Intro/video - this module is about spreading your wings. Well done for taking the time and doing as much preparation as you could, doing what resonated with you. It is now time to breath it all in, rest in the Knowing of your preparation.
Journal - write a letter to your child recapping your pregnancy, what you have learnt and what you have loved.
Inner work
Do a body check meditation to check in if there are any feelings sitting in your body and anything else you feel you need to do to help with them.
The birth will be a beautiful sacred night. Everyone has their birth story and this night will be your story. It will be perfect for you and baby. Exactly what you were both meant to experience on your journeys. - 10
Hands
One of the most beautiful pieces of advice I read in one of my favourite books "Parenting by Heart" by. It read "..... Your hands will always give an energy. A message. It is a wonderful thing to be mindful of what your hands are saying to baby. Are they saying "I'm really too busy for you", or are they saying "you are important and loved".
I will never forget how a friend, Kate,, who had returned from living overseas held my 4 month old daughter. There was such reverence, such respect and gentleness, such a beautiful energy, you could see it and feel it. It was awe inspiring. . I often remembered that and held the intention to emulate it.
Giving baby to another
An important thing to remember about your beautiful new little bundle is that they are little souls who are beautifully sensitive to the energy around them. People's energy. This can be clearly obvious if baby is perfectly happy one minute but as soon as you enter a space or another person arms they are screaming and crying. Often you will find people or relatives ask to hold your baby as they reach out to take baby out of your arms as a baby is a cheese platter that can be passed around. Don't feel you have to do this. A gentle person will know that the baby needs to give permission. They will ask the mother and baby at the same time, gesturing for a hold and checking baby's response. If baby doesn't want to they will understand. If I sense baby For others, if I sense baby doesn't want to be and have their completely dependent body in that strangers arms I usually make a polite little excuse "oh he is a bit tired at the moment, perhaps later" with a smile.
Self nurture
Motherhood and gentle parenting in particular, is all about self nurture. You are give give giving, pouring out nurture 24/7 seven days a week. You need to receive it to. Self nurturing is an important skill to learn particularly at toddler age, because you cannot be the patient, gentle beautiful Saint you want to be u less you are receiving nurture too. This can look like a 10 min shower at a certain time of day while someone holds your baby. A certain time each day you can count on for you to breathe and rest.
In many cultures women are fully supported for 40 days or 3 months after childbirth. They rest. Tea is brought to them. They get to be with their baby. This is hard when we do t live in a village, but keep in mind you deserve to be very supported for 3 months :)
Overstimulation at 4-6 weeks
As babies are such sensitive sense organs, it is important to be mindful of stimulation baby is being exposed to. Noise, visual stimulation, smells, people's energy, are all stimulation. It is quite a beautiful thing to keep babies world small for 3 months, home, and walks outside. At 4-6 weeks baby is beginning to wake up and take notice of the world around mummies srms, shoulders and breast. It is at this time that tummy upsets, reflux, Collin, , "wind pain" etc can arise. A very great article by a French paediatrician explains these can just be presentations of overstimulation (ref). If baby is irritable/unsettled or not feeding so well reducing stimulation in the afternoon, going into the bedroom each afternoon,, drawing the curtains closed, laying g on mummy's chest skin on skin can dona lot for settling baby. This worked wonders when my daughter was not feeding well and seemingly having difficulty with wind pain.
Follow your heart
If it doesn't feel right it isn't
The preparation has been done.
Now rest and Be in this moment before meeting your baby. Good Practice for Being in the moment with your baby. Connection flows into this moment.
It is a beautiful time.
Manlist
Letter to the husband
His time will come,
Meditation - feeling Prepared (as above, video).
Journal - write a letter to your child recapping your pregnancy, what you have learnt and what you have loved.
Inner work
Do a body check meditation to check in if there are any feelings sitting in your body and anything else you feel you need to do to help with them.
The birth will be a beautiful sacred night. Everyone has their birth story and this night will be your story. It will be perfect for you and baby. Exactly what you were both meant to experience on your journeys. - 10
Hands
One of the most beautiful pieces of advice I read in one of my favourite books "Parenting by Heart" by. It read "..... Your hands will always give an energy. A message. It is a wonderful thing to be mindful of what your hands are saying to baby. Are they saying "I'm really too busy for you", or are they saying "you are important and loved".
I will never forget how a friend, Kate,, who had returned from living overseas held my 4 month old daughter. There was such reverence, such respect and gentleness, such a beautiful energy, you could see it and feel it. It was awe inspiring. . I often remembered that and held the intention to emulate it.
Giving baby to another
An important thing to remember about your beautiful new little bundle is that they are little souls who are beautifully sensitive to the energy around them. People's energy. This can be clearly obvious if baby is perfectly happy one minute but as soon as you enter a space or another person arms they are screaming and crying. Often you will find people or relatives ask to hold your baby as they reach out to take baby out of your arms as a baby is a cheese platter that can be passed around. Don't feel you have to do this. A gentle person will know that the baby needs to give permission. They will ask the mother and baby at the same time, gesturing for a hold and checking baby's response. If baby doesn't want to they will understand. If I sense baby For others, if I sense baby doesn't want to be and have their completely dependent body in that strangers arms I usually make a polite little excuse "oh he is a bit tired at the moment, perhaps later" with a smile.
Self nurture
Motherhood and gentle parenting in particular, is all about self nurture. You are give give giving, pouring out nurture 24/7 seven days a week. You need to receive it to. Self nurturing is an important skill to learn particularly at toddler age, because you cannot be the patient, gentle beautiful Saint you want to be u less you are receiving nurture too. This can look like a 10 min shower at a certain time of day while someone holds your baby. A certain time each day you can count on for you to breathe and rest.
In many cultures women are fully supported for 40 days or 3 months after childbirth. They rest. Tea is brought to them. They get to be with their baby. This is hard when we do t live in a village, but keep in mind you deserve to be very supported for 3 months :)
Overstimulation at 4-6 weeks
As babies are such sensitive sense organs, it is important to be mindful of stimulation baby is being exposed to. Noise, visual stimulation, smells, people's energy, are all stimulation. It is quite a beautiful thing to keep babies world small for 3 months, home, and walks outside. At 4-6 weeks baby is beginning to wake up and take notice of the world around mummies srms, shoulders and breast. It is at this time that tummy upsets, reflux, Collin, , "wind pain" etc can arise. A very great article by a French paediatrician explains these can just be presentations of overstimulation (ref). If baby is irritable/unsettled or not feeding so well reducing stimulation in the afternoon, going into the bedroom each afternoon,, drawing the curtains closed, laying g on mummy's chest skin on skin can dona lot for settling baby. This worked wonders when my daughter was not feeding well and seemingly having difficulty with wind pain.
Follow your heart
If it doesn't feel right it isn't
The preparation has been done.
Now rest and Be in this moment before meeting your baby. Good Practice for Being in the moment with your baby. Connection flows into this moment.
It is a beautiful time.
Manlist
Letter to the husband
His time will come,
Meditation - feeling Prepared (as above, video).