The Ultimate Christmas Gift Guide

The Ultimate Christmas Gift Guide (for the pregnant women in your life) 🎁🎅🏼🎄

Hypnobirthing Australia™ Positive Birth Program Online Course

Australia’s #1 Childbirth Education Program. Approach your birth in an empowered way. This hypnobirthing online course gives you the techniques to stay calm, knowledge to make informed decisions, tools for your birth partner, and a method of preparation that is tried and trusted by health systems. You are supported with our digital toolkit and community.  Click here to shop. Afterpay & Klarma now available.

Eco Modern Essentials Diffuser

A diffuser is an essential addition to your birth toolkit, helping to create a calming and soothing environment no matter where you choose to birth—whether at home, in a hospital, or a birthing center. Click here to purchase.

Essential Oils

Essential oils are powerful mixtures of aromatic plants and scents that can trigger reactions in your body and brain that can help you keep calmer and more comfortable during labour. Essential oils and the conditioning that can be created through their use, are said to be helpful in relieving anxiety, nausea, and pain during labour and birth. You can purchase your essential oils here.

SleepPhones 

These SleepPhones are a great tool to add to your birth kit when listening to your hypnobirthing MP3s and music! With thin, adjustable, and high-quality audio speakers nestled inside a comfortable, wearable, and washable headband, AcousticSheep products make listening to audio easy. Please note for delivery there is a 8-week time frame for all international orders. Usually shipping is much quicker than 8 weeks. You can purchase your SleepPhones here. 

Birthing Ball 

Birthing balls are essentially the same as exercise balls. They are made of durable materials that make them extremely difficult to puncture. Birthing balls tend to be larger (for comfort) and have an anti-slip finish. Birth balls are definitely a favourite tool for many mums as they can reduce pain and help you feel more comfortable during labour and can be used before, during and after birth. You can purchase here. 

The Birth Store Vaginal Birth Recovery Kit 

There are many changes that occur after you give birth. Some changes are physical and others are emotional, postpartum care is important! To help aid in your postpartum recovery check out our favourite products from small Australian businesses packed into one bundle. You can click here to purchase.

Birth Comb 

The labour and birth comb, also known as an acupressure comb is a great tool to have in your birth kit as it helps stimulate certain pressure points on the body during labor. The theory behind using the birth comb during labor is that applying pressure to specific points on the body can help manage discomforts, induce relaxation, and potentially facilitate the progress of labor. This is a great stocking filler idea! You can click here to purchase.

Raspberry Leaf Tea

Raspberry leaf tea is a popular herbal remedy often recommended for pregnant women, particularly in the third trimester. There is some evidence that suggests that raspberry leaf tea may help prepare the uterus for labor and potentially assist in the labor process. This is a great stocking filler idea!  You can click here to purchase. 

Spiky Massage Balls 

Massage balls are a great pain relief tool for pregnancy and labour. During labour, you can rub the spiky ball between your hands or feet during surges to relieve the pain.  The tactile stimulation will focus your receptors away from the area of your brain responsible for the perception of pain. This is a great stocking filler idea!  You can purchase your Spiky Massage Balls here. 

Perineal Massage Oil

Perineal massage is the massage of a pregnant women’s perineal (the skin and muscle between the vaginal opening and the anus). The act of massaging the perineal tissue helps prepare these tissues to stretch over your baby’s head and body during birth to reduce the likelihood of tearing or an episiotomy during birth. This is a great stocking filler idea!  If you’re looking for a perineal massage oil you can find our recommended product here.

Ice and Heat Packs 

Ice and heat packs can be very comforting and can be used anytime during and after birth. Ice and heat packs are great to help manage discomforts you may experience during labour and birth and they can also be super helpful with perineum soreness after birth. Ensure you double check the temperature before applying to sensitive areas. This is a great stocking filler idea!  You can purchase your Ice and Heat Packs here. 

Optimal Maternal Positioning Online Course

Optimal Maternal positioning (OMP) is a system of exercises, movements, positions, stretches, and other techniques that help create alignment and mobility within a mother’s pelvis, to ultimately facilitate cardinal movements of the baby. It creates space within your pelvis for a safer, easier, and more convenient birth. OMP Online program is a really convenient way to learn at your own pace as you master the techniques and positions to give you the confidence for a safe and empowered birth experience.  It also connects you into the OMP online Community. Find out more about Optimal Maternal Positioning HERE.

The content in the course is very complementary to our Hypnobirthing Australia/Hypnobubs programs – so we can recommend this course from personal experience.