorate the great tragedies and courage of our ANZAC men today I wanted to also highlight some of the great traumas that our mums experienced over the same period

Letting Go…

I am not sure where you are at in the cycle of pregnancy and parenting but wherever you are I can bet, at some point, there has been some serious letting go! As we are now in a phase of

Ayurvedic Massage

As part of our She Births® community I thought that (those of you who live in Sydney) may like to know about a special friend of mine who is visiting and offering really well priced and amazing Ayurvedic massage treatments.

The first year of motherhood

“The most difficult path of birth is the year afterwards…the growing surges of your heart as it pushes out selfishness and fear and makes room for sacrifice and love.”     Joy Kusek, LCCE We all know that the sleepless nights in

Inspiring VBAC story

I just came back from a beautiful Vietnamese dinner in Glebe with my mum. As I walked home, I realised I was walking up the very same hill that I marched up before every single HSC exam right near my

Welcome to the New Year

Welcome to the new year! I hope you have had a restful and joyous break- unwinding and de-stressing from 2012. I have to tell you about a fantastic event that you won’t want to miss. To me I feel it

Our Most Popular Products

Your journey to your beautiful birth starts here with our FREE Pregnancy Guide​

Pregnancy workshops with She Births® founder, Nadine Richardson & Certified Educators

Birth preparation made easy with our online childbirth classes

Do you want to feel Calm and Connected to yourself and your baby? Phone Player

Do you want to feel Calm and Connected to yourself and your baby?

Let go of the guilt, worries, doubts and fears with this simple meditation.

Discover ways to connect with your baby and your inner guidance with Nadine Richardson, Founder of She Births®.

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

You’ll also get our unique pregnancy guidance delivered to your inbox each week.
Don’t like it? No problem. You can unsubscribe in a click.

10% OFF ONLINE COURSE
PayPal Pay in 4 is now available*

Buy Now, Pay Later available at checkout

Add your favourites to your cart

Select Paypal at checkout

Paypal Pay in 4 Button

Select the Pay in 4 button. Your purchase will be split into 4 payments

*Terms, eligibility & exclusions apply. For more information, click here.