Name: Freya • Surge Timer
Price: 4.99 GBP
Rating: 4.9 (1186 reviews)

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Freya • Surge Timer

The Positive Birth Company Ltd.

Released: 2019-02-09

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Version 7.0.1

£4.99 0%

Version 7.0.1

Released: 2019-02-09

#24 in Top Paid Apps

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#3 in Top Paid Apps > Medical

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#30 in Top Grossing Apps > Medical

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Description

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!

What's New in Version 7.0.1

We have listened to our amazing hypnobirthing community and the lovely Freya has had a glow up. Make your birth even better!

- Choose your own birth coach: 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: Use the background music adjuster in settings to increase or decrease the volume of the relaxing music that accompanies the voice of your birth coach.

- Receive calming notifications: Your daily positive affirmation is now accompanied by a tone that is personal to Freya, so you know to look at your phone for a little bit of positivity when you hear that calming sound.

- Now available on Apple Watch: Download Freya to your phone or tablet and it will automatically appear on your Apple Watch too.

Seller

Name

The Positive Birth Company Ltd.

URL

https://thepositivebirthcompany.com

Information

Developer

The Positive Birth Company Ltd.

Version

7.0.1

Size

125.9 MB

Game Center

VPP Device Licensing

Yes

Rating

Rated: 4+

Compatibility

iOS 14.0 or later

Devices

iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone SE, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPhone XR, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPhone SE (2nd generation), iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max, iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro Max, iPhone 13 mini, iPhone SE (3rd generation), iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro Max, iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, iPhone 16 Pro Max, iPhone 16e, iPad (5th Generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (6th generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (6th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro, iPad Pro (Cellular), iPad Pro (9.7-inch), iPad Pro (9.7-inch) (Cellular), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (10.5-inch), iPad Pro (10.5-inch) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (11-inch), iPad Pro (11-inch) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air, iPad Air (Cellular), iPad Air 2, iPad Air 2 (Cellular), iPad Air (3rd generation), iPad Air (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini Retina, iPad mini Retina (Cellular), iPad mini 3, iPad mini 3 (Cellular), iPad mini 4, iPad mini 4 (Cellular), iPad mini (5th Generation), iPad mini (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (7th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air (4th Generation) (Wi-Fi), iPad Air (4th Generation) (Wi-Fi + Cellular), iPad (8th generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (8th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th Generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (9th Generation), iPad (9th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini (6th Generation), iPad mini (6th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air (5th generation), iPad Air (5th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (4th generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (4th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (10th generation), iPad (10th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air 11-inch (M2) Wi-Fi, iPad Air 13-inch (M2) Wi-Fi, iPad Air 13-inch (M2) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (M4) Wi-Fi, iPad Pro 11-inch (M4) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 13-inch (M4) Wi-Fi, iPad Pro 13-inch (M4) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini (A17 Pro) Wi-Fi, iPad mini (A17 Pro) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (A16) Wi-Fi, iPad (A16) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air 11-inch (M3) Wi-Fi, iPad Air 11-inch (M3) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air 13-inch (M3) Wi-Fi, iPad Air 13-inch (M3) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPod touch (6th Generation), iPod touch (7th generation), Apple Watch Series 4

Languages

English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish

App Store: Customer Ratings

Ratings & Reviews

4.9 of 5 (1,186 Ratings)

App Store: Customer Reviews

2025-04-28

Phenomenal

I downloaded Freya ready for the birth of our second child and the difference it made was phenomenal. The surge counter and guided breathwork kept me going through early and established labour and took away the mental burden of trying to figure out if it was time to call the hospital. The meditations also helped me to relax and focus positively between surges - I particularly liked The Journey. I would recommend Freya to anyone who would like a calm birth experience. Even if you haven’t practiced with it during pregnancy, it will be such a positive influence. Thank you Siobhan!

2025-04-18

Great hyno tracks and daily affirmations as well as surge timer!!

Incredible value for money. Does so much for you as an expecting mum in final weeks. I was a bit hesistant but this has been a top recommendation I give now to friends. Last few weeks of pregnancy and I love their hypno tracks - the breathing counter, and will be a staple on that fateful day!

2025-03-31

Absolutely love it!

Amazing app to keep a control of your surges while keeping a positive and peaceful mind during labour❤️

2025-03-23

Game changer

This completely changed the trajectory of my labour very very grateful to the midwife that recommended it, wish I’d known about it before day 3 of contractions but got me through the last part amazingly

2025-03-10

The only essential thing you need in labour!!

This app has gotten me through labour twice now. First time in 2022, it really helped as I told my partner to go back to sleep while I sat in the bath waiting to teach established labour. Turns out I got there sooner than I expected, it really helped me focus on my breathing while my birth partner wasn’t there to help me count. But pay attention to when it says to go to hospital, I thought it must be wrong and nearly had an unintentional home birth.

Second time just 10 days ago. Contractions started on a walk, I knew I’d be fast so the information was crucial to tell the midwife when I called. The app helped while my partner set up the pool and childcare for our eldest. I used it up until I got in the pool. I recommend it to all my pregnant friends as the only labour essential you need!!

2025-03-03

Great app

This is a perfect app to set you up to a good start to your labour. It helped to keep me calm and in the right state of mind ❤️

2025-01-31

Best app ever

Couldn’t of done it with out this app

2025-01-30

A must have app for pregnancy and labour!

I downloaded the app and the hypnobirthing course when pregnant with my third baby after my first 2 births didn’t go to plan. The course and app gave me the confidence to feel in control and I finally had the birth I wanted! The feeling of empowerment giving birth to this baby will never compare to anything else and I am so grateful that I found the positive birth company.

2024-12-11

First baby

I down loaded this after listening to the audiobook, I was really nee to give birth as this is my first baby. My waters went at midnight and I gave birth completely naturally with no pain relief, no gas and air no paracetamol at 7.52am the next morning. Blocking out everyone and just listening to the counting for the breathing was absolutely the one thing that helped me keep calm and let my body do what it needed. My husband was my advocate and knew I didn’t want pain relief, so every-time I was asked if I wanted it he would answer for me and I just concentrated on my breathing and resting as much as I could in this speedy labour!!

