Safe & Shore HypnoBirthing

29/12/2022

Birth is the very starting place of hope. ~ Gail Tully

25/12/2022

“Maybe we're preparing for birth all wrong.
We draw up beautiful birth plans
We frame it as a "choose your own adventure"
when really
the adventure chooses you, right?

Birth will pull you in
She will unearth the deepest fears you've buried
Tumbling you over with her waves
Hurtling you through space
Humbling you with her power, before she releases you,
changed

No matter how clear your birth plan is
No matter how many twinkly lights surround the tub
There will be times where she crushes you
When you curse that birth plan and all your hypnobirthing meditations
and your doula and your mother and your partner and every love and light
affirmation you memorized, as you projectile vomit into a kitchen bowl
Sweating and shaking your way through

Birth will ask you to release control
No-- she will demand it
The tighter you cling to your carefully crafted plans
The longer you try to stay in the driver seat
The louder she will roar

Until, at some point, you remember that it is safe to let go
At some point, you sense the softness beneath the waves
You realize that this intensity
These sensations rocking you so fiercely
Are your own power
You remember that *you are birth*
And birth is life
Wild, holy, unscripted, uncontrollable
Sacred, gorgeous, messy, unstoppable

And then you'll surrender
And it will all soften
And you will emerge,
a mama.
Humbled, powerful, grateful
Transformed.”

“Sacred Path” 16” x 20”
Acrylic on canvas

25/12/2022

❤️ L.R.Knost - Little Hearts/Gentle Parenting Resources

☀️🌷 Our stunning Issue 48 is out now, full of inspiration, tips, advice and real-life experiences to guide you on your journey through pregnancy, birth and motherhood. You can pick up a copy from your local Countdown or selected stockists in NZ, from your local newsagent in Australia, or from WH Smith High Street stores, selected Waitrose & Partners and independent bookstores across the UK!! Plus, it’s available to purchase locally and internationally online: https://thenaturalparentmagazine.com/product-category/shop/magazine/

25/12/2022

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16/05/2022

"I learnt that to get s**t done, mothers have to do it."

19/01/2022

Megan | Hypnobirthing & Birth]
・・・
There’s a moment after birth,
placenta born,
baby fed.

First wee due.

Bleeding between your legs, more than you imagined.
Pads shoved between your thighs, you holding the front, a helpful hand grappling with the back.
And you shuffle.
Cautiously.
Gently.
Tentatively.
Off to the toilet.
Drip, drip behind you as you go.
A little trail of red, lest you forget your way back.

First wee imminent.

Giving birth is so unique. But it’s so the same. These moments.

These are the moments that tie us.

Mother to mother.

So extraordinary. But so ordinary.

The first wee walk.

Words Megan | Hypnobirthing & Birth]
Photo

08/05/2019

07/02/2019

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