Find a comfortable position,
Either seated or reclined.
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 prepare your mind and body for childbirth.
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 pregnancy 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'm strong and healthy.
My baby feels my love.
I trust that my body knows exactly what it's doing.
I'm excited to give birth to my baby.
I trust in my ability to birth my baby.
My baby is happy and healthy.
I am completely cooperating with my body.
My body is designed to give birth.
I believe my baby's birth will come quickly and easily.
Everything is going as it should during my pregnancy.
I have courage,
Faith,
And patience.
My body will give birth on its own time.
I am connected to all women who are pregnant all over the world.
Every day,
My baby increases in size the perfect amount.
My body is beautiful,
Capable,
And strong.
I follow my instincts and will give birth in the way I desire.
I am ready and prepared for my birthing experience.
I have an amazing support system.
When I ask for help,
I receive help.
I visualize myself handling everything beautifully.
I am surrounded by love and my baby feels this.
I am grateful to be able to feel a life growing inside of me.
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 baby is growing and developing just as it should.
The foods I am eating are nourishing me and my baby.
I love my pregnant body.
During labor and birth,
I will be completely relaxed.
My job is to simply relax and allow my birth to happen.
I am calm,
Centered,
And confident.
Take a deep breath in and exhale completely.
Wiggle your fingers and your toes.
When you are ready,
Open your eyes and notice how you feel.
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