Congratulations! You’re pregnant!
Now what?
Discovering that you are expecting a baby can be absolutely thrilling! You might also be tired, nauseated, and anxious-- even terrified--in the early days and weeks, especially if it’s your first baby. After all, your life is about to change forever!
You want to excitedly share your news with family and friends, but you’re not sure if it’s too early. Or, even worse, you worry that you will get the deluge of information, unsolicited advice and horror stories.
Hoorah for Sarah Buckley! Her strong, authoritative voice is sorely needed...
Ina May Gaskin
You browse pregnancy books and magazines, but find that most are filled to the brim with information on what can go wrong in pregnancy, and the million things you need to do to avoid this. You feel even more worried. You want to simply enjoy your pregnancy, and to get support for a gentle, natural birth, but that’s harder and harder these days….
Well, if you want to enjoy your pregnancy, labour, birth and mothering journey you have come to the right place!
Here at Gentle Natural Birth we focus on:
- Building your confidence in your body’s superb design
- Why doing what feels good can enhance safety and pleasure throughout pregnancy
- The critical questions to ask when making decisions about you and your baby during pregnancy. (This will really help, whether you’re filtering advice from well-meaning friends and family, or talking to a health practitioner)
- How to choose the right care providers for you, your baby, and your family
- What you need to know about common pregnancy treatments and tests, to make the choices that are right for you and your unique situation
- How to nourish, listen, and tune into your body and baby during pregnancy-- great preparation for mothering too!
- How to get the best start with gentle, natural mothering- and fathering too!
My best-selling book, Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering has helped thousands of mothers, babies, fathers and families to get the best possible start, from pregnancy to birth and baby.
Now I’m really excited to share with you my Gentle Natural Birth Pregnancy Program, where you can get the information you need, to make the choices that are right for you.
About Me |
I am a qualified GP/family physician (with qualifications in GP-obstetrics and family planning) and the mother of four children, all gently born and gently raised, now in their teen years and beyond. I currently combine motherhood with my work as a writer and speaker on pregnancy, birth, and parenting.
I want every mother, baby, father and family to have the best possible start! That means being fully informed in decision-making; listening to your heart and intuition; and claiming your rightful role as the real expert on your body, your baby and your family.
I also have a special interest in the hormones of labour and birth, and my groundbreaking report Hormonal Physiology of Childbearing was recently published with Childbirth Connection, a program of the National Partnership for Women and Families.
What this means is that I can help you make the most of you “ecstatic hormones”, so that your body will naturally promote ease, pleasure AND safety from pregnancy right through labour and birth – and with breastfeeding and bonding with your newborn.
Michel Odent MD, author and natural birthSarah Buckley is precious, because she is bilingual. She can speak the language of a mother who gave birth to her four children at home. She can also speak like a medical doctor…
The Gentle Natural Birth Pregnancy Program |
This program covers early to mid pregnancy, with 10 easy-access videos to help you:
build confidence in your body’s superb design
have peace-of-mind on your journey to motherhood
make the choices that are right for you, your baby, and your family
and most importantly, enjoy this powerful time in your life
Melissa Bruijn Mother of two and Birthtalk convenor Brisbane, AustraliaThank you so much for all the wonderful information you put “out there” about birth, mothering, parenting etc. Your information has had a key role in many of the decisions we have made for our family, and we are so grateful to have you as a source of knowledge.
Katthryn, medical studentEvery time I have to endure another painful episode of a stranger or friend telling me how bad birth and pregnancy were for them, I switch off my active listening, then go home and read articles by you to reinstall confidence in myself and my baby that we can continue to love pregnancy and hope for birth to be a challenging but beautiful event to be celebrated.
There’s also informative bonus resources included with every week of the GNB Pregnancy Program. And you start this a bit later in your pregnancy, that’s okay… you’ll be able to access all of the videos and resources at your leisure as soon as you sign up.
Here’s What’s Covered |
Video 1
Gentle Natural Birth–An Introduction
Video 2
Eating Well in Pregnancy (Part 1)
Video 3
Eating Well in Pregnancy (Part 2)
Video 4
Making Wise Decisions (Part 1)
Video 5
Making Wise Decisions (Part 2)
Video 6
Choosing Your Maternity Caregiver
Video 7
Early Pregnancy Testing for Down Syndrome etc.
Video 8
Pregnancy Ultrasound
Video 9
Planning for Pregnancy and Postpartum
Video 10
Yourselves as Parents
Your Gentle Natural Birth Early Pregnancy Program is designed to inform, support and nourish you through early pregnancy. You will get information to help make the decisions that are right for you, your body, your baby and your family.
Each week you will receive an email with a link to a 7-10 minute video on topics that are just right for your stage of pregnancy- and helpful right through pregnancy too!
You can access these videos and resources at any time during your membership- you don’t have to wait for the email.
In addition, each video and topic has pages of resources, including articles and updated book chapters from Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering, as well as other online links that Dr Buckley recommends.
Topics Include:
- Your body’s superb design, from pregnancy to birth and baby!
- Eating well in pregnancy- getting the best foundation for you and your baby
- Making wise decisions in pregnancy, birth and parenting- the BRAIN model
- Choosing the maternity care-giver that is right for you
- Early testing for Down syndrome etc- what is the right choice for you?
- Pregnancy ultrasound- what you need to know for you and your baby
- Making plans for late pregnancy and postpartum- making it work for you and your family
- Becoming parents- beginning your journey with joy
Resources include:
- The latest information on pregnancy ultrasound safety and usefulness (2016, exclusive to GNB members)
- Eating well in pregnancy- getting the best foundation for you and your baby
- The latest information on the prenatal tests that you will be offered for Down syndrome etc (2016, exclusive to GNB members)
- The best nutrients and foods to help you get the best – and easiest—start for your baby
- Webinar on the Ecstatic Hormones of Labour and Birth- helping you understand your body’s superb design
- Webinar on Prenatal Testing for Down Syndrome etc- essential information to make an informed choice
Bonus Pregnancy Nausea Video |
And don’t miss the bonus video on early pregnancy nausea, which will help you to appreciate your body’s wisdom, even when you are feeling sick and tired!
My belief, which you will see right through each of these videos, is that your body is superbly designed, and that you are the real expert in your body, your baby and your family.
Arletta Nikitiuk Osteopath, Melbourne, AustraliaI will forever be grateful for such words of wisdom, it has empowered, inspired and allowed me to experience a gentle pregnancy, birth and now parenting my son Matthew with rewards that amaze me each day.
Through the Gentle Natural Birth Early Pregnancy Program you will discover how and why your body is perfectly designed to guide you and your baby through this amazing, magical time with ease and confidence!
To get started, get instant access to the full 10 weeks here for just $47USD (normally $77)!
Plus Goods and Services Tax (GST) for Australian customers