2024-12-07

Must have for labour

The breathing reminders, affirmations, and surge timer were so helpful and I used them all. If you’re planning a vaginal birth, definitely recommend this as an essential!

2024-10-09

So helpful in labour preparation and actual delivery

This is my second time using this App - for the birth of my second baby a few days ago and it was immensely helpful all over again. I used it to relax and listen to positive affirmations in the run up to my due date when I was due a planned induction for medical reasons. It helped me manage my stress and anxieties and feel confident in my body and calm. I used it to distract and calm myself so I could get some rest on the busy induction ward once my partner had left for the night. Once my labour had started I used it to time contractions whilst listening to a mixture of the background music and my own music in Spotify (brilliant feature). One improvement would be if you could control your own music volume/skip song via Freya rather than having to switch between Apps which was a little distracting/frustrating mid-contraction. I found it so helpful to have something to focus on and guide my breathing. When I felt myself losing control/panicking, it brought me back in control. Like my last induction, the midwives couldn’t believe how far along I was as I looked “so chilled” and I think the App really helped me cope so well. I declined any pain relief apart from having 2 paracetamol (gas and air doesn’t suit me) - I didn’t wobble from this decision as I felt well supported with the App and my breathing. The midwives were amazed and I felt so proud of myself. Thank you so much PBC!

2024-10-06

I achieved my dream birth because of this app

This has been one of the best purchase I’ve made during pregnancy along with the book.

I used it as soon as I started to have contractions and it was so helpful to track timings. It was also helpful for my husband to help keep track too for me.

I also used it through out my labour to help breath and it got me to 8cm dilated with no other help.

Thank you so much!

2024-10-05

What an app!! Cannot recommend enough

The only thing I regret is not getting it for my first birth.

I practiced with the app in the weeks leading up to labour so I knew how to navigate it and use it.

The daily affirmations were incredible and a lovely touch leading up to the birth.

Such a simple design and easy to use app when the time came.

2024-08-07

Incredible app

Allowed me to give birth naturally and calmly without medication. Could not recommend more highly!

2024-07-06

Spontaneous labour

I cancelled induction at 40+4 and it was rebooked despite not wanting it at 40+6.

I listened to the Freya app back to back for 3 hrs on the morning of 40+5. Had something to eat and went into spontaneous labour. 1st pregnancy. Labour lasted less than 7 hrs, delivered as water birth.

2024-06-19

Excellent birth support app

I’ve now used Freya for both of my births and I highly recommend it for anyone looking to use their breath to support them through contractions. The breathing counting as your contractions / surges come massively helped me keep focussed and get through them. Then the positive affirmations in between surges help you refocus and relax as much as possible.

Honestly so grateful for this app. It made such a positive impact on my birth experience.

2024-04-20

The best £5 we’ve ever spent

Never ever reviewed an app before but the surge timers, calming music and affirmations helped my wife through her labour so much. Thank you to everyone behind making this wonderful app

2024-03-22

Great tool for timing contractions / surges

I’ve used this app to help me through two labours. It’s so helpful to time between contractions and keep a record for when labour it progressing - otherwise hard to keep track of yourself when surges start to get more intense!

2024-02-23

Excellent

Great app, but a couple of suggestions. Add the capability to have a widget so it’s easy to find when you want to open it up, especially during labour.

2024-02-20

Helps!

I was hesitant to pay £4.99 for a one time use app. But I did on a recommendation from a friend and it was so helpful. Using the counting to get through the surges was easier than trying to count myself through them and I loved all the relaxing affirmations and music. In the end I turned up at the hospital my water broke in the waiting room of triage, I was 9cm and baby No2 was born 22 minutes after arriving, worked a little too well! Such a positive experience compared to my first labour

2023-11-18

Used Freya with both of my children and couldn’t recommend enough.

Alongside the ‘How to make your birth better book’ the Freya app kept me calm and in control throughout my pregnancy and labours of both of my children.

I listened to the positive affirmations every day in the lead up to birth which meant I couldn’t wait to meet my baby and had no concerns about labour, however that may have turned out to be. On the day we used the surge timer to see how long and how often the contractions were coming and the counting audio helped massively keeping me focused on my up breathing while I was pacing around the room during a contraction.

I always recommend the book and app when anyone tells me they are pregnant as I wouldn’t have been able to do it without it.

2023-11-01

Used for my third labour

This app was so helpful keeping me calm and focused during labour. I highly recommend it. I did the hypnobirthing course via the Positive Birth Company website. Brilliant.

2023-10-21

First time mum

Purchased after completing the Positive Birth Company digital hypnobirthing pack. The app helped me breathe through contractions from 3pm all the way to 1am and know when I was ready to get to the hospital! The positive affirmations each day were so great to get me in the right headspace.

2023-10-02

Amazing

I had my last 3/5 babies using this company and the difference in my births has been amazing. The surge counter helps you at home in the latent phase. Each time I traveled to hospital I was 6-7cm and coping fab. Cant recommend this whole package enough.

2023-09-15

Really useful

I used the music to relax to (without the voice tracks) in pregnancy but it was nice to have access to the tracks as well.

During labour I actually had the sound off but it was good to have an app that visually helped with breathing, it also didn’t display the times which I found helpful as I could access them if I wanted without having to think about numbers. It also told me when labour was established without me having to look at the numbers myself.

2023-08-18

Excellent App and we’ll worth Purchasing!

I completed the Hypnobirthing online course during my pregnancy and downloaded the app in preparation for Labour!

It was well worth it, very easy to use whilst having surges (contractions). Reminds you to keep focused on regulating your breathing.

Tells you when you are in established labour and to call the hospital which takes the guess work out of trying to track yourself.

This definitely helped me through my labour.

I also like how afterwords you can download your contraction records as a keepsake and to look back on afterwords.

Cannot recommend enough!

2023-08-11

Perfect app to help you through labour

I used this app when in labour and it was so good! It help stabilise my breathing during surges and following the countinggave me a focus during each surge.

