"The Thinking Woman's Guide to Normal Birth.............
Stop thinking about it so much........period. Amen.
Thinking, really the "overthinking" sometimes is related to anxiety and a sense of lack of trust. This sometimes leads us to "control" so much that it disrupts the "flow".....flow of your beautiful oxytocin which helps your uterus to be so amazingly powerful. Efficient in its work of labor. Remember......birth is so much about surrender....the ultimate TRUST in yourself and your babe and your body and above all God's great design. Which is pretty close to perfect, I might add.
Thinking, really the "overthinking" sometimes is related to anxiety and a sense of lack of trust. This sometimes leads us to "control" so much that it disrupts the "flow".....flow of your beautiful oxytocin which helps your uterus to be so amazingly powerful. Efficient in its work of labor. Remember......birth is so much about surrender....the ultimate TRUST in yourself and your babe and your body and above all God's great design. Which is pretty close to perfect, I might add.
Sometimes women, myself included, think way too much about stuff. We can be fixated on something....and then think, think. and more think. Strategize, mold, manipulate....It's again-cuz we don't trust well. We have a need to make sure everything is ok....
Some things need to be "thought" about and planned and controlled. Like who do I trust to care for me during my pregnancy and where do I want and need to give birth. Get a good plan, gather a great team and know where you're going with that. Period.
If you are a healthy woman having a healthy pregnancy.....it's pretty cut and dry. Eat well, sleep well, love well, move your body in ways that make you "loose" -loosen your hips, pelvis, thighs, and mind! Your body will do the rest...you just have to get the heck out of it's way!
For now.....Janet
For now.....Janet