Pregnancy
5 things every pregnant woman wants to hear (but doesn’t)
Pregnant women want support and emotional encouragement, not horror stories and nightmares. Are you helping or scaring with your words?
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Birth Prep
3 reasons why your due date is wrong
Wondering if your due date could be wrong – even by weeks? Three science-backed reasons due dates mislead, and how to work out a more realistic one.
Birth Prep
Failure to progress? Seriously?!
In childbirth women face being a "failure to progress" by medical staff. Here's how that looks when applied to marathon runners. Silly! that's what!
Birth Prep
Home birth; bravery has NOTHING to do with it!
If a pregnant woman says she wants a home birth she faces a silly range of responses; it's time to change that & support them in their choices.
Podcast
Fear of losing control
Fear of losing control in childbirth is a very common fear. In this podcast I share how to overcome it so that you can balance being control and…
Birth Prep
No need to give birth on your back. In fact DON’T!
If you were running in a race, you definitely WOULD NOT be dressed like that. Those heels are bound to cause you some hardcore foot injuries, not to…
Birth Prep
If childbirth was a marathon…
Childbirth is often compared to a marathon, so I'm taking the messages the pregnant women are bombarded with a applying them to marathon runners.
Birth Stories
Alexia’s Positive Birth Stories
I decided to end season 1 of the podcast with my own positive birth stories. They are the inspiration behind my work and the podcast so it seems…
Birth Stories
Cath’s Gentle C-section Positive Birth Story
Listen to Cath sharing her positive gentle c-section story on the podcast. After two emergency c-sections Cath wanted to ensure a positive birth experience.
Birth Prep
Fearless Birthing
Alexia talks about the Fearless Birthing approach to birth preparation that is entirely focused on clearing fears for a positive birth experience.