Would highly recommend to anyone - great to pair with the Hypnobirthing course from positive birth company

2023-08-01

One issue

I really like the app, it is very helpful and I will definitely use it in labour. One issue is that the guided relaxation scripts are nigh on impossible to find and not at all in an obvious place. I spent 15 minutes getting more and more angry, Googling it and almost deleting the app trying to find them. All I wanted to do was practise with my partner and now I am just angry rather than relaxed. I found them eventually (hint, under record your own tracks!) but by then I was no longer in the mood to try and my partner wasn’t. He was skeptical to begin with and this has damaged our journey. Please can you move them somewhere more obvious? Like maybe with the recordings that are already on the app, or in their own little section?

2023-07-16

A must have app for giving birth

I wish this app was available for my first birth, I’m so glad I got to use it for my 2nd! It was my virtual birthing partner and helped elevate my husband from breathing through each surge with me so he could help me in other ways. This app kept me focused, motivated and in the zone. It’s great that you can adapt the audio to suit your preferences like turning the voice affirmations and background music on/off. I used this app from the start of my surges right through to delivery, I think it’s an amazing app and I think that all birthing people should at least know about, I think it’s 100% worth the money! It’s a yes from me!

2023-07-16

Great app for tracking labour

This App was great for tracking labour and a great addition to purchase with the PBC hypnobirthing course. I set it up to play the positive affirmations throughout my labour and then it counted me through my surges. You can also play your own music in another app in the background if you have a playlist but I used the background music in the app . Well worth the money.

2023-07-16

PBC has your back in birth!

Surge timer was amazing, breathing exercises were amazing, online course and book were both amazing. Absolute godsend for a first time mum. Now preggo again and will be pulling all of these out of my toolkit again! Thank you!!

2023-07-16

Fab

This got me through the first and second stage of labour! Love it!

2023-07-16

Brilliant and simple labour buddy!

Loved using this app - so simple to use and super relaxing

2023-07-16

Best labour companion!!

After completing the pbc online course (also amazing!) I downloaded the app. I ended up being induced early so was in the hospital alone when my contractions started around 2am, as my husband wasn’t allowed to stay. I was able to use the app to time them and to breathe, and it really helped me to stay calm and feel in control despite it being my first time and not exactly what I had planned. Would really recommend!

2023-07-16

Highly recommend, so relaxing.

I purchased the Freya app as well as the positive birth company hypnobirthing book as a first time mum. I honestly cannot recommend both of these enough. The freya app is amazing, I used it throughout my labour both at home and in hospital, it is so relaxing and when you press the surge button it guides you through breathing. It gives you a breakdown of the timings of surges and alerts you when it is time to ring the midwife. When I was in labour in hospital, all the doctors and midwives commented on how calm and peaceful the environment was. My birth preferences did not go to plan, however due to both the book and freya app, I remained calm and it helped me to make the best of my labour.

2023-07-16

Best tool ever!!!

I used the Freya app with my first baby. I ended up being induced and used this app for my entire Labour. It helped me do my only job - breathe! My son came into the world with a natural Labour, no drugs. Highly recommend.

2023-07-16

Amazing app

Used throughout my contractions. Very helpful that I could use my Apple Watch too. Helped that it keeps a log of your contractions so I could show the midwife when I arrived at the hospital. Would definitely use again and would highly recommend

2023-07-16

Brilliant!

I used the PBC for both labours but the app wasn’t available with my first birth. It was a brilliant help with the second. I’d 100% recommend.

2023-07-16

Excellent

100% recommend to new all new parents to be! I used this app during my labor and was very helpful to understand the stage I was and also to take further and deliberated decision through the progress of my labour.

2023-07-16

Helped me to have the birth of my dreams

I watched the PBC’s hypnobirthing course and read their book before giving birth to my first child in March and I truly believe they helped me to have the water birth of my dreams. I’m usually an anxious person but with birth I felt surprisingly calm and in control and I think that’s because the PBC made me feel empowered, informed and in control. I used the Freya app in my early labour and it really helped with understanding how far apart my contractions were and how my labour was progressing. When you’re in labour, the last thing you want to be doing is timing the contractions (you’re just trying to get through them!) so the Freya app is an essential as it takes care of that for you.

2023-07-16

The only tool needed for birth

After a horrendous first birth I used this app and the HB online course which was incredible. All you need for a peaceful, empowered birth. The app was amazing for a 45min car trip to hospital kept me calm and composed, my little boy was born and blue after I arrived

2023-06-07

A must in labour!

I LOVE this app. Had 2 babies using this app and I would’ve been lost without it. I’ve only used it both times for the surge timer but it’s a life saver. Knowing exactly how far apart they are and how long they are lasting for and then the counting. I was still using it in hospital if my birth partner was away getting something or not right there to count me through it. I was also surprised that my purchase was still valid from my first birth so excellent value for money!

2023-06-05

Brilliant app!

I wish I’d known about this for my first labour! Can’t recommend the PBC course enough and this app goes really well with it. I actually didn’t use the meditations on it as I didn’t feel I needed them, but even still it was great to measure the surges. It was also reassuring to see it click into ‘established labour’ and gave us a clue of when we should be heading to hospital - and meant the midwives could see at a glance our last few hours and contraction regularity. Would definitely recommend!

2023-06-04

Labour and beyond

This app has been the best spent money of my pregnancy and is still useful months later!

I’d recommend the PBC hypnobirthing course to anyone who is pregnant! I like a bit of pilates but I’m not particularly hippyish and it, along with this app, really helped me to stay calm and labour well.

The breathing exercise and contraction timer was great in early labour, I left the music on during the later stages of labour and it helped me to slow my breathing if I was starting to breathe too quickly for the gas and air to be effective.

The music is now the number 1 way to get my sleep thief of a 4 year old to drift off at night! I tried it in desperation because he wasn’t sleeping until 10pm (despite trying from 7:30pm) and his falling asleep time has crept back to 8pm! Amazing! My husband has now bought the app too for when he’s on bedtimes 🤣

2023-06-02

Excellent!

I used this app during the birth of my baby and it was an absolute godsend. The counter helped me manage all my contractions and ensured I was in control as much as possible while counting/breathing through my contractions

2023-05-04

So peaceful and calming

I listened to the music for about 12 hours of my labour - it gave my mind something to focus on. Now I’m preparing for my second delivery and enjoying the affirmations and really seeing the benefits of using the app to practice setting the tone for the birth I am hoping for. Thank you for all your amazing work, PBC!! We see you and love you!!

