All pregnant women have an inner voice an intuition so to speak that is working for the interest of your mental well being and protection of your baby and birth. It helps tell you what is needed and what is not needed.  The question is, how often is the voice truly heard?  Are others drowning out your inner voice, superseding what your body is directing you to do for your baby and yourself?    Do others implant fear in you that make you doubt that inner voice? Are you drowning out your inner voice due to the fear you’ve absorbed from others?

The fact is, YOU WERE DESIGNED TO GROW AND BIRTH YOUR BABY.  Your body will tell you when there’s something wrong and reassure you when all is well. You just have to quietly listen to what it says and act accordingly.

Fear causes a woman to drown out the voice.  Drugs make the voice unintelligible.  Epidurals remove the voice altogether by, disconnecting the mind from the body.  The wrong care provider supersedes the voice. Well-intentioned family members and friends crowd out the voice and ultimately replace it, with misdirection and misinformation.

So what is a woman to do? Seek knowledge, of your body and your pregnancy, from women and providers who encourage you to listen to your body and your inner voice to trust yourself and to trust birth.