Have you started building your labour and birth playlist yet?
We do this for other epic life events and occasions. We need to put the same amount of love and effort into our labour and birth playlist as we would for a once in a lifetime road trip, a groovy dinner party, wedding.
Create a playlist that makes you feeeeeeeeel…
Imagine watching a movie trailer of someone beautifully calm, closing her eyes down, rocking side to side sitting on a fit ball, welcoming the sensations of labour, leaning into the pillars of support around her, a partner, birthing team… What tones will hold this amazing woman in her power and safe space?
Then imagine this woman’s labour becoming more powerful and potent. She is surrendering to this, knowing labour is progressing brilliantly well and it’s normal. This woman is working with her body and her baby – doing the dance of labour – being mobile, swaying, padding her feet up and down, squatting, bending, leaning into her support circle more and more. Focused and feeling grounded by using her breath, reciting affirmation and visualising her baby coming down. Each contraction playing a critical part in the story of welcoming her baby to her world.
This woman is strong, empowered, informed, supported and held
What tones would support her in this dance?
Go find these sounds…
I have three significant songs from my labour and birth experiences.
Heaven I Know. By Gordi – I found out a year later that this song was playing while I was giving birth to my first babe, there were many many tears.
Suite Bergamasque: III. Claire de lune. Andante tres expressif. By Claude Debussy, Alain Planes. Established labour, potent and vocal, arriving at the birthing suite with babe number 2
Heroes – 2017 Remaster. By David Bowie – Transition. In the throws of labour with my second babe, she was born not long after
Build your playlist during pregnancy, listen to it A LOT, Be familiar with it, let it serve you well it comes to your day!
The labour dance... by Bec Rogers Isaac was due on 26 August 2022. We attended Bec’s Calmbirth in Mittagong mid July. We drove up from Melbourne and made a weekend of it. I knew deep inside that it was very important that Leon and I educate ourselves about a physiological birth because we had deep rooted…
Getting To Know Calmbirth Educator Lee Swift by Lee Swift I love stories. Reading them, watching them, listening to them. I even love singing and dancing them. I especially love birth stories. I’m excited to have the opportunity, through Calmbirth, to help you start your own birth story. Investing in a Calmbirth course will provide you with the knowledge, confidence,…
The amazing & calm water birth of Herbie... by Karen McClay Rob and I both feel extremely grateful for the smooth labour and physiological birth of Herbie with no interventions. We believe that this would not have happened without the Calmbirth course including mental and physical preparation in the weeks leading up to the due date. Thank you Karen and the…
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