2023-04-05

Your best birth partner

This will literally change your whole birth experience - supports you to stay calm, feel empowered. Grab your earphones and use it throughout the whole of your labour (useful along with hypnobirthing visualisations). It saved me in my first birth and made it so positive, so I have practising it for my second and genuinely feel excited for labour to start. I recommend this app to everyone!

2023-04-03

Well worth it!!

I have used this app throughout labour and delivery for both of my children and could not praise it highly enough! Alongside the PBC book I was able to have the most positive birth experiences, filled with the knowledge I needed to get me through!

The breathing techniques are the most powerful tool and really do make all the difference!

2023-03-31

The BEST app for giving birth!!

I have just had my third child. I used this app for my second and third (wish I had known about hynobirthing for my first).

The Freya app really affected my experience. I had to be induced by having my waters broken and whilst I waited patiently for surges to start/progress I used Freya to meditate, breath and remind me of what my body could do - whilst my husband had a nap!!

The app is SO easy to use and I love that you can easily mute/unmute the talking when you want to. I LOVED the positive affirmations and it helped me to repeat these and remind myself of what my body can do. The voice of Freya is really gentle and soft too.

When the app congratulated me for being in established labour I handed my phone to my husband who was then in charge of timing the surges and helping me through, he loved it too.

I would really recommend this app to ANYONE, it is truly brilliant and so easy to use and helpful, I honestly don’t know what I would have done without it. Thank you Positive Birth Company for creating it!!

2023-03-26

My third birthing partner

As a first time Mum that always brings the apprehension and ‘unknown’ of how your labour is going to start and progress.

Using the affirmations and counting with the Freya app allowed me to have the most controlled and calm surges. I actually enjoyed the challenge of riding them out.

Thank you so much.

2023-02-02

1st baby, 4 hr labour thanks to Freya app!

This app was bloody amazing! It kept me so calm, I owe my life to this app after bringing our beautiful baby girl so safely into this world. My labour was 4 hours long and for a first time mum, that’s so good going.

Freya was with me the whole way keeping me calm and in control. It’s all down to this amazing app that my labour was so quick! The breathing technique was amazing and kept me so focussed and I felt “in the zone” with each contraction. Just bloody brilliant - if you are pregnant - download it! 100% worth every single penny. I still haven’t deleted it yet because every now and then I look back to when it all started as the Freya app logs it all for you. It’s incredible!

2022-11-30

A must for labour

A friend recommended this to me and I’m so glad she did. During labour the app made me feel calm and in control. It’s also really easy to use. I hadn’t got round to having a go with it before contractions started, but it was so simple and I soon got the hang of it. Initially when I was at home it helped me feel secure and that there was a voice talking me through it. Once I got to hospital I was able to quickly show the midwife the log of surges, which she commented was really helpful. It popped up that I was in active labour and the midwife agreed I was. Afterwards the log on the app is a reminder of how my son was born. Overall I brilliant app.

2022-10-08

Loved it

I used the Freya app for the birth of my second, after a recommendation from a friend. Whilst I’d actually done a Hypnobirthing course in both pregnancies with another provider (simply because I hadn’t known about The Positive Birth Company!), it was exactly what I needed and totally complimentary to what I’d been practicing. It was on throughout pretty much my entire labour and I found using the counting button for breathing during the surges to be so incredibly useful for keeping me calm, focused and controlled especially when walking from the car to the delivery room. And the audio in between surges helped me relax and be ready for the next throughout the labour.

I highly recommend the Freya app for practice during pregnancy and for the big day, and also recommend the PBC book and affirmation cards, which I also read and used throughout my second pregnancy after learning about them!

Thanks so much!

2022-02-09

Must have

Completed the Hypnobirthing course and downloaded Freya, I didn’t use 18 months ago with my second child but fast forward to my recent labour and I couldn’t have survived without it, it kept me calm and completely in control.

Being induced due to pre eclampsia but not given a room to labour in I was on a ward I managed to pop my ear phones in, sit on a ball, closing my eyes and get in the zone pressing the button to breathe me in for 4 and out for 8. I got to 8cm just by using the app and keeping me extremely calm. I genuinely do not know what I would’ve done if I didn’t have this app as all my birth preferences went out the window!!

2021-07-10

Absolutely perfect for me

This app was fantastic and the best thing I used during the labour of my second. After reflecting upon the birth of my eldest I realised that firstly I needed help counting my breathing and seeding that I didn’t need anything more than simple spa music. So this app, with its calming music, positive affirmations and counting help, was amazing. I listened exclusively to this app through noise cancelling headphones and I was able to stay 100% in control. Once I got to the birth centre at 7cm I swapped to just listening to the contraction timer counting, and 40 minutes later my daughter was born in water. This app was exactly what I needed, i would really recommend it to help keep you focused and in the zone, as well as relaxed and in control.

2020-11-30

Love this!

I’ve never left a review for an app before but feel that I can’t not leave one for this! I did the online hypnobirthing course and bought this to support me in labour. It honestly was the best thing. It kept me calm and able to stay at home for the majority of my labour. Siobhan’s voice is so reassuring. The surge counter begins seamlessly with counting to support through each surge and I also liked watching the visual of the circle getting bigger and smaller to give me a focus when I was becoming less comfortable. There are a range of options to customise the experience, I.e choosing to have the background music on/off and only having certain tracks playing. Without this I’m not sure I’d have done half as well at birthing my baby! Thank you so much - this is the perfect birth partner.

2020-10-13

A must for pregnant ladies

My one recommendation for app improvement would be to have an up breathing counter option on its own without the integrated surge timer so I don’t have to keep clearing the surge history. For all those c section mothers to be or anyone practising before the day it would be really nice to use the up breathing technique and meditation without the constant reminder of the surges I am never going to have.

If it wasn’t for lockdown restrictions I don’t know if I would have come across hypnobirthing but I’m so glad I did and after doing some research PBC seemed to tick all the boxes and it’s been amazing. After completing the course I downloaded the Freya app which I have been using to fall asleep to at night. Unfortunately at 38 weeks pregnant I was told I needed a cesarean so the surge timer is not needed.

