Guarantee A Successful Birth

Want to guarantee a successful birth every time?

Focus on the things you can control in labor and birth.

I can tell you how!

In the birth space, variables abound . . .Unpredictability of timing, length, intensity . . .Baby's tolerance for contractions . . .Mama's stamina . . .Even the way our providers treat us . . .

We cannot control any of those things.

So, if we set our measure of success on . . .

- Natural birth

- Pain free birth

- No induction

- No pain meds

- No C-section

or even

- Healthy mama healthy baby

We are not setting ourselves up for success.

What happens when . . .

- Medical issues arise

- Labor is super intense

- Baby needs to be born now

- Mama is suffering and needs relief

- Baby is in distress, or placenta detaches prematurely and c-section is required

or worse

- Somehow, mom or baby don't come through it all at the healthy and safe level we expected.

Birth is unpredictable.

But you can guarantee success in your birth space if you make a subtle shift in your focus - move over from those factors you cannot control to that which is always in your circle of control - YOU!

You cannot control how your providers communicate to or with you, but you can control how you choose to respond to them.

You cannot control what interventions are offered or suggested, but you can control how you choose to ask the right questions in order to make a fully informed decision.

You cannot control how fast, slow, subtle, intense, or prolonged your labor is, but you can control your choice to remain in tune with your body throughout - honoring your needs as they arise.

You cannot control the surges, but you can control your breath.

Guaranteeing a successful birth means moving toward what is in your hands - yourself.

Making this shift moves you toward self-ownership, self-awareness, and self-control. You get to choose how your birth turns out.

When you look back one day, will it have been a success?