birth affirmations
The power of the mind, positive thinking, and visualisation are now well proven techniques used by professional athletes and highly successful business people. Why not use this power to create a positive, healthy birth for you and your baby.
Saying affirmations aloud, writing them down, displaying them in often seen places (eg. bathroom mirrors and fridges), creating artworks, and creating birth flags are some of the ways you can utilise them. Here some examples of birth affirmations, however do not feel limited to these. Any affirmation you crate yourself will have even more power.
I trust my body
My body was made for birthing my baby
I listen to my body and I respond accordingly
I wait on my body to direct my next breath, my next surge, my next release of breath, my next inhale
I am connected to my infant; my baby knows my heart beat, my breathing, my voice, the feeling of my love
My body is perfect for birthing, it grew my baby all the while I just went about my normal living
I trust my body's wisdom and knowledge
I give birth easily and effortlessly as I trust my body to do the work
I am celebrating myself, my life and my coming birthing day
I can trust and go with my birthing experience
I will open with time
I am ready to meet my baby
My body knows what to do
I am ready to give birth
I will see my baby soon
I am safe
Birth is ecstatic
Birth is safe
My body is wise
My baby knows how to be born
My baby’s birth is a calm, joyous experience
Each part of my body is completely relaxed, allowing easy passage of my baby
I relax through each stretching sensation, allowing my uterus to work efficiently
I am safe and my baby is safe when the sensations are strong
I am a wonderful mother
I am proud of my body
I accept each stage of the birth as a new wonderful adventure
I wait on what is best for my baby and I let my baby set the pace
My mind and body are calm
If in doubt, breathe out
The power and intensity of my contractions cannot be stronger than me, because it is me
If it hurts, get off it, move it around, rub it better
The strength of my uterine contractions is a sign of my feminine strength
I have the energy and stamina to birth my baby
My cervix is opening like a flower
I am never alone…I have sisters throughout my city, my country, and around the world that will be having their babies at exactly the same time as me. I tune in to them and send them my love and reassurance
I direct my energy from my head, down through my body and out through my vagina
Powerful positive images of birth are also very important. Birth is not what we see in the movies! The more we see calm, powerful, empowered women the more likely we are to be calm, powerful and empowered women in birth. These images are our legacy to our daughters so they know how amazing their bodies can be, and to our sons so they know how to support amazing birthing goddesses.
Inspiring Birth Video's
Positive images of birth are a powerful way to inspire yourself and create the possibility for your birth to be this way. We are saturated with images that create fear, these images will give a wonderful alternative to empower you.
https://vimeo.com/143497690 (My birth video - Jo)
http://vimeo.com/107229281
http://vimeo.com/111710965
http://www.janemccraephotography.com/birth-photography/journey-to-birth-coco-milou-our-epic-masterpiece/
http://vimeo.com/116227972
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whnVFlqC5pg
https://vimeo.com/148517288
Saying affirmations aloud, writing them down, displaying them in often seen places (eg. bathroom mirrors and fridges), creating artworks, and creating birth flags are some of the ways you can utilise them. Here some examples of birth affirmations, however do not feel limited to these. Any affirmation you crate yourself will have even more power.
I trust my body
My body was made for birthing my baby
I listen to my body and I respond accordingly
I wait on my body to direct my next breath, my next surge, my next release of breath, my next inhale
I am connected to my infant; my baby knows my heart beat, my breathing, my voice, the feeling of my love
My body is perfect for birthing, it grew my baby all the while I just went about my normal living
I trust my body's wisdom and knowledge
I give birth easily and effortlessly as I trust my body to do the work
I am celebrating myself, my life and my coming birthing day
I can trust and go with my birthing experience
I will open with time
I am ready to meet my baby
My body knows what to do
I am ready to give birth
I will see my baby soon
I am safe
Birth is ecstatic
Birth is safe
My body is wise
My baby knows how to be born
My baby’s birth is a calm, joyous experience
Each part of my body is completely relaxed, allowing easy passage of my baby
I relax through each stretching sensation, allowing my uterus to work efficiently
I am safe and my baby is safe when the sensations are strong
I am a wonderful mother
I am proud of my body
I accept each stage of the birth as a new wonderful adventure
I wait on what is best for my baby and I let my baby set the pace
My mind and body are calm
If in doubt, breathe out
The power and intensity of my contractions cannot be stronger than me, because it is me
If it hurts, get off it, move it around, rub it better
The strength of my uterine contractions is a sign of my feminine strength
I have the energy and stamina to birth my baby
My cervix is opening like a flower
I am never alone…I have sisters throughout my city, my country, and around the world that will be having their babies at exactly the same time as me. I tune in to them and send them my love and reassurance
I direct my energy from my head, down through my body and out through my vagina
Powerful positive images of birth are also very important. Birth is not what we see in the movies! The more we see calm, powerful, empowered women the more likely we are to be calm, powerful and empowered women in birth. These images are our legacy to our daughters so they know how amazing their bodies can be, and to our sons so they know how to support amazing birthing goddesses.
Inspiring Birth Video's
Positive images of birth are a powerful way to inspire yourself and create the possibility for your birth to be this way. We are saturated with images that create fear, these images will give a wonderful alternative to empower you.
https://vimeo.com/143497690 (My birth video - Jo)
http://vimeo.com/107229281
http://vimeo.com/111710965
http://www.janemccraephotography.com/birth-photography/journey-to-birth-coco-milou-our-epic-masterpiece/
http://vimeo.com/116227972
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whnVFlqC5pg
https://vimeo.com/148517288