2020-10-02

Absolutely brilliant!

Being pregnant with our first child during a global pandemic has not made things easy for me and my husband. We decided to purchase the Positive Birth Company digital pack in order to prepare and educate ourselves for the birth. It was absolutely brilliant and i have already recommended it to other friends and family who are pregnant. When i realised there was an app to help you during labour i jumped at the chance to download it and did not regret my decision. It was fantastic in order to time my surges whilst i was in labour and give a guide as to when we needed to make our way to the hospital. The positive affirmations and relaxations tracks were great and provided me with a focus between the surges. Thank you for creating such a great digital pack and app that provided us with the necessary tools needed to positively bring our little girl into the worl 2 weeks ago. Can’t wait to use the app again for our next child.

2020-10-02

A wonderful app and my ‘stand-in’ birth partner for early labour!

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!

2020-05-28

Wouldn’t birth without it!

This app honestly kept me sane during my labour. For context it was decided I would have an induction where I could have a pessary and come home and they told me to expect it to start working within 6-12 hours and if nothing to go back the following day. Well 2 hours later came strong contractions (my body was more than ready 🙈) and soon was every 2-3 minutes so I had to go back to the hospital quick! My labour was so quick the midwife couldn’t open my notes and I didn’t have time to open my very organised hospital bag or get changed! Although it was quick this app kept me focused and in control of my labour & I only used a small bit of gas and air! Compared to my first birth where I had all sorts.

I can’t delete the app as I know if we have another baby I’ll definitely need it!!!

2020-05-28

Just Amazing!

I have completed the Positive Birth Company’s online hypnobirthing course and have found it to be the most empowering thing I could have done for myself during lockdown. I have downloaded the Freya app and use it as a tool for relaxing meditation before I go to sleep. I will be using the app to time my contractions and my partner has found it very easy to use. We are currently in the middle of the PBC post partum pack and I hand on heart, cannot thank Siobhan and her team for creating such accessible, empowering, useful resources for women across the world. Being pregnant in a pandemic comes with its own anxieties, all of the PBC resources have truly helped me have a positive mindset. What a wonderful gift to give women! Thank you.

2020-05-28

Best app I’ve ever purchased

This app helped me to have the most relaxed and peaceful labour with my daughter 13 months ago and since then I have recommended it to every pregnant friend/vague acquaintance I know!

I did the online PBC course during pregnancy and this was the perfect addition. I was able to stay at home comfortably for the first 16 hours of labour, of which I used this for the later half, mostly in the bath. The midwives were impressed by how calm and progressed I was when I arrived at the birth centre. It gave me the confidence to trust my body on the right time to go in, meaning that when I arrived we didn’t have any slowing down, which I had been warned of, as things were going so well.

I also took a screenshot of the app’s data after she was born, as a memory of that special time we had bringing her into this world, before life changed forever!

It’s hard to think of another app on my phone which has enhanced my life so much. You may only use it for a few hours, but the memories of your birth are with you forever and mine are so beautiful and calm. Forever grateful for hypnobirthing and PBC.

Haven’t felt as relaxed since, 1 year olds are hard work 🤪

2020-05-28

Positive “life” company

Where to start? I’ve followed Siobhan since being introduced to her by watching the Michalaks and Louise Pentland, when I found out I was pregnant I felt insanely lucky as she was just about to release the PBC online course.. which both myself and my husband watched throughout my pregnancy. I had a WONDERFUL birth - even though it didn’t go “to plan” and I, 100%, believe this is down to the lessons we learnt. When this app was released, I’d already had my baby - but I downloaded it straight away... I just knew that it would come in handy one day and I that I needed to show my support to the woman behind the brand.

I was lucky enough to meet Siobhan at a book signing - and I took along my bundle of joy along to meet her. I was so happy to find out that she is every bit as lovely in person as she is online... 🥰

I’m looking forward to using this app throughout my next labour and cannot wait to resign up to the online course. ❤️

2020-05-28

One of the many incredible tools from PBC

I am a huge fan of The PBC, the tools they’ve created to ensure it is affordable for every woman to have a safe, positive & empowered birth are phenomenal!!

Freya was instrumental during my labour and helped me control my breathing & kept an accurate account of my surges so my husband could relay the info to the midwives. I used Freya every night whilst I was pregnant to practice my breathing and without the app & other products that the PBC offer I don’t think I wouldn’t felt so in control of my body & my birth as I did. Could honestly note recommend Freya & The PBC enough...I will be eternally grateful to them for helping me achieve a positive birth experience of bring my beautiful baby boy in to the world, Thank you PBC!

2020-05-28

A must have app contractions!!

I learnt about this app whilst doing their online hypnobirthing course. And it’s the best tool to have when you in labour! It’s does all the work for you, all the you do is start a timer when the contraction starts and stops and it’s records it all for you, even tells you when your in active labour! It takes the worry out of having to record the times yourself and work it out! And when I got to the hospital and the midwives ask about my contractions I handed them my phone and they could see for themselves! I couldn’t rate this app any higher and will definitely be using it if I have any more babies!! I have kept my contractions on the app and every now and again go back and look at them as all concept of time disappears whilst it’s happening.

Congratulations PBC for making such a fab app!!!!

2020-05-28

Crucial tool!

I had no idea how crucial this app was going to be during my birth. First time mum, I gave birth in December and from the moment my Braxton Hicks turned to the first contraction I used the app. At first it was so that I could give the midwives a sense of my progress but later on it became my mantra. I focused on nothing else in the room but the gentle counting to help with my breathing techniques. In the end I wasn’t even breathing along with the app but my husband kept my phone held up to my ear because for some reason I needed to have the calm voice counting at all times. He didn’t turn it off until I was pulling my daughter from the water. Like I said, crucial, in that moment I wanted nothing else and I had no idea it was going to be such an integral part of the experience. Worth every penny!

2020-05-27

Kept me calm and got me to 9cm!

