Breathing In Labour

The minimalist design really helps you focus on the breathing rhythms without distractions. Surprised how calming the visual feedback feels during practice.

The minimalist visual feedback for breathing rhythms is such a thoughtful touch. Calm, uncluttered, and actually useful when you're mid-contraction and need zero friction.

Does the app guide you through each contraction in real time during labor, or is it more of a practice tool you use beforehand to build the breathing habits?

No ads, no forced account, free core mechanics on a labor app is a real flex. That whole category usually holds your breathing hostage behind a signup, so good on you for not doing it. My actual question is about the moment of use. Mid-contraction, nobody is studying a screen. How does the visual feedback carry when someone can barely look at it? Curious whether you leaned on haptics or a sound cue so the rhythm still lands with eyes closed.

First off Congratulations on launching the app! When I used the it the UI felt like it is genuinely well thought and does calm people down. The mock up labor stages are a great way to prep yourself for the real deal. I have used many meditation apps before and I have to say this was the most simple yet effective.

The minimalist interface really helped me focus on the breathing patterns without distractions, and the calming visual feedback makes practicing feel almost meditative. Nice to see a labor prep app that respects your time and attention.

The minimalist interface really helped me focus on the breathing rhythms without distractions. Loved that the core features are free with no signup required, makes it easy to actually practice daily.

How does the app actually guide you through the different stages of labor in real time, since labor itself is pretty unpredictable in length and intensity?

How does the app actually cue the breathing patterns during a contraction when you might not be able to look at the screen, especially if the visual feedback is the main guide?

The minimalist interface actually made it easier to focus on my breath instead of fiddling with settings. Surprised the core features are genuinely free with no sign-up walls to jump through.

Hi Product Hunt! 👋I'm Artur, maker of Breathing in Labour.This started when my partner and I were preparing for birth: breathing is theone tool every birth class teaches, but during a contraction nobody remembers"inhale 4, exhale 8." You need something to follow, not something to remember.So I built a breath coach you follow, not read — a calm animation paces everyinhale, hold and exhale. It was born for labor, but the same techniques workfor anyone: stress, anxious moments, falling asleep, box breathing at 3am witha newborn. If you breathe, it's for you. 🫁The part I'm most proud of: everything you actually need is free. All 7 guidedtechniques — Box, Up, Relaxation, "Haa" and Candle Blowing for early labor andeveryday calm; Down and J-Shaped for the pushing stage — free, forever, noexercise paywall.📖 It teaches, not just paces. Every technique comes with the full context:what it's for, when in labor to use it (early Stage I? between contractions?pushing?), step-by-step instructions and a visualization to hold onto — plus aguide on why breathing matters and how to practice, including together withyour birth partner. You walk in knowing why you're breathing this way, notjust following shapes.Most breathing apps lock the breathing itself behind a subscription. I did theopposite: Premium only changes how the app looks and feels — audio soundscapes,color themes, and building your own custom breathing patterns. The corepractice is never the product being sold.🎁 Want to try Premium anyway? We made a launch offer just for Product Hunt:open lebene.pl/en/producthunt and you get the first 3 days of the subscriptionfree (on iPhone the code redeems automatically in the App Store; on Androidinstall first, then open that link).One honest tip: the offer starts a real subscription with the first 3 daysfree. If you just want to test it, cancel the subscription in your storesettings right away, then go explore — you keep Premium for the full 3 days,and there's nothing to forget later. Valid through July 18.I'd love feedback from everyone — parents, doulas, midwives, and anyone who'sever needed to catch their breath. What would make this more useful for you? 💙