@gentlebirthofficial

class="content__text" You've been birth basking for months and are feeling ready to rock your birth... you get the news today that due to an unexpected complication your birth preferences have to change significantly. (Maybe you're a doula or midwife and your client just received this news).⁠ ⁠ These changes can knock you off balance emotionally and leave parents reeling - trying to salvage what you can to make this the best birth possible.⁠ ⁠ There is something you can do for yourself today. The practice of self-compassion meditations is associated with so many positive benefits it's hard to list them all here.⁠ ⁠ In these circumstances self-compassion practices help parents to to let go of specific goals more easily and re-engage with new goals with more positive emotions. Self-compassion meditations are a buffer to negative emotional states - and take only a few minutes.⁠ ⁠ Self-compassion training engages the soothing network of the brain (oxytocin) and is a specific mindfulness training. Think of mindfulness as training for the mind and compassion practices as training for the heart. These practices will be even more important AFTER your baby arrives so you can intentionally nurture yourself as you nurture your newborn.⁠ ⁠ #gentlebirthapp #selfcompassion #mindfulpregnancy #homebirth #positivebirth #midwifery #obstetrics #laboranddelivery #mindfulbirth #hypnobirthing #compassion #braintrainingforbirth

February 12, 2023