This app was so brilliant during my labour in March 2019. I had completed the digital pack also from Positive Birth Company and had really fallen in love with the relaxation scripts that Siobhan reads, which are part of this timer. It was so good to have her counting me through my surges and then straight back in to relaxation. I used it from the beginning of labour and through the journey to hospital (lifesaver) and after only a couple of hours I was 9cm dilated and went on to give birth completely drug free. (previously had quite a traumatic experience which ended in unplanned c section). I honesty don’t think I could’ve stayed as calm and relaxed as I did if it wasn’t for this app. Genuinely! Recommend 100%.

2020-05-27

Absolutely invaluable

The Freya App proved so invaluable to me during my labour and I credit it (and the Positive Birth Company Digital Pack) with the reason I had such a wonderful birth experience - under 5 hours, no pain relief in a Midwife Led Birthing Centre. I used the app throughout my pregnancy and during my labour and I don’t know what I would have done without it! It was particularly useful to plug myself into it on the (rather uncomfortable!) 35 minute drive to the hospital we had as we live rurally but the app kept me calm and on track and meant I had the most amazing birth experience when we got to the hospital. The app (and the digital course) is for everyone and I recommend it to everyone I meet who’s pregnant now, as does my husband!! Cannot rate this app highly enough.

2020-02-27

Exactly what I needed

I hadn’t done much in terms of practice before labour (just positive affirmations with my morning sudoku) but this app was a god send. I loved having an automatic breath timer (I think I would worry if partner did it his pace would vary if I struggled etc) knowing it was a robot was great. It also helped communicate when I was surging to both husband and midwives as when i hit the timer they knew it was coming (and all let me do my thing, husband knew to stop touching me haha) it massively got me into a zone (by the end I just had it counting on loop cuz I found it so rhythmic and comforting)

Plus I love having the momento now of my timed surges of how it kicked off haha

#1 thing I recommend to any expectant mothers whether they are hypnobirthing or not

2020-02-27

Wouldn’t give birth without it!!

I gave birth to my daughter 5 weeks ago. The Freya app was incredible! In the really early stages of labour it helped me time my surges whilst keeping my breathing under control. I didn’t have to think or worry about anything as my breathing was being counted for me whilst timing my surges. In the later stages of labour I found listening to the positive birth affirmations really helped me to stay focused and brought be back down to green between surges. I was able to give birth to my daughter in the birthing pool with no other pain relief and I genuinely don’t think I could have stayed focused and done it without the Freya app. If I am lucky enough to have any more children I will definitely be using it again and will be recommending it to everyone I know. Thank you so much Siobhan and The Positive Birth Company!!

2020-01-18

Amazing

This app is perfect and can’t rate it high enough! In my first labour I used a different surge (contraction) timer but not a patch on this. Having completed the Positive Birth Company Digital Pack during my second pregnancy I purchased the Freya app. I was able to completely zone out in labour, focusing on my breathing meant the surges passed quickly and it told me when I was in established labour and to go to hospital. I had no pain relief in the labour and was at hospital for 40 minutes before my baby was born. The midwives were really impressed with the app and how calm I was. I found the meditations really helpful but if they aren’t for you they can be turned off, as can the music, just leaving the surge timer. It’s great value and a real game changer!!

2020-01-16

Couldn’t do labour without it

This is my first ever app review because no app has ever or will ever impact my life like this has. In December 2019 I welcomed my first baby into the world, and used Freya 2.0 which was the day after its launch/update. I listened to the positive affirmations throughout active labour, timed my contractions in early labour and used the breathing counting throughout my entire labour and used it as a focus point. Without this app and the positive birth company I wouldn’t have had the techniques in place to have a drug free labour and birth which is what I always dreamed of. I will be forever grateful and will definitely use the app again when having baby no.2. Thank you a million times over, I will be an advocate for you always.

2020-01-15

Invaluable app for tracking labour

Using this app alongside the Positive Birth Company hypnobirthing course was honestly the best decision I made and I hope more people find out about it. Wouldn’t hesitate to fully recommend.

It kept me calm and able to track my surges for when I needed to call a midwife as it informs you as soon as it has calculated that you are in established labour from the timing you input. You can also check the history to see patterns and timings so far, whilst still quickly jumping back to timing when a surge comes. I could control my breathing and listen to Siobhan’s calming voice at the same time as listening to the familiar tracks too. The visual interface also kept me calm as when a surge itself was being timed, it looked like a pattern of breath moving in and out and I ended up focussing on that throughout as it was so relaxing.

2020-01-15

Amazing birth companion!

After completing the PBC online digital pack (which I also cannot recommend enough) I downloaded Freya while in labour. It was so intuitive to use I could easily use it despite having surges and never using the app before. It was a fast birth and Freya was so easy to use to record all my surges, informing me when I was in established labour and guiding my breathing through each surge. I found the visual very calming and it gave me something to focus on. The relaxation tracks were amazing, again, helping with visualisations and maintaining a positive mindset. It really is so simple but so effective and helped me have a drug free, euphoric birthing experience! I have completed other hypnobirthing methods before but I found the PBC was the best and most effective.

2020-01-15

Best app to compliment hypnobirthing

I downloaded this app whilst pregnant and doing the PB hypnobirthing course. This app was not only great during pregnancy when I needed to zone out but was essential in the early stages of labour when I was timing the surges. My husband also found it super easy and simple to use. I was surprised when it said I was in established labour as i was still comfortable. One improvement I would suggest is having it so there an option for no talking in between and just have the calming music. Because I was in established labour quickly I was not having many breaks in between contractions and therefore was unable to follow the guided relaxations properly so would have loved the option to just have the music.

2019-12-04

Updated Fraya Surge timer

Being 38 weeks pregnant I haven’t been able to use this for labour yet but I’m excited too. I’ve been using the app to play the meditations at night when Relaxing and practicing my up breathing. Also been playing around with the surge timer. I think it’s great that you can send a picture of the surges in the app to family members so when the time for my little one too arrive I can send a picture to my mum so she can keep an eye and know when she needs to come along to help get me over to the hospital.

For me I think it’s great that you can close the app and the meditations play in the background so I can close the screen and get completely comfortable without my phone screen lighting the whole room up!

They’ve just updated and you can play all the different meditations now too! Also being able to change the times of the up breathing seconds. I would think Is handy if you’re having a rather powerful surge.

This is the only timer I’ve downloaded because I don’t think there is any need for another this is the complete package!

