Hello Lovelies,

I’ve been doing some wonderful 1:1 online sessions while we travel in our caravan.

And one of the themes coming up is around the importance of mindset in the people you will have around you, both in the lead up to birth and on the day.

This goes for both your care-provider and your partner or support person.

Say you’re wanting a physiological normal birth, you have worked on learning about birth and have some skills to work with the intensity (or are planning to).

BUT, your care provider comes from a mindset of ‘saving’ you, rather than supporting you.

This might look like: you’re in labour and working hard, but working WITH the contractions and doing your thing.

Your care provider comes in and says something along the lines of “You must be really tired, do you think you want the epidural now?”

It might come from a good place, but if this isn’t in your plan, then it’s really derailing for your whole labour.

And there’s a BIG difference between suffering and working hard with the intensity of a physiological labour.

A good way to sum this up is that we need cheerleaders not rescuers.

Does your partner have a healthy understanding of pain in labour?

And does your care provider as well?

This is where we need to have the conversations about your plans to work with pain and the language used.

Do you want them to offer you pain relief or will you ask if/when you need it?

What tools do you have and how will you use them? In what order?

It’s these little things that are often not explored in pregnancy, and they make a BIG difference to how things play out. I see it all the time in my practice.

If you’re wanting some help to explore all of this, we work through it all in Your Birth Class, both the in person and online versions.

Plus, in person classes are back!

Dates are up here starting from September the 14th @ bodybegood.
Join me for a day of getting both yours and your partner’s mindset in a positive space, plus all the other important bits to understand your body and have tools to work with labour, however it plays out.

Book here

That’s it from me, have a lovely week.

Warmly,

Lauretta

Best wishes & baby bumps,

*Information shared is of a general nature only and is not medical advice — please see your own care provider for specific and individualised information and advice. All personal stories & photos shared with permission.

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