Find a comfortable position.
You may be seated,
Reclined,
Or laying down.
Use pillows or cushions to support yourself so your body can fully relax.
When you're settled,
Close your eyes.
Take a deep breath in through your nose and exhale fully through your mouth.
Take another full breath in and exhale.
Allow your breath to return to its normal rhythm and feel your body relax.
Affirmations are powerful tools that you can use to calm your mind and relax your body.
When you have thoughts that are based in fear or worry,
Your body creates a physical response to those thoughts.
This fight or flight response is your nervous system's way of preparing your physical body to deal with threats,
Whether they exist in front of you or only in your thoughts.
When you have positive thoughts,
Your body also has a physical reaction.
This nervous system response is often called the rest and digest response because it allows your body to relax and focus on internal processes.
As we go through these positive parenting affirmations,
Please listen to each affirmation and then repeat it silently to yourself.
You don't need to analyze it or think about it.
Just repeat and let it go.
My body is completely relaxed.
I am strong and healthy.
My child feels my love.
My child is happy and healthy.
I know how to ask for help when I need it.
I treat my postpartum body with tenderness and compassion.
I am patient and kind.
I am proud of myself as a mother.
I am connected to mothers all over the world.
I am calm and centered.
Every day,
My child increases in size the perfect amount.
My body is beautiful,
Capable and strong.
I trust my intuition as a mother.
I have an amazing support system,
When I ask for help,
I receive help.
I visualize myself handling motherhood beautifully.
I am surrounded by love and my child feels this.
I accept the help of others with an open heart and mind.
I am a good mother.
I have the confidence to ask for help and receive help when I need it.
Everything I feel and experience is part of the great lesson of motherhood.
My child is growing and developing just as he or she should.
I am proud of my postpartum body.
I know how to relax my body.
When I feel stressed or nervous,
I know how to calm down.
I take care of myself so I can take care of others.
My child is loved and thriving.
I appreciate the experience of motherhood.
Take a deep breath in and exhale completely.
Wiggle your fingers and your toes.
Wiggle your fingers and your toes.
