Today I wanted to share with you something we found invaluable. So much fear and anxiety surrounds the experience and process of childbirth and many women are unaware of the best way to empower themselves to deal with the ‘big day’

Having a birth plan which outlines your specific desires and beliefs is a great way to focus your mind prior to the day, align your thoughts with your partner and any other people who you are having present at the birth of your child and to alert staff at the birth centre or hospital that you have chosen. If you are having a homebirth, your midwives who will attend you will be well armed to get you through this experience the way you always thought it should be.

People always say you won’t get it if you don’t ask for it. The same is true with the birthing experience. A little meditation and forethought on the topic to ascertain your ideal outcomes is important. Putting it onto paper – knowing it and sharing it are the only ways to ensure that, barring serious complications of course, you get what is important to you. Whatever that may be. Make room for ‘in the event of’ so that your wishes are known in all events, and also to acknowledge that things don’t always go as planned, as much as we would like them too, open your mind to all possibilities to avoid serious disappointment later.

Here you can find more information and a sample of a birth plan. Make your whatever it needs to be to make you and your partner feel safe and content. This is the object of the activity. Share with all your carers and support team. You won’t regret it.

xx, Anita