36 weeks | a month or so to go . . .

i turn my birthing over to my baby and my body. 

i put all fear aside. 

i am totally relaxed and at ease. 

i am focused on a smooth, easy birth. 

i trust my body to know what to do. 

my baby's size is perfect for my body. we birth easily.

i feel confident. i feel safe. i feel secure.

i friend gave me a recording of pregnancy and birth affirmations recently. i've been listening to them each night as i drift off to sleep. i know that during labour it won't matter what is playing in the background. i'll be far too deep within to know or to care. in fact, i'm fairly certain my preference will be for silence. but in the lead up to birth, listening to words like these helps to get me me in the zone. it helps me connect with the baby inside and gives me a wonderful sense of anticipation for what is to come.

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