Momma, take a moment. Don’t tell yourself that you are going to “try’ for a natural childbirth. Educate yourself, empower yourself, feed yourself, bring your best health to the forefront, hire a midwife, and a doula. And have your natural childbirth. Surround yourself with people who already envision you powerfully birthing your child – rather than those who are educated in the worst case scenario!
The odds are on your side!
Go for it! Hard!
And from this place – be open hearted to how your birth progresses – if interventions are needed accept this – see them as tools that bring you to your ultimate goal – your beautiful child and you healthy and strong. There is no failure here. One only fails if one never tries.
Remember, the odds are on the side of a healthy pregnant person- go for it!
Samsarah Morgan ED, Oakland Better Birth Foundation
The Oakland Better Birth Foundation 