Childbirth tips!

Stop running around trying to do too much. Really! – Slow down these last weeks before the day the baby is expected.

Get a lot of sleep, even during the daytime.

Eat well and eat enough

Get prepared mentally

Practice breathing and relaxation techniques

Talk to your partner or supporting friend about the delivery – write a birth plan letter

Read, think, and talk about the various stages of delivery

Don’t make any decisions in advance about what pain management you will have. You don’t know what your delivery will be like

Don’t approach labour with fear – reflect and meet your feelings and talk to someone about it

Encourage yourself: labour pain is a positive force that moves you forward to the goal

Dare to trust your body. Childbirth is a natural process

Communicate regularly with your midwife to build a good rapport. If you don’t feel comfortable with your midwife, ask to be assigned someone else – it is your childbirth

Be comfortable receiving help, be comfortable asking for help

Try to follow processes – don’t be an obstacle

Remember that labour lasts for a limited amount of time – it has a start and it has an end

Focus on the awesome outcome – the baby!