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Getting to know Calmbirth Educator, Brin McCaskie
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Hello, I’m Brin Registered Midwife. Nurse. Calmbirth Educator. Mumma of one cute baby girl. I became a Calmbirth Educator because I am fiercely passionate about supporting women and their partners or birth supporters to feel informed, calm, confident, capable and genuinely prepared for birth (yes, even the unpredictable bits). As a mum, I understand that pregnancy, birth and early parenthood can feel exciting, scary, overwhelming and magical — sometimes all at the same time. My goal as a Calmbirth Educator is to help you replace any worries or fears with knowledge, trust, confidence and practical tools – such as breathing techniques, relaxation, visualisation, massage & acupressure techniques and loving support — all of which work in harmony with the body’s natural hormones to support birth.
Birthing and Marathon running – Both need preparation!
Birth Preparation
Giving birth is very like running a marathon and your preparation needs to reflect that. If you look at marathon training apps they all recommend about 16 weeks(4 months) of physical training to be able to confidently complete the distance The other thing any experienced marathon runner will tell you is that “it is a mind game, more than a physical game” Finally, everyone emphasises the importance of nutrition, both leading into a marathon but also on the day. Energy in equals energy out.
A very long and rewarding labour of love...
Birth Stories
We welcomed baby Micah at 7:03am on the 6th of November weighing 4.05kg.
Our unplanned homebirth and how Calmbirth assisted.
Birth Stories
Myself (Gemma) and Wife Sarah attended Karen McClay's Calmbirth classes after receiving a voucher from my lovely colleagues. We were recommended by a friend that attended founder Peter Jackson's class 21 years ago! In absolute honesty I believe Karen and her classes truly gave myself and Sarah especially, the empowerment in choice for medical decisions, birth planning, exploring and honing female intuition and the tools to prepare for labour and birth.
Testimonials
Sheridan made us feel so comfortable and explained things clearly and concisely in a way we were able to understand. The knowledge Sheridan shared with us really set us up for a positive labour and birth experience. She is so passionate about her job and Calmbirth, we are so grateful to have found you!
T&N
Sheridan taught us so much about Calmbirth; she completely changed my beliefs on birth and labour and gave my husband and I great insight into how labour/birth can be for us and gave us the tools to implement to have a calm birth. I liked Sheridan's calm approach and how she could answer questions with statistics.
N&B
Sheridan was very knowledgeable and presented with a genuine love of teaching about Calmbirth and birth in general. Sheridan's enthusiasm was infectious, she always made us feel welcomed and engaged in the content. We both feel like we are well prepared for our first birth.
J&B
Calmbirth with Sheridan Caesarean course was a great course with an awesome teacher. We felt this course was so informative and now have an understanding of our options for birth and what to expect afterwards.
K&M
Sheridan is so passionate and knowledgeable about birth. Sheridan is very approachable and we felt comfortable to ask questions - she always took the time to answer.
L&L
Sheridan is a great presenter and made the session fun and interactive without being too overwhelming or dry. We enjoyed learning about the hormones of labour and how we can support these through our birth. Calmbirth has encouraged me to trust my body and has given me the confidence to birth!
L&K
Sheridan is a friendly and approachable presenter. Calmbirth covered the full spectrum of birth and provided opportunities to practice relaxation techniques for birth and beyond. We really enjoyed the small group size, snacks and location and leave Calmbirth with a better understanding of our choices & confidence.
C&T
Sheridan is amazing and helped us understand physiological birth. I'm now feeling empowered from the knowledge I have learned and confident about birth.
K&K
Calmbirth helped me be comfortable with my beliefs around birth. Sheridan has amazing knowledge and created an open environment to learn and ask questions. I liked that the course had a good balance between types of births and possibilities, and practicing relaxation techniques.
B&E
Sheridan was absolutely amazing, very educated on everything pregnancy, birth and post natal. I went from being an anxious mess about birth to feeling empowered. My husband also learnt so much and is now ready to tackle labour as my support person!
H&D
"I just wanted to thank you again for your amazing caesarean section course, it helped pave the path to the most healing birth for us. Baby W was born on in just the most beautiful moment."
R&S