Best Calmbirth Podcasts (2025)

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525 | Cassie - Three Births, Postnatal Anxiety, Identical Twins, Mental Health Journey 1:00:17

20h ago1:00:17

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In today's episode, Cassie shares her profound journey into motherhood as an early years teacher who experienced three births and navigated postnatal anxiety. After carefully planning their family with husband James, they welcomed three daughters - Nara (6) and identical twins (5) - through experiences that would challenge and transform her underst…

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524 | Kristy - Second Birth, TGA Heart Condition, newborn Heart Surgery, MS 1:10:52

3d ago1:10:52

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In today's episode, we welcome Kristy back to share her second birth story. You can hear her fist birth experience in episode 373. After having her first son Kylo, Kristy and her fiancé Clint experienced a miscarriage before conceiving their daughter Ren. At their 20-week scan, they received the news that their baby had Transposition of the Great A…

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523 | Heather - PCOS, Water Birth, Third Degree Tear, Hospital Transfer, FIFO 50:48

11d ago50:48

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Heather lives just outside Mareeba in Far North Queensland with her husband Jack and their 15-week-old daughter Paige. After being diagnosed with PCOS, Heather's journey to conception took 15 months, involving lifestyle changes and medication to help regulate her cycles. _________ Sleep more comfortably with Sleepybelly, the breakthrough pregnancy …

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522 | [Replay] Steph Claire Smith, Vaginal Birth, Private Obstetrician, PCOS, Induction, Antenatal Expressing 57:46

18d ago57:46

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In today’s episode I interview Steph Claire Smith who was first diagnosed with PCOS at the age of 21. She managed to regulate her menstrual cycles by focusing on health, wellness and regular acupuncture treatments and years later, fell pregnant easily. She timed her exhausting first trimester with stage four lockdown in Melbourne and sailed through…

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521 | [Replay] Oceane, Same-Sex Marriage, IVF, Donor Sperm, Homebirth, Midwife 1:23:51

22d ago1:23:51

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Today we are re-releasing one of our most popular episodes back from 2020, so there's a chance you haven't heard it yet! In this episode I chat to Oceane, a midwife and mother of three who so generously shares the beautiful, intricate details of her two homebirths. She also tells the story of her wife’s birth and the journey they have taken to beco…

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520 | Monica, two births, homebirth, carpal tunnel syndrome, eczema, hospital transfer 42:02

25d ago42:02

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In this episode, we meet Monica, a registered nurse at the Children's Hospital of Westmead with a deep passion for paediatrics. She shares her journey through two very different births, highlighting how even the most carefully laid birth plans sometimes need to change. Her story beautifully illustrates the delicate balance between pursuing natural …

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519 | Sam, three births, MGP, private and public care, 4kg+ babies 1:59:13

1M ago1:59:13

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Sam shares her journey through early pregnancy losses to becoming a mother of three beautiful children. Living in the Tweed region on the NSW/QLD border with her husband Scott, Sam opens up about navigating pregnancy after loss, birthing “big” babies, and finding her voice to advocate for her birth preferences. For more photos and birth stories, fo…

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518 | Bec, induction birth, MGP, water birth, GBS positive, breathing techniques, second birth 50:03

2M ago50:03

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In this episode, interior designer and mother of two Bec shares her contrasting birth experiences at Sandringham Hospital in Melbourne. Her journey to motherhood began after marriage, taking six to eight months to conceive Ava. "I was one of those people testing like five days before you can test and just thinking I was pregnant every time," Bec re…

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517 | Sophie Delezio: From Childhood Burn Survivor to Motherhood - A Story of Strength, Adaptation, and a Peaceful Caesarean Birth at 37 Weeks 43:40

2M ago43:40

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In this weeks episode I speak with Sophie Delezio, whose story of survival and resilience has long captured Australian hearts. Now embarking on a new chapter as mother to 10-week-old Frankie, Sophie shares her journey through pregnancy and birth, offering insights into navigating motherhood with a disability while challenging common misconceptions.…

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516 | Josie, secondary infertility, fertility treatment, pregnancy loss, water birth, student midwives 1:00:38

2M ago1:00:38

1:00:38

In this episode, we meet Josie, a qualified teacher living in the Albury-Wodonga region who shares her journey to motherhood and her two unique birth experiences. Her story highlights the complexities of navigating healthcare across state borders and the resilience required through pregnancy loss, renovation chaos, and building a family. __________…

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515 | Alysha, Birth Trauma and the Mother-Infant Bond: A Psychologist's Postpartum Journey 54:12

2M ago54:12

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In this episode, we speak with Alysha, a psychologist and PhD candidate whose research into traumatic birth and mother-infant relationships stems from her own profound experiences. As both a mental health professional and mother of two boys, her story offers unique insights into the complexities of birth trauma and its lasting impact on early bondi…

