8/3/2017 1 Comment Labor Tips and TruthsHey There, Mommas and Mommas-to-Be. I am going to do something. I want to commit to giving you something worth reading and sharing with friends once a week. And today seems like the perfect day to start as I struggle to beat back the temptation to spend my son's nap time with a bowl of ice cream and some British Baking Show (KATIE!! It is ONE in the AFTERnoon! ICE CREAM? NOW?). And it allows me to use a highly Alliterative Title (see above). So here goes...
Real Moms Share Their Labor Tips and Truths: (first two are from my momma and my momma-in-law and were my mantras during my labor) They call it 'labor' for a reason. It’s hard work. Once the baby is in your arms, you won’t care anymore. You will have set ideals of what you want Labor and delivery to look like, but in the end what is important is that you and baby are safe. Sometimes ideals change, or plans change it's ok. You don't need it to go perfect, we can't exactly plan these things. Just because you change your mind during doesn't make you better or worse. It makes you the mom you need to be for your child. And that is ok! It is also ok to grieve an experience. It's ok things didn't go as you planned, and it's ok to be sad about it. However, find ways to talk about it and really admire the baby in your arms. Have a ‘code word’ that your husband knows for when you’re serious about a change in ‘the birth plan’ (in other words, yes I really do want X, even though we planned on Y) Your body is made to give birth. Don't fight against it, and just relax. When you feel like you can’t take anymore, you are close to holding your baby! Every baby is a miracle. Those of you who have labored before, what wisdom do you have to pass on to women facing labor for the first time? Let us "encourage one another and build each other up..."
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Allison Van Every
8/3/2017 12:29:52 pm
As my due date drew nearer, several of my friends sent me daily positive, successfully-natural birthing stories. No negativity was allowed! I firmly believe that labor is just as much a mental exercise as it is physical -- having these affirmations around me put me in a great spot.
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