Affirmations for Labor and Birth

My Affirmation Box

As we approach my daughter's 1st birthday (and the 1 year anniversary of my initiation into motherhood), I find myself engulfed by thoughts of pregnancy, labor and childbirth - much as I was at this time last year.

The final weeks and days of my pregnancy were a potent time for me - yes, sometimes a roller coaster of emotion - but filled with the overpowering sense that I stood on the edge of a precipice, about to step off into the much-longed for and wildly unknown world of motherhood. 

My blessingway ceremony, which I write about here, was the turning point in my emotional and spiritual readiness for birth and motherhood. 

One of the most cherished gifts from my mother blessing were the affirmations the dearest women in my life wrote for my birth.  Full of powerful wisdom, encouragement and faith, these blessingway affirmations stayed with me through birth and continue to offer guidance as I journey deeper into motherhood.  May their words bring you strength and confidence!

Fear Not: All is Well

Your body and spirit were built for this.

Your babe will soon be in your arms.

You are powerful! You are full of power!

Open up, surrender and let go.

You. Are. Creation. Itself.

The power of your labor cannot be stronger than you - it is you!

You are a strong, amazing woman welcoming your daughter into this world.

Imagine! Soon there will be a new person in the world who you will be coming to know and learning to love for the rest of your life!