Episode 72: Preparing Your Body, Soul, and Spirit for Birth and Postpartum

Birth is exciting! And it encompasses more than just the physical--our souls and spirits are also affected and can be prepared for the miracle of birth! Today I'm talking all about this and sharing some personal stories and resources that have been helpful for me in preparing for birth and the postpartum time.

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Body: (not to be taken as medical advice—these are my opinions)

• Take care of ourselves—naps, nutrient dense food, quality supplements related to your specific health, pure water, electrolytes, etc.

• Movement, activity

• Pelvic floor health

• Take a great birth class so you know how your body works and how labor and birth work!

Resources:

• Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth

• Real Food for Pregnancy Lily Nichols

• Birthing Bravely Academy from my friend Sam LeGassick at Empowered Womanhood (Hear her testimony on Episode 27)

Soul:

• Deal with fear, dig into anything that comes up—pregnancy and birth often brings up a lot that we might not even realize is under the surface, not only related to birth.

  • Journal, pray, listen to what Jesus has to say to you about everything. Take time to hear and work through anything He brings up.

• Take time to quiet your soul (mind, will, emotions) and recognize the beauty of the season you’re in—pregnancy seems long, but then all of a sudden it will be over, and you’ll be on to a new season. Press into the season you’re in.

• Soul work is even more important than your registry

• Resources:

  • One Minute Pause app

  • Birth from a POP (Leslie Burris)

  • Leslie Burris on Instagram

Spirit:

• Fill your spirit with TRUTH!

• Believe what God says about birth, babies, the blessings of the womb, what is His perspective on our births?

• Declare Scripture over yourself (made Scripture cards to fill my spirit with during pregnancy and birth)

• Build your spirit man, connect with the Lord in deep ways so you can access those places again in labor and postpartum

• If these thoughts are new to you, check them out and let them percolate for a bit!

• Resources:

  • Supernatural Childbirth by Jackie Mize

  • A Heavenly Welcome audio tracks—Holy Spirit Labor Relaxation album

  • Birth in God’s Presence podcast—birth stories with a beautiful spiritual perspective