It’s 2am…

You’re deep in the second trimester, pregnancy insomnia has you completely wired and awake. The realisation that pretty soon you’re going to have to somehow give birth to a whole human has hit and sleep feels further and further away. Your mind wanders…

You mentioned you were thinking about a natural water birth to some friends with kids and they said “pfft you don’t get a medal for it just get the epidural”

You told your aunt you were thinking about giving birth at home, and she was shocked! “I had to have an emergency cesarean because babe was stuck, I could have died if I wasn’t at hospital, you’re crazy”

Your phone on the nightstand is calling to you

“just scroll for a bit, just until you’re tired”

Two hours later, your eyes are tired but sleep isn’t any closer, and you’ve been bombarded with reel after reel of traumatic birth stories or influencers telling you to do this one thing to give birth completely without fear

But that fear is already in your throat, all those hacks seem too good to be true (spoiler alert, they are, but more on that later)

any good feeling you’ve had about giving birth has evaporated, and now the what ifs are all you can think about

what if it happens TO ME

what if I’m not strong enough, I have a low pain tolerance I’m scared it’ll be too much, what if my VBAC isn’t supported, what if the worst happens

I’m here to tell you babes, there’s a better way

The Birth Strong Game Plan

Knowledge, Control, Acceptance, and Preparation

just four things to completely change the way you feel about birth

it’s strength and conditioning for your mindset around all things labour and birth

from “what if I’m not strong enough” to “it can’t be stronger than me, it is me”

no more “I’m scared of the pain”, just “this is pain with purpose”

all those deep fears you’re holding onto, carrying on your shoulders, unpacking those and letting them go

feeling the fear, and bloody doing the thing anyway

because it is so, so worth it

You are ready