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514 | Stacey, second birth experience, infertility, pregnancy loss, IVF, natural killer cells, home birth 1:19:24

2M ago1:19:24

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It’s such a pleasure to welcome Stacey back onto the show. You can listen to her first birth in episode 181. Today, she shares the journey to conceiving her second child. It is a story of profound resilience through multiple losses, IVF challenges, and eventually, a beautiful home birth. After experiencing a relatively straightforward path to conce…

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513 | Chloe Grayling, TTC journey, pregnancy loss, physiological birth, home water birth 1:37:47

2M ago1:37:47

1:37:47

In this beautiful episode, Chloe Grayling @lovechloejane shares her journey into motherhood, from an emotional year of trying to conceive to achieving a beautiful and empowering home water birth. Living in a 140-year-old cottage on South Australia's Fleurieu Peninsula with her husband Patrick and their menagerie of animals (including Highland cows!…

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512 | Hashini, Emergency caesarean, hydronephrosis, planned caesarean, pediatric surgery 1:15:40

2M ago1:15:40

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In today’s episode, Hashini takes us through her two very different births and the medical journey that followed with her second son. After experiencing a very straightforward first pregnancy, Hashini opens up about the emotional complexity of trying to conceive her second baby. Her second son’s pregnancy brought unexpected challenges when at his 2…

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511 | Maddie, Emergency caesarean, twin VBAC, ICU, perinatal mental health 1:19:56

3M ago1:19:56

1:19:56

Today I'm joined by Maddie who lives in Queensland with her husband Nicholas and their three beautiful boys - Oscar (who they affectionately call Ozzy) and five-month-old twins, Angus and Archie. In this episode, Maddie shares her remarkable journey from a traumatic emergency cesarean with her first son to achieving a successful twin VBAC (Vaginal …

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510 | Julie, PANDA CEO, perinatal anxiety and depression, postpartum mental health 28:16

3M ago28:16

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It’s Perinatal Mental Health Week and in this episode, I chat with Julie Birkendorf, the CEO of PANDA (Perinatal Anxiety and Depression Australia). One in five new mums, and one in 10 new dads will experience a mental health challenge in postpartum so conversations like this one are vital to raising awareness and minimising stigma. Julie nods to th…

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509 | Sonja, two babies, shared care, syntocinon, vaginal birth, painful periods, pelvic pain, pelvic congestion syndrome, endometriosis 1:10:28

3M ago1:10:28

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In today’s episode Sonja takes us through her two pregnancies and births but also talks at length about her pelvic pain. She’s been diagnosed with pelvic congestion syndrome which was exacerbated after birth and especially when her menstrual cycle returned. Her symptoms were very similar to a prolapse - a heaviness and dragging sensation in her rec…

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508 | Heidi Sze, third birth story, preconception testing, nausea, early pregnancy bleeding, subchorionic haematoma, cholestasis, castor oil 1:05:56

3M ago1:05:56

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It’s such a pleasure to welcome Heidi back onto the show. You can listen to Heidi’s first two births in episode 126. Today, she shares the journey of her third pregnancy and birth, offering a unique perspective as a nutritionist and dietitian. Heidi opens up about the long road to conceiving her son, Philip, emphasising how important it was for her…

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507 | Beth, two babies, midwifery care, ‘big baby’, spontaneous labour, The Birth Class 1:12:14

4M ago1:12:14

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You can listen to Beth’s first birth story in episode 254 and today she shares her second pregnancy and birth story - from the perspective of a midwife and a mother. After moving interstate, Beth had two hospitals to choose from and halfway through her pregnancy, intuition dictated she change from one to the other. While she had beautiful care thro…

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506 | Emily, three babies, miscarriage, private midwife, marginal cord insertion, short cervix, physiological birth, MCDA twins, NICU, postpartum preeclampsia 1:31:30

4M ago1:31:30

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Sometimes we hear so much about birth - all kinds of births - that we can forget it is a normal, biological process. In today’s episode, Emily’s experience reiterates the ease of physiological birth - both at home with a single baby, and in hospital with twins. She is honest from the get-go when she admits that she wasn’t even sure she wanted to be…

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505 | Maude, breech, planned caesarean, breastfeeding, pelvic floor physiotherapist, spontaneous labour, VBAC 1:00:32

4M ago1:00:32

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In today’s episode Maude takes us through her two pregnancies and births. She moved interstate in her first pregnancy, registered with her local public hospital and had a planned caesarean because her baby was breech. She talks at length about her positive birth experience and the challenges of breastfeeding and being a stay at home mum. When she f…

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504 | Genevieve, one baby, PCOS, private obstetrician, hematoma, induction, epidural, episiotomy, postpartum haemorrhage 55:38

