All Episodes
Held in Motherhood with Hannah Willsmore — 105 episodes
104. The Birth of Our Second Baby
103. How I'm Currently Preparing for My 2nd Birth as a Midwife
102. Is Feeding to Sleep a Bad Habit?
101. ‘I Can’t Do This Anymore’ Navigating Transition in Labour.
100. Hello 2026 - Pregnancy Updates, Work Goals, Gestational Diabetes and Maternity Leave Plans.
99. Navigating Christmas with a New Baby - Realistic Tips for the Festive Season
98. Facing Fear in Birth - Why It’s Normal and How You Can Work With It
97. Healing Sore Nipples - What Really Helps (and What Doesn’t)
96. Understanding ADHD and Neurodivergence in Motherhood with Rachel Howe.
95. What I'll Be Doing Differently in my Next Birth
94. How to Prepare Your Birth Partner for Labour
93. Why Awake Windows Can Get in the Bin
92. The Reality of the First Trimester (from a Midwife Who’s Living It)
91. My Top 10 Mum Life Hacks
90. My Weaning Journey: The Emotional and Practical Side of Stopping Breastfeeding.
89. 5 Essential Questions to Ask at Antenatal Appointments
88. New Name, New Format, Big Life Updates.
87. Merry & Bright (But Mostly Tired) - Navigating Christmas with a New Baby.
86. Breastfeeding Your Toddler - Boundaries, Moving Away From Feeding on Demand, Tandem Feeding, Night Weaning and Managing Outside Opinions.
85. How I use the Neuroprotective Developmental Care (Possums) Approach with my Baby
Three Simple Steps to Prepare for a Positive and Empowering Birth
83. A New Era for Private Midwifery in Australia - Stepping You Through the Exciting New Changes!
A Life Update plus your Free Access to my Preconception and First Trimester Course.
Managing Gestational Diabetes
80. Babywearing 101 - How to Choose the Right Carrier, Safe Babywearing and What to Do If Your Baby Hates the Carrier!
79. Preparing your Partner to be the Best Birth Support.
78. Managing Reflux, Starting Solids and Fussy Eating with Paediatric Dietician Anna Ritan.
77. Q + A - Changing care provider, antenatal expressing, nausea, postpartum haemorrhage, gestational diabetes, homebirth insurance changes, childcare transitions, house hunting, endometriosis, PCOS.
76. Preparing your Toddler for a New Sibling Part 2.
75. Preparing your Toddler for a New Sibling Part 1.
74. My Top 10 Breastfeeding Tips.
73. How to Protect Breastfeeding if You Are Separated from Your Baby.
Preparing for a VBAC
71. Digestive Discomfort in Newborns
How the Media Negatively Influences Birth and What We Can Do About It.
Night Weaning Q and A
The Top Up Trap - How Early Formula Supplementation Affects Breastfeeding.
What is the difference between a Midwife and Doula?
The podcast is back! What we've been up to, our huge rebrand and a life update.
Night Weaning - A honest, unedited conversation.
Navigating Breastfeeding and Postpartum Life After the First Six Weeks
63. Three Mistakes I see all too often with Birth Preparation
62. Emotional Wellbeing in Pregnancy + Postpartum with Clinical Psychologist Dr Kaitlin Harkess
61. All You Need to Know About Hypnobirthing and How It Can Help You to Have an Empowering Birth
60. Navigating Christmas with a Baby
59. How I Balance Work, Exercise, Chores and Self-Care as a Busy Mum
58. Building your Village with Christie Smith
57. Three Easy Ways to Support Your Mindset in the First Trimester
56. Planning a Baby? Five Things to Do Now Before You Conceive.
55. Lara’s Birth Story - Birth Preparation, Choosing a Supportive Care Provider, and Her Journey to an Empowering Birth After Birth Trauma.
54. The question I get asked all the time about Homebirth - But isn't it Dangerous?
53. Our Sleep Journey over the First 12 Months
Preparing your Pelvic Floor for Birth with Physiotherapist Kath Baquie
Meet our Midwife team - Nerissa
Celebrating our 50th Episode- Reflections, Top Episodes and Behind the Scenes of the Podcast
How to Change Care Provider During Pregnancy
Three Ways to Prepare for a Physiological Birth
What to Pack in Your Hospital Bag
Pregnancy and Postpartum Movement with Exercise Physiologist Erin Parish
Practical Advice for Making Breastfeeding and Work, Work! Celebrating World Breastfeeding Week 2023
Answering your Questions - breastfeeding and starting solids, parenting styles, sleep training, breastfeeding an older baby plus lots more!
Birth Trauma Awareness Week
Three Breastfeeding Myths I Always Hear and Why They Are Untrue.
The Top 5 Questions to Ask When Choosing a Childbirth Education Course
39. My Top 10 Postpartum Must-Haves
Navigating Matrescence with Kirstie Maddocks
My Breastfeeding Journey - The First Six Weeks
36. Supporting your Mental Health with Perinatal Psychologist Stephanie Loielo
'I want a 'natural' birth but I'm worried about the pain'
Reflecting on 2022 and Hello 2023!
Meet our Midwife Team - Kelly
Your Questions About Our Birth Answered
The Birth of Archie (My Birth Story!)
How to Have a Positive Caesarean Birth
My Top Five Breastfeeding Tips
My Chat with Naturopath Kasey Willson
Knowledge Is Power - Why Researching Birth Interventions Is So Important.
My Top Five Breastfeeding + Postpartum Books
How a Midwife and Childbirth Educator Prepares for their Own Birth
My Third Trimester Journey
Getting My Business Ready for Maternity Leave
Five Ways to Prepare for Postpartum While You’re Still Pregnant
How to Get Your Partner on Board With Hypnobirthing.
Navigating an Induction of Labour
My Second Trimester Journey
Antenatal Expressing of Colostrum
Exercise in Pregnancy with Tammy Obst
Benefits of Active Birth
Postpartum Preparation with Caitlin Dyer
Your Homebirth Questions Answered.
Doula Support, Prenatal Yoga and Preparing for Postpartum with Amanda Chow
How I am currently Preparing for my Birth
Emotional Wellbeing with Clinical Psychologist Dr Kaitlin Harkess
Three Mistakes I see when Preparing for Birth
Episode 10 - What exactly does a Midwife do, and and how can they help you on your journey
Birthing in a Pandemic Part 2- Heading home from hospital and your early postpartum period.
Birthing in a Pandemic Part 1 - Early Labour, Labouring at home before heading into hospital.
7. How to Write a Birth Plan
6. What is Hypnobirthing and how it can help you to have a Positive Birth
5. My Top Five Pregnancy + Birth Books
4. Navigating Christmas with a Newborn
3. My First Trimester Journey
2. Choosing your Care Provider
1. Meet Hannah
Changing Birth with Hannah Willsmore Trailer