Giving birth is physically one of the most demanding tasks your body will ever go through, regardless of what your birth is like. You may decide to have an epidural, but just because you aren't feeling the pain of the contractions, your body is still doing all of the work. End up with (or chose) a belly birth? That's major surgery, and a shock to your body.
That's what these affirmations are for – to help you through this momentous and demanding process! So keep them on hand, breath through it all, and remind yourself of these when things get tough.
- My baby gives me the strength to do anything.
- I have everything I need to birth my baby.
- There is nothing to fear. My baby and I are safe.
- My body and my baby are working as a team.
- My body knows how to birth this baby, just as it knew how to grow this baby.
Plus, here are three bonus affirmations, for when your birth doesn't go exactly as you'd hoped:
- Birth is miraculous however it happens.
- I am proud of myself, however birth goes.
- I am prepared to calmly meet whatever path my birth takes.