Will write another review when I’ve laboured and used it too it’s full potential! Looking forward to it and meeting my little girl!

2019-12-04

Amazing app - worth its weight in gold!

The Freya app genuinely feels like a second birth partner. After completing the digital pack it was a no brainer to download the app and actually so great to be able to listen to the guided meditations and breathing on here. I used it for weeks before my birth and throughout early labour to calm me and keep me focussed. The surge timer is so much more intuitive than the others out there and I loved that even before I was having contractions I could open the app and use the Up breathing during examinations, sweeps and just when I wanted to relax.

The updates are so good and make the app even more easy to use as well as more useful for different scenarios, I’ll be using it even after birth. I can’t recommend enough!!

2019-12-03

Excellent app for a bargain price!

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!

2019-12-03

A labour necessity!

This app is a must have! I couldn’t have been without it during my first labour and I’m already looking forward to using it for my next!

It’s so easy to use and keep a track of your surges, whilst also using the relaxation techniques and recordings.

The ability to reorder the tracks to your own preference is fantastic, as well as being able to skip through to the one that you may wish to listen to at a given moment.

I loved having the ability to click on a surge to delete it, as I tapped a couple of times by accident!

I think it’s great that you can also change the counting on the up-breathing technique to suit you. Alternatively you may choose to turn off the counting through surges altogether if that is your preference.

You can also turn off the background music when using the recordings, in order to play your own music, which is really helpful when you’ve set up a playlist for your labour.

The app gives you lots of ways to personalise it to suit you and your labour and I’m so glad I had this tool for my labour!

2019-12-03

A MUST-HAVE for pregnant women!!

I used Freya when I gave birth to my son in April, having completed the Positive Birth Company’s digital pack. I can not recommend it highly enough - the soothing relaxation tracks with Siobhan’s familiar voice and the guidance she provides during a surge for your breathing is so calming and reassuring. Freya records your surges so you know when you’re in established labour and gives you the option to reset which is fantastic! I did it a few times to make sure I had done it right, but it was absolutely spot on because when I was examined I was 4/5cm! Not having to think about that and being able to concentrate on your breathing is so important. The new version updates are great - allowing you to mute the music, added more tracks which you can skip and different options for breathing as well. I recommend it to anyone I know who is pregnant and will continue to do so! I can’t wait to use it for my next labour!

2019-12-03

Perfect companion for hypnobirthing

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.

2019-12-03

Preparing for birth

I have downloaded this app after purchasing the positive birthing company pack. I am currently 38 weeks pregnant and will be using this app in the near future. I have trialled the app to get a feel of how to use it whilst in labour and am amazed at all the different aspects and how easy it is to navigate. After watching the positive birthing company videos i love Siobhans calming voice and the addition of music in the background, however I also find it great that the sound can be turned off whilst also tracking the length of surges. I showed my husband how to use it incase I do not want to use my phone whilst in labour and he also found it very easy to navigate. The settings section allows you to clear the surges, turn off the music and to adjust the breathing pattern or turn off the counting audio. I found those very useful but it may be different whilst birthing my baby, so It’s great that these features can be turned off.

2019-12-02

Feeling FREYAtastic about going into labour now :D

I’ve been familiarising myself with this company’s online resources over the last 2 months (I’m 38 weeks pregnant now) but haven’t been consistent enough with my daily practice of the breathing techniques etc. I was starting to feel a little anxious about that and “was I doing it right/ doing enough” etc. The Positive Birth Company’s ethos, however, is all about reassurance and empowerment so I needn’t have fretted! I’m new to this app but it has already helped me feel that I am ALREADY ready, as I am. The tools and interface are simple. It feels somehow warm and intimate, friendly and soothing - like having a digital doula helping you breathe and focus. I’ve only tried during practice and Braxton Hicks surges so far but will definitely be using this app daily until the “real deal” starts. THANK YOU!!

2019-12-02

I love the app!

So I have decided to give the app a test run before the big day! And I LOVE it! It makes me so excited to use it. I like how as soon as you open the app it starts to play, you can even come off the app and it will still play in the background. It has a great surge timer which will let you know when is best to call the midwife. You can track your surges which is great and you can also delete all surge information (incase of a false alarm this is helpful). You can also turn on/ turn off the relaxing background music and what plays I.e positive affirmations, relaxing muscles etc, so you can 100% make the app do what you need it to do. Also if the breathing in for 4 out for 8 is too long you can shorten this which is helpful. Thanks for a great app :-)

2019-09-23

Great app, just had one difficulty

Loved this app- i personally didn’t benefit from having the sound on once I’d reached a certain point and gained my rhythm, so it was great that the option was there to turn it off. Loved the fact it tells you when you’re in established labour, which was great as the midwife didn’t believe I was in labour, so it was great to have Freya telling me I was!(the midwife was wrong) my only Criticism is whenever I tried to delete a surge (for example when I’d forgot to turn it off when on the phone to the hospital) it would delete a completely different surge and not the one I selected! Which then completely messed with the monitoring of my contractions and confused the app into not thinking I was having 3 in 10. I’m sure I was doing it right as my partner tried and it was doing the same for him!

Overall I found this app an asset to my labour, and will definitely use it again should we have another!

2019-02-09

Everything you need in one app!

I gave birth back in July and had the best birthing experience which I largely put down to the positive birthing company and the online hypnobirthing course. I listened to the positive affirmations at least once a day, especially to help me sleep at night. I’m a poor sleeper at the best of times but the affirmations and relaxations were my saviour, especially towards the end of pregnancy when getting comfortable was difficult to achieve. On the night I went into labour I was listening to the affirmations whilst timing my surges on my phone and writing down the length of them on a piece of paper as I hadn’t downloaded an app. Outside of that I was 100% in the zone. Here you have everything you need to do all of that in one app. Without having to flip from one screen to another, someone doing the counting for you, allowing you to stay completely in your zone and in control. I love it and it will definitely be put to good use in the event of baby number two. Happy hypnobirthing!!!

2019-02-09

Second birth partner for sure!!

