Tammy's 3 waterbirths (1 at hospital, 2 at home)

“It’s an indescribable feeling” says Tammy about the achievement of being able to catch all three of her babies, all three born in the water. We hear about Sophie's quick and smooth waterbirth at the hospital 10 days past her due date. For Bodhi’s arrival Tammy was out an about doing important things and making a speech when she started labour, this time she had a water birth at home. Then we chat about her most recent pregnancy and birth experience in 2022 to her third baby Max. There was so much that was different about this pregnancy and birth that nobody could ever have predicted. Tammy got hyperemesis which lasted throughout her pregnancy, so she shares about how this affected her life and her ability to practise her tools. Then with a due date of 20 December she talks about this wonderful family Christmas time, and how Max arrived on Christmas Eve (posterior!) in a house full of family. We learn about the tools she found were most helpful for her for all of her birth and how team work and partnership between her and Nick was so incredibly helpful. Tammy has trained as a doula and as a Positive Births hypnobirthing facilitator – you can find her at mindbodybirth.nz  To find out all your positive birth hypnobirthing options with Helen, see www.positivebirths.co.nz