Birth Affirmations

I am built for birth. I’VE GOT THIS!

Each wave has a purpose.

I am relaxed and calm.

This pain is safe and normal. I am safe and our baby is safe.

Trust, my body knows what to do. Trust, our baby knows how and when to be born.

Our baby will come.

I trust my body.

My body was made for this.

I trust my body knows exactly what it’s doing.

I trust my ability to birth my baby.

I am excited to give birth to my baby.

I visualize an easy, peaceful, joyous and pleasurable birth.

My courage & patience will send my baby into my arms.

I do not fight the birth in any way. My body is relaxed.

Birth is powerful, let it empower me.

I soften open & release.

I AM POWERFUL.

My pelvis is releasing and opening. As those of countless women before me.

My baby is the prize.

Breathe in love. Breathe out pain.

Breathe in peace. Breathe out love.

We are working together to meet each other.

My body is natural, strong and perfect.

My body opens… My mind quiets… My baby descends…

Birth is joyous!

Ride the wave, YOU GOT THIS!

My pelvis is releasing and opening.

My baby is coming to meet me at exactly the right time, in exactly the right way.

I BELIEVE in my POWER to BIRTH my BABY!

This pain is so powerful, but I can handle it.

I birth with ease.

You CAN & you WILL!

My body opens like a beautiful flower.

This may be difficult, but I am strong!

I OPEN!

One contraction at a time.

Breathe in to my baby.

I birth my baby with waves, each one bringing my baby closer to shore.

Each surge brings my baby closer to me.

My courage is stronger than my fear.

Good strong contractions help my baby into this world.

The knowledge of how to birth is deep within me.

Breathe in strength, breathe out tension.

You’re doing better than you think.

YOU ARE STRONG ENOUGH.

I accept this pain to bring my baby into the world.

I SOFTEN. I OPEN. I RELEASE.

Even though I feel overwhelmed, I can still do this.

Just let my body do it; let it happen.

I can do hard things.

My job is simply to relax and allow birth to happen.

I am confident. I am safe. I am secure.

RELAX. BREATHE. OPEN.

I will meet my baby soon.

This will not last forever.

Breathing in I feel strong. Breathing out I let go.

Here comes another wave. I can ride it.

It is not pain, IT IS POWER!

I can breathe through this contraction.

The more I relax the more my body softens and expands.

Breathe baby down!

My contractions can never be stronger than me; the ARE me.

I relax my jaw. I quiet my mind. My body will open. My baby will come.

You can do anything for a minute.

My body knows how to have this baby just as my body knew how to grow this baby.

My body opens, my mind quiets, my baby descends.

Our baby created in love will be birthed in love.

I might feel like at some point I cannot do it… That is when my baby is coming.

I am not afraid, I was born to do this.

These pains you feel are messengers. Listen to them.

My cervix, the neck of my womb softens, shortens and begins to open.

My cervix opens progressively with each sensation.

My pelvis opens for my baby. My baby descends with ease.

My cervix opens to fully release my baby into my birth canal.

I surrender to increasingly downwards sensations.

My baby comes down the birth canal and is nearly here.

I release to open for my baby. So wide, so open.

My tissues release, relax to let my baby out.

I replace fear with faith. I trust in my body’s ability to birth beautifully.

Slow down. Calm down. Don’t worry. Don’t hurry. Trust the process.

Soft jaw. Soft hands. Breathe.

Relax. Breathe deeply. Let go. Trust your body. Smile.

You’re a badass. You can do anything!

I trust my instincts.

I am excited to give birth to my baby.