Our precious baby boy Theo was born on 11 January. He is our third baby and it was quite a calm and peaceful birth. I’m so pleased I did the Active Birth classes again this time around.
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Our gorgeous little Freddie (Wilfred James) arrived in the morning on Sunday 17th September, 10 days post EDD! I was fortunate enough to go into spontaneous labour (yay!) and the birth was a positive experience but as with most births, didn't go exactly to plan!
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Baby Aerin Audrey arrived 5/2/18, 40 weeks 2 days after a very quick 2 hour labour. 8lbs 5oz. Breathing techniques and yoga positions were absolutely invaluable! Second time around I was much more aware of the experience.
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Our baby girl Lola, was born on 16 February weighing in at 9.2 pounds. She was 10 days over the due date in the end.
The doctors were keen to do an earlier induction as she was going to be a "big" baby but given all I had learnt in the active birth classes.
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I am excited to be presenting at this year's Yoga Australia Conference in Melbourne from 16th-18th March. Yoga continues to spread and evolve, accelerating at a pace never witnessed before through the marriage of traditional practice with the technologies of the modern day.
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Pacha Light was one of yogababy's first babies. In early 2000 when I was studying Childbirth Education & Prenatal Yoga with Jane Campbell-Kaye in Brisbane, I travelled to South America to help my bestfriend, Anja Light, bring Pacha into the world - at her home in the mountains of Ecuador. I taught her yoga techniques to stay peaceful and relaxed during labour.
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I felt calm about it all and was able to resolve any feelings of disappointment before hand. I think your classes were invaluable. Any learning/knowledge about the body and pregnancy prior to birth is so helpful.
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Yes, the wonderful Spinning Babies founder Gail Tully is gracing us down under. To share her profound wisdom on helping ALL babies be born optimally! I have been following Gail's work as creator of www.Spinningbabies.com for many years and some of the techniques I teach in class come from this wonderful source.
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Our little girl Amber decided to come early, she came to the world very peacefully, naturally and in water and has continued on to be a very peaceful baby. She's quite little as she was born at 37 weeks but she's healthy and we're both doing well. The active birthing classes were very useful. The breathing helped me through for a natural birth.
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I am very happy to announce you the birth of baby boy Matteo on the 26th of December, 2017. 3.7 kg. Beautiful baby who was born very quickly after only 2.5 hrs and 8 minutes of pushing! We arrived just on time at the hospital! Labour went very well thanks to breathing, counting the breaths, vocalisation, etc so thank you so much for your help again in this birth. And see you soon at baby yoga!
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I am sharing another birth story with you today. Sometimes, babies give their mamas the gift of self belief. Read on to find out how baby Finley did just that as told by Yogababy mama Marielle:
My plan was to have an epidural on arrival. When the midwife monitored me, she asked me , do you want the good news or the bad news? I said bad first. She said, your birth plan is out the window, it’s too late for an epidural, you are fully dilated, you are having this baby now. What she also said that was really powerful was that you need to believe in yourself right now that you can have this baby without the epidural, it’s too late. You need to focus all of your energy on pushing, and push the pain away.
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I have put together a few easy yoga tips for Mums to practice from the comfort of their own homes and start to enjoy the benefits. I have also included a tip to soothe babies as well.
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My lovely coworker Ashley told me about the Active Birth Yoga classes she'd been attending. I enrolled too, as I had envisioned having a natural and peaceful birth. I attended classes at West End and my partner also came to the Private Session with Suzanne.
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I really think coming to Suzanne's Active Birth Yoga classes had a big influence on me (and my husband). I wasn't sure if I would have the composure to use all that I had learnt during the birth itself.
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Knowing that you are going to have a baby is a great joy. However this joy is often accompanied by the discomforts of morning sickness, emotional ups and downs and apprehension about the impending labour. Obstetricians and midwives recommend yoga to pregnant women to help promote a healthier, happier pregnancy. They notice that those women who have practised pre natal yoga throughout their pregnancy cope better with the challenges of labour.
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What a beautiful capture of this little man's happy face! Seeing these gorgeous bubba faces pop into my inbox brings so much sunshine to my day.
Here's the story of how baby Finn was born, as told by his mama, Tanya:
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Whichever avenue you decide upon, you can create your ideal birthing space with a little forward planning. You should be free to change the layout of the room and individualise it to suit you.
Here are my top tips for creating your ideal birthing space:
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I just love hearing our students' stories about the birthing their babies. Each is unique and hearing how they have been able to put into practice what they learn in the classes and workshops is truly wonderful. Ashely attended our Pregnancy Yoga, Active Birth Yoga and Active Birth Workshop with her partner Jake.
Here's Ashley's story in her own words.
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We love hearing our Yogababy mamas share their birth stories. It is always such an honour to hear how our classes and workshops have contributed to their pregnancy and birth experience, for both birthing mother and partners.
Today, I am sharing Helen's story with you, in her own words:
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The raising of a child begins within the nine months of pregnancy. Your state of mind and your relationship to the world are all transmitted to your child and becomes their foundation for life. During pregnancy, you and your baby function as one. Bonding after birth is in fact just the continuation of the bonding process that began in the womb.
Let’s have a look from a yogic perspective on how your baby’s consciousness develops over their time in the womb.
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