{"id":17084,"date":"2016-01-29T12:50:25","date_gmt":"2016-01-29T02:50:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hypnobirthingaustralia.com.au\/?p=17084"},"modified":"2025-03-11T17:03:37","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T07:03:37","slug":"how_hypnobirthing_australia_started_practitioner_stay-at-home_mum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hypnobirthingaustralia.com.au\/how_hypnobirthing_australia_started_practitioner_stay-at-home_mum\/","title":{"rendered":"How I Started Hypnobirthing Australia & Hypnobubs – Career, Stay-at-home Mum or Both?"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is the first time I have written about\u00a0my journey to\u00a0starting Hypnobirthing Australia and Hypnobubs. I wanted to share this story in the hope of encouraging and inspiring other new parents to embrace the possible career\/work changes that may occur when starting a family.\u00a0Many mothers, in particular, hold fears about their future career prospects when they become a parent.<\/p>\n

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I was either pregnant or breastfeeding for over six years, so I needed to make some career changes!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When my husband and I started our family, I cherished the opportunity to be at home with our babies. For several years I was predominantly a stay-at-home mum, and supplemented our income with a little bit of part-time work as a teacher, writer and actor (when I could arrange childcare\/babysitting). I occasionally taught at schools and also did a stint writing for Mother & Baby Magazine.<\/p>\n

As a mum, I was exactly<\/em>\u00a0where I wanted to be in life. My dream had always been to have a family and I was blessed with a loving husband and three beautiful, healthy babies.<\/p>\n

But…I must admit, I also found that as much as I\u00a0loved my important role as mother and caring for my children at home, I also missed aspects of my professional career as a teacher and writer. I had put a lot of time and effort into obtaining my qualifications and really enjoyed my work. I\u00a0think that it is ok to be a loving mummy and still love your career!<\/p>\n

Unfortunately though, the time demands of my career\u00a0didn’t match up well with\u00a0my role as a mummy. I now required more flexibility with my work hours, and child care was an issue.<\/p>\n

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The calm and gentle births of my own babies inspired me to share these preparation techniques with\u00a0other parents<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I had been incubating a dream for a business over my four years of childbearing and childrearing as I became a strong advocate for calm, gentle and positive birthing. I’ve always lived my life by the motto “Knowledge is Power”, so I saw a real need for the creation of a well-structured, up-to-date, evidence-based,\u00a0positive<\/em> childbirth education program for parents, childbirth educators and caregivers. I had also discovered the power of hypnotherapy through my births – and wanted to share this wonderful skill with others.<\/p>\n

So, I became a student again\u00a0and\u00a0completed additional study that, in combination with my prior qualifications, took me on a new career path as a Clinical Hypnotherapist and Hypnobirthing\u00a0Childbirth Educator<\/a>. I was able to blend my past qualifications and experience with my new ones and it turned out being a good\u00a0blend.<\/p>\n

With three children under the age of 4 years (and a\u00a0leap of faith), I became self-employed and founded\u00a0– ‘Hypnobirthing Australia’. I had a grand plan… and it involved truly spreading the word of positive birthing far and wide!<\/p>\n

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Melissa with her 3 boys (all under the age of 4yrs) as she started Hypnobirthing Australia from her ‘office’ (the 1\u33a1 return off the side of the kitchen bench!)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For years I\u00a0juggled babies, toddlers and work. I certainly worked some weird hours – commonly answering emails late at night or balancing a phone on my shoulder as I wiped a little bottom!\u00a0The business also\u00a0required an infusion of cash in order to grow; and this was money that we didn’t actually have<\/em>… so my husband and I\u00a0borrowed extra funds. We took risks – but my heart and head told me that this was the right thing to do.<\/p>\n

Over the next three years I taught hundreds of couples hypnobirthing;\u00a0wrote the Hypnobirthing Australia\/Hypnobubs programs (based on the wisdom of many positive childbirth advocates and professionals worldwide, and my own experience of using these skills for my three births);\u00a0developed class resources; professionally recorded hypnobirthing albums and, with help from experts, built\u00a0the business, branding and marketing for Hypnobirthing Australia and Hypnobubs.<\/p>\n

Hypnobirthing Australia became very popular in my local areas of Gold Coast and Brisbane – and so I decided it was time to share\u00a0it all! I knew that there were many other passionate advocates for positive childbirth education throughout Australia and the world, so I saw no need for us all to reinvent the wheel. In 2013 the first Hypnobirthing Australia Practitioner Training <\/a>was offered.<\/p>\n

There are now over 250 practitioners offering Hypnobirthing Australia Classes throughout Australia<\/a> and we have online course and classes<\/a> options available worldwide. It seemed that just as my babies were growing up, so too did the business!<\/p>\n

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A snapshot of some of our Hypnobirthing Australia Practitioners\u00a0who are now located all over Australia. We are ALL passionate about positive birthing!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I am now very proud to know that I have created a career and business that suits my family, values, and intellectual and social needs. \u00a0It is a career that I am very passionate about – so I never really work a day in my life! I love the thought that my work can make a positive difference to people’s lives.<\/p>\n

Despite me initially worrying about it; the changes to my career after having a family have actually been a wonderful thing! I encourage all new parents to embrace the changes that may occur with career and work when starting a family. Because, with great change also comes great growth and expansion!<\/p>\n

Despite me uttering the occasional complaint about multi-tasking and feeling torn in every direction (haha – I’m sure I’m not alone in feeling like that as a mother!)… I can say,\u00a0hand on heart, that I am more satisfied with\u00a0my life and career now, than ever before.<\/p>\n

So, that’s my little story of how I went from career girl\u00a0–\u00a0to stay-at-home mum – to creating the\u00a0Hypnobirthing Australia\/Hypnobubs program.<\/p>\n

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Melissa Spilsted<\/b>
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