4M ago55:38

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In today's episode, Genevieve shares her first pregnancy and birth and details her postpartum joys and challenges. She embraced her ‘goddess energy’ in her second trimester but by the third trimester, she really felt the physical limitations of carrying a big baby and only being quite small herself. Her waters broke at home and once she arrived at …

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503 | Bron, endometriosis, triplet-pregnancy, miscarriage, induction, TENS, positive induction 50:10

5M ago50:10

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At her first dating scan, Bron found out she was pregnant with triplets; one singleton, and MCDA twins who shared a placenta. A few weeks later she attended her first appointment with the head doctor of the specialist multiple birth team, who outlined the risks and complications of her pregnancy and suggested selective reduction of the twins. Bron …

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502 | Agustina, two babies, private obstetrician, physiological birth, breastfeeding, lactation consultant 1:10:08

5M ago1:10:08

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This is a really lovely episode, where Agustina shares her two pregnancies and births, alongside her experiences as a Canadian living far away from her family. She opted for private obstetric care because she wanted extended follow-up care in the days after birth. She stayed really active in pregnancy, moved with the contractions and laboured relat…

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501 | Sarah, PPROM, NICU, antenatal expressing, nipple shield, triple-feeding, lactation consultant 29:38

5M ago29:38

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If you need to hear a positive NICU breastfeeding story, this is it! Sarah shares her experience with premature prelabour rupture of membranes (PPROM) and the NICU journey that followed the birth of her baby at 32 weeks. She started antenatal expressing in labour and continued hand-expressing in the days after before switching to a hospital-grade p…

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525 | Cassie - Three Births, Postnatal Anxiety, Identical Twins, Mental Health Journey 1:00:17

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524 | Kristy - Second Birth, TGA Heart Condition, newborn Heart Surgery, MS 1:10:52

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523 | Heather - PCOS, Water Birth, Third Degree Tear, Hospital Transfer, FIFO 50:48

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522 | [Replay] Steph Claire Smith, Vaginal Birth, Private Obstetrician, PCOS, Induction, Antenatal Expressing 57:46

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521 | [Replay] Oceane, Same-Sex Marriage, IVF, Donor Sperm, Homebirth, Midwife 1:23:51

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520 | Monica, two births, homebirth, carpal tunnel syndrome, eczema, hospital transfer 42:02

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519 | Sam, three births, MGP, private and public care, 4kg+ babies 1:59:13

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518 | Bec, induction birth, MGP, water birth, GBS positive, breathing techniques, second birth 50:03

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517 | Sophie Delezio: From Childhood Burn Survivor to Motherhood - A Story of Strength, Adaptation, and a Peaceful Caesarean Birth at 37 Weeks 43:40

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516 | Josie, secondary infertility, fertility treatment, pregnancy loss, water birth, student midwives 1:00:38

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515 | Alysha, Birth Trauma and the Mother-Infant Bond: A Psychologist's Postpartum Journey 54:12

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514 | Stacey, second birth experience, infertility, pregnancy loss, IVF, natural killer cells, home birth 1:19:24

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513 | Chloe Grayling, TTC journey, pregnancy loss, physiological birth, home water birth 1:37:47

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512 | Hashini, Emergency caesarean, hydronephrosis, planned caesarean, pediatric surgery 1:15:40

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511 | Maddie, Emergency caesarean, twin VBAC, ICU, perinatal mental health 1:19:56

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510 | Julie, PANDA CEO, perinatal anxiety and depression, postpartum mental health 28:16

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509 | Sonja, two babies, shared care, syntocinon, vaginal birth, painful periods, pelvic pain, pelvic congestion syndrome, endometriosis 1:10:28

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508 | Heidi Sze, third birth story, preconception testing, nausea, early pregnancy bleeding, subchorionic haematoma, cholestasis, castor oil 1:05:56

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507 | Beth, two babies, midwifery care, ‘big baby’, spontaneous labour, The Birth Class 1:12:14

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506 | Emily, three babies, miscarriage, private midwife, marginal cord insertion, short cervix, physiological birth, MCDA twins, NICU, postpartum preeclampsia 1:31:30

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505 | Maude, breech, planned caesarean, breastfeeding, pelvic floor physiotherapist, spontaneous labour, VBAC 1:00:32

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504 | Genevieve, one baby, PCOS, private obstetrician, hematoma, induction, epidural, episiotomy, postpartum haemorrhage 55:38

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503 | Bron, endometriosis, triplet-pregnancy, miscarriage, induction, TENS, positive induction 50:10

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502 | Agustina, two babies, private obstetrician, physiological birth, breastfeeding, lactation consultant 1:10:08

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501 | Sarah, PPROM, NICU, antenatal expressing, nipple shield, triple-feeding, lactation consultant 29:38

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