Hi! My name is Amanda Bude and I am an experienced Registered Nurse, Registered Midwife of 25 years, International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) Advanced Holistic  Baby and Child Sleep Specialist, HypnoBirthing^® International Childbirth Educator and Certified Infant Massage Instructor.  I am based on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.

I am recognized as one of Australia’s top sleep consultants and proudly the FIRST Australian and Midwife to study and become a Certified Maternity, Baby and Child Sleep and Settling Consultant through the International Maternity and Parenting Institute (IMPI). In 2016, I also became a Holistic Pregnancy and Child Sleep Specialist.

I am a mum of 3 beautiful children, boy/girl twins plus an older daughter – all HypnoBirthing^® babies.

I consult as an IBCLC, Baby and Child Sleep Consultant, and run HypnoBirthing^® Antenatal Child Birth Classes on the Gold Coast.

Having had 3 children in under 2 years, and having worked with hundred’s of families over 20 years, I know exactly what you’re facing, and I can help with baby feeding and sleep issues, or problems that you may have.

I will provide you the right answer to your situation, the first time.

I have been supporting families with breastfeeding for 25 years.. and I love it. I love everything to do with breastfeeding, but after working in the community for the last 10 years I was…Honestly.. I was sick of the misinformation families were being given with breastfeeding.

I had my own personal breastfeeding/bottle feeding journey as well…shallow latches, tongue ties, CMPI and twins but I felt that a personal journey whilst empathetic was not enough.

So to support my families I became a IBCLC: 1000 plus hours of study and the famous 4 plus hour exam.. and.I.PASSED.

Farewell to:

Out of date, antiquated advice, not based on current, updated research, families not having their bubs oral functions assessed correctly and mum’s issues, lack lastre breastfeeding observations and maternal gut instincts being dismissed.

Hello to:

Helping new families breastfeed… showing you how to care for your beautiful little bundle newborn and beyond, and alleviate the stress, guilt, and frustrations so many mums face with feeding after birth and beyond.

It my privilege to give your family everything you need to create the breastfeeding journey you want.

Working as a midwife when pregnant with our first child I was determined to find “a better way”, to bring our baby into this big wide world. I wanted a natural birth that was calm, without fear and without intervention. The word “pain” is synonymous with childbirth, but I knew that did not have to be the case. Having become a NLP practitioner I knew that positive thoughts = positive outcome, but when it came to pregnancy and birth where were those tools to come from as my husband and I faced becoming parents.

Fully aware that a difference in care can result in a different type of birth, and after much research, my husband and I commenced a Childbirth Education Program with a difference- HypnoBirthing® by Marie Mongan.

This led onto the most beautiful experience of the birth of our little Amelia. As she arrived I held her in my arms and she was alert, calm and just perfect. She looked like she had just come out of a bath- not through the birth passage, she was so relaxed. So much so I wanted to give birth again, and again using the HypnoBirthing® technique!

I believed so strongly in the positive outcomes of HypnoBirthing® I then went onto become a Certified HypnoBirthing® International Educator and with great belief in myself and my body, then used the technique to have our twins. Born normally, with a few “special circumstances”, our baby boy and baby girl (Josh and Bree), entered our world as calmly and securely as I could provide for them. Again, as I held them in my arms- they were calm and alert.

They were the SECOND twins born in Australia EVER with this method. Now internationally recognized and used I give great respect for Marie Mongan and her belief in woman, their bodies and for the Gold Seal HypnoBirthing® Method. I, in turn give back by teaching this technique to the many couples that come to Groovy Babies HypnoBirthing® International Classes.

Having spent over a 19 years working with families and pregnancy it a privilege to empower woman in discovering their natural birthing instinct from conception though to the first year of parenting. Experiencing the joy and challenges of a multiple pregnancy myself I have a special interest in assisting other families of multiples to be. I have a passionate dedication to re-assure mums-to-be that birth can be the way nature intended.