Matilda Leigh, born 1 September 2015

Hello! I just want to start by saying thank you so much for important techniques you provided Luke and I with in your hypnobirthing classes. They will be forever helpful in everyday life! Finally, my uterus must be like a 5* hotel because madame didn’t want to check out! I ended up being induced and […]

Isla, born 11 March 2015

Hi Melissa! Thought you might like to know that we have welcomed our baby girl Isla 🙂 Born 11th March, 6 pounds 10oz Here is our birth story, sorry it’s quite long! As you know I was facing induction (scheduled for Wednesday 11th) after little miss decided she was super comfy and wanted to decide […]

Hypnobubs Online Course Birth Story, September 2015

Thank you, thank you, thank you! I birthed our sweet baby boy at home at 5:15am yesterday after a 3hr labour, it was amazing! I’d prepped with your online course and found it invaluable to really relax and get into my own little sanctuary and when the time came your voice and words were so […]

News Release: A New Breed of Champions

IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 8 September 2015 A New Breed of Champions! Question: What do swimming golden-girl Libby Trickett, cycling gold medalist Sara Carrigan and Titan’s rugby winger David Mead all have in common? They all prepared for the birth of their babies using ‘hypnobirthing’. “Not surprising”, according to Hypnobirthing Australia director Melissa Spilsted. “Childbirth is considered […]

‘How to raise your pain threshold in labour’ by Essential Baby

Melissa Spilsted is interviewed in this Essential Baby article about ways to ‘raise your pain threshold’. (Even though we in prefer not to label the sensations that we feel during labour as ‘pain’ – it is good to see  hypnobirthing in the media!) How to raise your pain threshold in labour January 28, 2015 by Angela Tufvesson When […]