Meet 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 hello@thepositivebirthcompany.com
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!
I purchased the PBC Digital Pack and found it amazingly helpful and informative so I was really excited when I heard about this app and immediately purchased it too. I am not at all disappointed and it has all the features that I could wish for. I haven’t used it for labour yet as I’m due in a couple of weeks but, having played around with it, I’m pleased that it seems really easy to use and navigate your way around, a must for in the midst of labour! I like it so much that we actually purchased it twice, both on my phone and on my husband’s. I love that you can choose to have the background music on or off and that the up-breathing counting can be changed from 4-8 to 3-6. I also like the fact that you can easily change the mp3 tracks that you listen to between surges and there is a good selection of positive affirmations and relaxation scripts so things hopefully won’t become repetitive during a longer labour. The timer seems v easy to use whilst experiencing a surge as the place to press on the screen is large and can’t really be missed and I imagine that the expanding circle will give me something to focus on as a distraction. I also think this will be a great reassurance of when to contact the hospital. I am really impressed by this app and think it’s an absolute bargain for the price. I also love the PBC so much that I have also just purchased the postpartum pack! If you haven’t already, but the packs as well!
Developer Response
Wow! Thanks so much for taking the time to leave such a great review!! It's so great to hear you're making the most of Freya's features :) Fingers crossed you'll enjoy the Postpartum Pack too!
Best hypnobirth and surges times I’ve ever seen
Nathaly C.
I finished the Hypnobirth course from The positive company a few weeks ago (and I recommend it with all my heart by the way) and a big part of it is practicing the relaxation (before and during labour) and using the breathing during labour.I was a bit worried about the “logistics” in birth, how I would count the surges and do the breathing techniques, as well as the relaxation bits too… the materials are a kind of a guide, but not very easy to access when you are in labour I guess.I absolutely loved this app!!!! It was such a great idea and great execution! They managed to combine the surges timer with a relaxation/visualization track and guided breathing!! All in one place, without having to tap millions of buttons, you just need to put your headphones and listen to it, and of course, when you are in labour, tap when your surges comes and goes. Its all there and very easy to use.And the design…. OMG! Its absolutely gorgeous. Its simple, intuitive, the colors are amazing… I’m just in love with the whole thing. And I’m here sitting in my desk, working and listening to it right now. It is totally worth paying for and better than any app of this kind I’ve ever tried. Freya will be my second birth partner. ❤️
Perfect companion for hypnobirthing
charli3101
This app is brilliant if you’ve done any kind of hypnobirthing course. I’ve done the Positive Birth Company digital pack and would strongly recommend this as the perfect companion to that course (as well as the course itself!).First of all, it’s a beautiful app, with gorgeous soothing colours and graphics. As for features, it has everything you could want to support your hypnobirthing journey. You can track your surges with flexible counting options to help with your breathing and there are some great guided relaxations and affirmations to help you relax in between. This latest version gives you more control over the audio you can listen to - making it easier to familiarise yourself in preparation for the big day (a super important part of the course is practice!) and so you can select the perfect relaxation for you in the moment when the time comes. It’s also really helpful that it lets you know when you’ve reached established labour.My baby is due to arrive in a few weeks’ time and know that this will be a massive help to track my surges and keep me as calm and relaxed as possible for a beautiful birth.
A wonderful app and my ‘stand-in’ birth partner for early labour!
Abigail Mags
I was awaiting a planned C-Section for my breech baby when I went into labour on the pre-natal ward during the night. Due to COVID-19 I didn’t have my birth partner with me on the ward and, although the midwives were monitoring me frequently, I was managing the contractions on my own. The Freya app was my absolute saviour! I put my headphones on and listened to the mediations, using the timer feature and listening to Siobhan’s counting every time I had a contraction. The timer function was so so helpful because I couldn’t time the contractions myself as I was too focused on breathing through them. I could just show the midwives my phone and they could clearly see I was having 3 in 10. Eventually I stopped listening to the mediations because of lots of people coming in and out to monitor me and talk through next steps, so I just used the timer feature and watched the circles get bigger and smaller to show me when to breathe. I really think I would have been lost without this app!
Developer Response
Sounds like you handled an unexpected situation like a pro!! We're so happy to hear Freya was by your side! :) Thanks so much for the review ❤️
Bug fixes and improvements
Version 7.2
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Information
Provider
The Positive Birth Company Ltd.
Size
127.5 MB
Category
Medical
Compatibility
Requires iOS 16.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 16.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 13.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
