Adriana Lozada talks with Alexia Leachman about the most common birth fears, and how to deal with them so they don't affect your birth experience.
I went for a walk today, and discovered this podcast on Spotify. I have a lot of fears about labor, so started with this episode. So much amazing wisdom and insight here. I only want to dig in more! I had to stop and take notes (copied below).
Some thoughts are also swirling in my head as a result:
>>> continue to write regularly over the next 10 weeks (until my delivery, and maybe after), and invite my “tribe” to read this blog so it helps me open up, face my fears with support, and invite my mommy community in. that’s going to be a hard one for me to do. so vulnerable. ugh.
>>> ask my doula to do the partner yoga class with me about yoga & massage for labor since my husband doesn’t want to and is working the night before
>>> take the full four weeks off before my delivery so I can mentally get in the game. yoga, pilates, massage, walks, meditation, visualization, sleep, cook, eat healthy, etc. the next two weeks are going to be insane. the last couple weeks have been overwhelming, and then family will be here again for two weeks. i haven’t been exercising/walking nor eating as healthy as i would like, and my stress levels have been high. i don’t want to continue like that up until my delivery.
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NOTES
“You birth with your body, not with your mind. So let your mind go”
“You’re not in control. It’s like the tide. You can’t control the in and out, just ride the wave.”
“List your fears and work through them one by one”
“Pregnancy is the beginning of birth”
“Make peace with the worst possible scenario”
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Check in with the baby leading up to the birth (on their feelings, fears):
* there’s two of you in this
* do the same visualization sports athletes do
* you trust them, they know what to do, they know you’ve got this
* imagine how it will feel, how it will go
* imagine you birthing your baby
* this is going to be smooth, safe, pleasurable, fast
* constant messaging to baby
* you’re confident, you’re supporting them, your protecting them
* we can do this, we’re a team
* babies need to feel safe, not stressed
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Book: Babies remember birth
* people remember lack of confidence in the mother when their born via hypnosis