United StatesMeet Freya, the world’s first hypnobirthing-friendly birth timer, brought to you by The Positive Birth Company. This award-winning birth timer supports you through labour, coaching you through every single surge (or contraction) with a simple breathing technique and guided relaxations. Put hypnobirthing techniques into practice during pregnancy, labour and childbirth Relax between surges with a mix of guided relaxations, positive affirmations, gentle music and calming visualisations Birth timer that keeps track of surges, logging each surge or contraction so you can see how frequently they are coming and how long they are lasting Receive a notification from Freya when your labour is established and it might be a good time to call your midwife Use Freya during pregnancy to practice breathing techniques and relaxation Available in French, German, Portuguese, Spanish and Italian Never birth alone with Freya by your side. TRACK YOUR SURGES In hypnobirthing we refer to contractions as surges, because a ‘surge’ more accurately describes the sensation you’ll experience when in labour. Freya is the ONLY hypnobirthing-friendly contraction timer on the app store, designed specifically with hypnobirthing mums in mind, using appropriate terminology, but can be used by anyone. If you would like to know more about Hypnobirthing, follow The Positive Birth Company on Instagram or Tik Tok where we share loads of free resources to make your birth better. PREPARE FOR BIRTH You can use this birth timer in pregnancy to help you relax and prepare for childbirth. In fact the more you practice your breathing and listen to the guided relaxations and positive affirmations, the more familiar they will become and the more effective they will be at helping you relax when it comes to birth. Positive affirmations have been proven to change the way your mind works and listening regularly will help you feel less anxious and more confident in the lead up to birth. You can practice daily and then reset the surge history whenever you like. THE SCIENCE We know the more relaxed you are during birth, the more oxytocin you will produce. Oxytocin helps your uterus to work efficiently, making labour faster and more comfortable. LIFESKILLS Freya can be used for pregnancy and post-birth relaxation, any time you feel you could benefit from taking some deep breaths or need some help finding your zen. Everything you learn - mindfulness exercises and breathing techniques - are skills for life. If you have any questions or spot any pesky bugs lurking about the place please do let us know at [email protected] WHAT YOU’LL GET: - iPhone and Apple Watch app - Timer to record your surges (also known as a contraction timer) and let you know when you’re in established labour - Coaching audio to keep your mind focused on breathing through each surge and the ability to switch between 4 and 8 breath counts or 3 and 6, or turn the counting off altogether. - 4 different birth coach voices - Guided relaxations, positive affirmations and soothing visuals to help keep you relaxed between surges - A gentle expanding visualisation that you can use to sync your breathing - Option to record your own music, visualisations or relaxation tracks - You can listen to your own playlist on a third party app (such as Spotify) whilst still using the Freya app to keep track of your surges and coach you through each one. - A detailed log of your surges over time, so you can track your progress through labour, reset this after you practice breathwork at any time - Ability to easily share the log with your birth partner, midwife or doula - Coaching created by renowned hypnobirthing expert Siobhan Miller, founder of The Positive Birth Company Download the ONLY hypnobirthing-friendly birth timer on the App Store and prepare to meet your baby in the best possible way, feeling calm and confident, relaxed and happy!
Basic and underwhelming, but glad I had it I guess
I listened to her audiobook and found it helpful but I felt like the app was so bare-bones. I would have liked: MORE affirmations and meditations to chose from. Yes you can upload your own but there should be a bigger library to chose from. -an easier way to turn on and off the sound of meditations, vs surge counter. It was kind of all-or nothing. Easier way to pause the meditations. Overall that interface was just clunky ESPECIALLY once I was in labor. Kind of gave up on it by the time I was in transition! -should be a better way to edit the surges, like if you accidentally left it running and need to shorten the duration from 2 minutes say to 1. Vs just delete entirely. -more detail on the surges and patterns would be helpful. It just says “labor is established” basically but not “now you’re ~5-1-1” or making notes about new patterns- it’s not analyzing the data much. I would have preferred a more interactive app for that.
United StatesLove the book. Hate the app.
I loved her book and when I heard they put out an app I was so excited for it but I’m 37 weeks and have been using the app with my Braxton Hicks contractions for practice and if I get any kind of notification during a surge, the app stops counting. Then at random times when my phone isn’t even in my hand the surge timer will start counting. Additionally, at times the meditation will continue even after I have closed the app, not just changed apps but literally closed it. Way too many glitches. Concept is great and if it would work the way it was intended it would be the best app on the market but sadly it is way too glitchy and unreliable. Had to uninstall to get it to stop playing randomly.
United StatesKept me centered
I really love this app. I used it for both of my homebirths. Having the guided breath work during contractions really helped me stay centered and get through the toughest back labor. Thank you thank you thank you!
United StatesAbsolutely worth the $!!!!!!
I discovered this app a few days after my due date, but before the birth of my son. I used it through early labor and most of my active labor until I started pushing. It really relaxed me and was great for tracking my contractions. 8 never thought I would use an app but it was a good distraction and was extremely helpful with breathing through my contractions. I highly recommend this app and have shared it with all my friends/coworkers who are currently pregnant.
United StatesNice App…But Beware, Out of the Blue Data Loss
My wife and I downloaded this app during her labor and we really enjoyed the design, calming voice, breathing coach and just overall peaceful meditative nature of tracking contractions. The issue we had and I expressed to their support is that without any warning, our “surges” (recorded contractions) stopped recording properly, recording as “0” and then eventually just vanished as if we hadn’t recorded anything. We also were unable to get the app to sync across iPad and Apple Watch, which still I don’t understand how it works without having to create an account/track through HealthKit? According to their support, “To ensure privacy and minimise friction, we do not require users to create an account to use Freya. This means your data is stored only on your device. Unfortunately, if you clear a surge, there's no way for us to retrieve it.” So if this happens to you, you are out of luck. I’m very surprised that there isn’t an on device log file generated anywhere. Over a week later we never heard back from them so I just requested a refund. Seemed like a great app, but as we couldn’t trust it to do the one intended function of tracking contractions, it’s impossible to recommend.
United StatesThe best resource I’ve used
Both the Freya app and the The Positive Birth Company course really help me and my partner understand what is happening to my body and how to navigate pregnancy and the birth. Our birth definitely didn’t go as planned but we felt really comfortable with dealing with the changes and how to deal with them because of the course and the app helping to relax me. 100% recommend
United StatesSatisfied first time mom
I used this app throughout the labor of my first baby. The app is not overly complicated and the features are straightforward (no need to navigate a difficult app during contractions…). The UX design is nice. I would gladly use Freya again in the future!
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Apr 19, 2024
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You can now select the voice you find the most soothing and inspiring to coach you through your surges and relaxation. - Mix the audio levels to suit you
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