It's a book Lindley gave me called Ina May's Guide to Childbirth. I love so many of the concepts she shares and the intense mind/body connection she describes for laboring mothers. I am intrigued by the psychology of the birth process and how to use my mind and visualizations to ease the child into the world. Ease is relative, not like the ease I feel when I am sitting on a beach, but to even begin to work to shift the language of child birth is powerful.
So for my own sake and for my birth plan, I want to look into summarizing some of the key points of the book in the coming months to keep my motivation and positive thoughts strong.
Dave is nervous that I am only in my 11th week and getting so excited about all of this due to all the medical complications he has seen with pregnancy. Still, the odds are in our favor that all will go relatively smoothly.
And I am hoping that our baby is on the smaller side. Dave was under 7 lbs. I was almost 9 lbs.
Ina May says that your body can most likely handle the baby you grow. So I will keep my faith in my body!
I am SOOOO glad you like Ina Mays book. I read the whole thing during my first pregnancy in like 2 sittings. The stories are ones I remembered as I labored to give me hope :)
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Such a good book and such a good hubby!! She also has a book about breastfeeding that I recommend. I underestimated how much I needed to know about breastfeeding before going into it -- hopefully it will be super smooth and easy for you, but since you like her stuff, you might want to check out that book as well. Love you and that teeny little life you are nurturing in your body. xoxoxo
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