When I came across an amazing list of questions in a Hypnobirthing book, I decided that I needed to look at them on a daily basis for a while. That's when I got the idea to combine the questions with images of babies. One strategy I have for helping myself go into the birthing experience with confidence is to focus on the end product: a lovely baby boy! I want to focus on remembering that all of the sensations my body experiences during the birthing process are related to helping our baby enter into the world. I will try really hard to focus on the idea that the intensity is good because it is bringing us closer to holding our sweet baby boy. I figure the more I look at images of babies, the more excited I'll get. So I put together this collage and stuck it next to the water dispenser on our refrigerator. It takes forever to fill up my 40-ounce water bottle, so I have plenty of time to look at the collage each day!
Here are the questions:
Here are the questions:
- How welcome do you feel?
- How loved do you feel?
- What kinds of messages are you receiving from things that are said?
- What are your feelings about the interaction between your parents?
- What kind of pace do your parents keep? Will there be time purposely created for you?
- What kind of atmosphere will you come into?
- How confident are you that you will be raised with love and patience?
- How calm a world is being prepared for you?
- How loving are the people you will be living with?
- What tone of voice will be used by the people around you?
- Do the people you are going to live with talk in gentle, loving ways?
- Is each motion that you make received with joy?
- What kinds of sounds/music/noises do you live with?
- Is the nourishment that you are receiving conducive to your healthy growth?
- How wholesome is the air that you are breathing? Will it foster good heath for you?
- Are your environment and your body smoke free, alcohol free, and drug free?
- How certain are you that you will be helped and guided toward becoming a loved and loving human being?
- What kind of assurance do you have that your parents will give you understanding as you learn to adjust to your strange, new world?
- Are you confident that you will learn by guidance, not punishment?
These seem like really good things to be reflecting on! I have a question though - are you asking these questions from your baby's point of view or yours? i.e. are "the parents" in the questions you and Matt or are they your parents? I think it's you and Matt but I could see how both perspectives would be good reflections!
ReplyDeleteI have the same question as Kelsey!
ReplyDeleteHi, All! The questions are from the baby's perspective. You can't see it clearly in the photo, but I wrote in black ink "from the baby's perspective" to clarify.
ReplyDeleteAh, I see it! I was too distracted by all those cute babies!
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