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When you shift what you want, it doesn’t have to invalidate what you wanted. What?! I know, that’s a bit convoluted. Stay with me… Let me explain with an example, because this is one that I think we can get tripped up on in a BIG way. I recently did (okay, maybe I’m still a little…
If you’re not enjoying your pregnancy – or even if you mostly are – what is the best way to deal effectively with your concerns? A few are likely to come up. I don’t know a woman who has had a completely concern-free pregnancy. First, take a good, close look at your concern. Not because you want to…
I encourage pregnant women to tune into their thoughts and feelings and use these as a guide to determine what choices and approaches best resonate with them. It’s a success formula for finding your way to best enjoy your pregnancy. This is, of course, an approach that you can use at any time during your life….
To enjoy your pregnancy you’ve got to trust yourself. You make your choices as best you can at any given moment with the data you have. And, note that there are different kinds of data. One kind of “data” is the information you can get from books, magazines, and websites; it’s what you know is possible from what you’ve…
A good number of stories that I’ve gathered for my Loving the Pregnant You book have clearly pointed to the power of “tuning inward” or staying in the present moment throughout delivery. Women have found this helpful in minimizing pain and/or identifying what they want and need physically and emotionally throughout the birth process. There…
“Don’t sweat the small stuff.” This is inarguably great advice. And, I think, often easier said than done. To not sweat the small stuff, I think you need to know yourself, know what’s most important to you, and do it your way. Simply stated – I think so. And, again, these are ALL endeavors that may…
Naoli is a midwife and she talks of the amazing depth of maternal instinct that we all have that gets ignited during pregnancy. She believes it’s most useful for us as pregnant women to expose ourselves to a wide range of advice and then apply only what feels useful to us. She says that we…
Colette was looking forward to gaining a new image during her pregnancy. She had been overweight for a number of years and being pregnant meant having what she called a “legitimate reason” to have a big belly. She would now be pregnant not fat. She looked forward to shaking her previous body image issues and…
When Andrea was thinking about getting pregnant the first time, she dreaded the changes her body would go through. She hated the idea of gaining weight in ways she couldn’t predict. She worried about feeling out of control. Also, she was generally concerned about fitting into what she called a “traditional” pregnancy image. She didn’t…