I’m a first time mum and the whole thought of birth used to give me terrible anxiety. However, I found the Positive Birth Company Hypnobirthing digital pack and this has made such a massive difference on the way I feel throughout my pregnancy. Instead of dreading the day that I’ll birth my baby I look forward to it and I know that a massive part of my success is from focusing on keeping calm. Freya has made this just that little bit easier as I can really focus on the voice and tune out everything else. Even the colours make me feel calm and it’s so easy to access and use. I now can’t wait until my little girl decides to make her appearance when I can finally put Freya’s surge timer to use aswell!

Love love love. So glad I’ve got this and would recommend to anybody out there!

2019-02-08

Just what I needed

I’ve been so excited to get this app, I’ve nearly finished the online course, I’m due early April. I’ve been worried about trying to managed all the relaxing techniques at once. I had the relaxing tools saved to my home screen plus another app for timing surges, so you can imagine my relief when you came up with an app that did everything in one. I can’t wait to use this during my labour, I’m sure it will be very helpful in keeping me on the right tracks. I can just pop in my ear phones and get into the zone. One thing that maybe helpful to have on the app is a way of changing the relaxation audio, it would be nice to have different ones to listen and choose from. But a massive thank you to the positive birth company for helping me see child birth in a whole new light, I really am looking forward to birth of my baby, and feel even more equipped to do so now.

2019-02-08

The best app for your labour!

I’ve been wanting an app that will make surges easier to record for both me and my husband so we can see straight away when they are at the right stage to talk to my midwife. And it’s so easy to enter your surges, being a bit of a statistics geek I loved the overview page when you input your surges to show you all the information. Including your surge regularity and duration as well as time between each surge. Amazing!

Having been doing the Hypnobirthing pack by the Positive Birthing Company since 20weeks this will be a perfect easily accessible tool not only to time my surges but to help with my breathing and affirmations when in labour. An extra tool in my belt just incase I need it.

Thank you for creating an app with so many wonderful and very useful tools but also affordable to everyone.

2019-02-08

Just what I need for Labour

This app is perfect and I will definitely be using when I go into labour any day now. Having loved listening to the MP3s through the digital pack for the last 7 weeks I am so happy that this app incorporates these along with a really easy way to time my surges. I have practiced my up breathing with my birth partner counting at home but now with this app it means we have Siobhan (a familiar voice) counting for us so we can focus on getting through each surge when that day comes. Also really useful that through the app timing your surges you can see how long and frequent they are and be notified when you have reached established labour - amazing! Thank you so much for creating such a great app!

2019-02-08

Love everything about Positive Birth Company

I have been so eagerly awaiting this app! I love how easily accessible it makes Siobhan’s voice which is such an anchor after following the PBC hypnobirthing programme. I think it’s an absolute bargain. It helps partners by giving them a job if they want to be involved using the app & also gives a visual during a surge. I’m gutted that I just missed this app & gave birth 2 weeks ago today! This would have been incredible as we were writing down my surges & playing the MP3s on my phone. I could’ve done with this count down as my husband was sometimes so focused on timing me, he didn’t count with me. This simplifies it all. This will be my first port of call for my next baby! Thanks to PBC I have no fear about that & I can’t wait X

2019-02-08

Best hypnobirth and surges times I’ve ever seen

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. ❤️

2019-02-08

Beautiful companion to birth

I’m expecting my first child and like many women, I’ve been through that initial fear of labour and birth. But this app is a beautiful companion to such a monumental event in our lives. I’ve waited 9 years for this baby to appear and have always wanted to hypnobirth. My husband will be with me but if he needs to leave the room and I experience a surge, I don’t have to panic about counting my breathing right. Also, if I begin labour while he’s at work, I’d have found it hard to experience the surges whilst counting their length and how far they were apart on my own. This app takes away all that stress and concern. If you’ve done the Positive Birth Company’s hypnobirthing course then this is a must, as Siobhan’s voice is so familiar and reassuring. But if you haven’t, you won’t regret spending the £2.99. It’s invaluable to us birthing mothers and I can’t recommend it highly enough xxx

2019-02-08

Ideal for hypnobirthers!

This is the ideal accompaniment to hypnobirthing! The app consists of a surge timer which can track the length and few of your surges and tell you when would be a good time to call your midwife. While timing them you have Siobeann’s calming voice counting you through the “up” breathing with the calming expanding circle graphic. While surges are not happening you can listen to the guided relaxation tracks, or you can mute them. They come back in when your surge is over just where they left off 😊 you can clear all surges so practise before the big day is possible. No ads, beautifully simple, and having recently searched to see what other hypnobirthing apps are available and been very disappointed- this is head and shoulders above anything out there already. Thank you for creating it!!!!

Ps. One tiny improvement would be to be able to select which relaxation track you want to listen to, but I’m only splitting hairs here!

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Phenomenal

Great hyno tracks and daily affirmations as well as surge timer!!

Absolutely love it!

Game changer

The only essential thing you need in labour!!

Great app

Best app ever

A must have app for pregnancy and labour!

First baby

Must have for labour

So helpful in labour preparation and actual delivery

I achieved my dream birth because of this app

What an app!! Cannot recommend enough

Incredible app

Spontaneous labour

Excellent birth support app

The best £5 we’ve ever spent

Great tool for timing contractions / surges

Excellent

Helps!

Used Freya with both of my children and couldn’t recommend enough.

Used for my third labour

First time mum

Amazing

Really useful

Excellent App and we’ll worth Purchasing!

Perfect app to help you through labour

One issue

A must have app for giving birth

Great app for tracking labour

PBC has your back in birth!

Fab

Brilliant and simple labour buddy!

Best labour companion!!

Highly recommend, so relaxing.

Best tool ever!!!

Amazing app

Brilliant!

Excellent

Helped me to have the birth of my dreams

The only tool needed for birth

A must in labour!

Brilliant app!

Labour and beyond

Excellent!

So peaceful and calming

Your best birth partner

Well worth it!!

The BEST app for giving birth!!

My third birthing partner

1st baby, 4 hr labour thanks to Freya app!

A must for labour

Loved it

Must have

Absolutely perfect for me

Love this!

A must for pregnant ladies

Absolutely brilliant!

A wonderful app and my ‘stand-in’ birth partner for early labour!

Wouldn’t birth without it!