What are Positive Pregnancy Affirmations?

Using positive affirmations during pregnancy and birth can be incredibly beneficial, helping to promote a positive outlook and feel more confident in yourself, your body and your abilities.   

There are loads of suggested affirmations you can find online, but I feel the best ones, the ones that will be most powerful for You, are the ones You write for yourself.

Give this a try ...

• Write down one of your fears about being pregnant, birthing your baby or being a new parent
• Now write down the opposite of that fear, what would be the alternative if those fears weren't there?
• Turn this positive into Your Own affirmation - make them strong and determined, start with phrases such as:
• I Believe
• I Am
• I Can
• I Will
• I See
• I Feel
• Once you've got your affirmation as you want it, read it out loud, use it in Your meditation practices, write it on a post-it and stick it somewhere you'll see it every day, repeat those words to yourself until you believe it

Using affirmations can help by:

**Reducing Anxiety**

** Making your Feel Empowered & in Control**

 **Fostering a Positive Mindset**

**Preparing you for Labour**

**Supporting You to Bond with Your Baby**

If you've not managed to put your own together yet, see if any of these resonate and give them a whirl...

 "My body is strong and capable of nurturing my baby."

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 "I trust my body to know how to grow and birth my baby."

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 "Each day, I am closer to meeting my baby, and I embrace this journey."

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 "I am strong, and I can handle whatever comes my way."

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 "With each contraction, I am bringing my baby closer to me."

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 "I trust the process of birth; I am safe, and I am supported."

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  "I am a loving and capable parent."

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  "I will take care of myself as I take care of my baby."