10/29/2025
The ice challenge! 🧊 A great way to train your mind to focus during contractions!
You want to train yourself to withstand the ice cube for one minute, so that when labor comes, you are able to maintain your focus through the contractions, one at a time.
* Hold the ice cube in your hand
* Start the timer
* Focus on how cold it is, how your hand hurts when holding it
* Notice where you are holding tension in your body. Notice what thoughts are coming up.
* When the timer goes off put the ice down
Take a break. Come back with a new ice cube.
* Hold the ice cube in your hand
* Start the timer
* Think about calming your mind REALLY focus on it
* Focus on slow breathing - in your nose, out your mouth
* Relax your shoulders and your face
* Think encouraging thoughts or say them out loud (I can do this, this is temporary, I am strong, etc.)
* When the timer goes off put the ice down
Notice the difference when you were focused on how cold the ice was, and the time when you were focused on something else.
Birth requires a positive mindset. Your mind needs to be trained to stay calm when you feel pain, your body needs to be trained to relax instead of tensing up.
Do this exercise often leading up to your birth and see how much easier it gets each time you do it.
Good luck! Let me know if it was helpful!
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