This episode is a repeated birth-affirmations and breathing script focused on staying calm, centered, and grounded through deep breaths, releasing tension, and trusting your body and baby during labor.

It emphasizes being strong, capable, fierce yet flexible, and prepared for whatever turns your birthing journey takes. The script describes working with each surge as waves of sensation to “surf,” resetting in the short breaks between surges, and returning to the breath for relaxation and re-energizing.

It reinforces confidence, safety, and support, trusting instincts and the birth process, and visualizes the body opening as each surge nudges the baby down and out, with the cervix soft, open, and stretchy and the baby moving easily through the pelvis.00:00 Calm Breath Begins04:00 Trust the Journey07:50 Ride the Waves10:46 Mind and Body Strength12:22 Breathe Baby Down16:02 Softening and Opening17:26 Baby Moves Through21:04 Love and Support Close23:27 Final Calm Affirmations

Breastfeeding in the First 3 Days:

Reassurance, Colostrum, Cluster Feeding, and Latch Basics

This episode is for new mothers and I talk about breastfeeding in the first three days by explaining normal newborn behavior and how to tell your baby is getting enough.

I discuss how your birth experience (long labor, analgesia/anesthesia, C-section) can affect your baby’s alertness and early feeding.

I emphasise skin-to-skin and following feeding cues rather than timing feeds, especially for the first feed.

I explain newborn stomach capacity (about 6 ml), the role and benefits of colostrum, expected weight loss up to 10%, and the purpose of brown fat for early energy needs.

You will learn about cluster feeding patterns, signs milk has come in (full, tender, leaking breasts), basic latch and positioning tips (tummy-to-mummy, nose-to-nipple, cross-cradle and football holds), and using wet/dirty nappy output changes from meconium to yellow seedy stools as a key indicator of intake.

00:00 Breastfeeding First Days

00:47 Birth Effects On Baby

01:28 Golden Hour Skin To Skin

04:08 Tiny Tummy Colostrum

05:38 Immunity Weight Loss

08:47 Cluster Feeding Normal

10:02 Milk Coming In Signs

12:59 Avoid Painful Latch

15:06 Football Hold Option

16:16 Wet Diapers And Poop

18:10 Recap And Next Steps

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This meditation is for the breastfeeding mother who finds herself at the intersection of myriad emotions and responsibilities. If you're feeling sleep-deprived, anxious about your baby and your milk supply, overwhelmed by the profound shift in your identity, torn between the roles of mother and wife, grappling with the loss of freedom, experiencing financial strain, succumbing to societal pressures to look a certain way, or feeling compelled to share every moment on social media, this meditation is here for you.

These complex and weighty concerns may have left you feeling disconnected from your transformed body and your newborn baby, contributing to your baby's fussiness and neediness. In the midst of this challenging journey, it's crucial to find moments of respite and self-compassion.

My hope is that this meditation will  be your sanctuary, a haven where you can slow down, fully inhabit the present moment, and rediscover the beauty of your breath and your profound connection with your baby. It's an opportunity to explore the depths of your inner world, embrace the complexities of motherhood, and find the peace and strength within yourself to navigate this transformative path.

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