EcoBirth for Baby

What is an environmentally friendly birth? One factor is the model of care used, whether one births in a hospital, birth center, or home, and whether one has a doctor or midwife. In the hospital, there are lots of people, devices, pharmaceuticals, instruments, technology, surgical procedures, and disposable items wrapped in plastic that can contribute to a lot of waste being generated in the birthing environment. A homebirth midwife will have less environmental impact, supporting you in your own home, and will reduce waste by reducing unnecessary procedures, interventions, and practices. 

But what about baby? What is the most environmentally friendly birth for baby? That would clearly be being born at home, because baby is immune to the germs in mother's home environment. In the womb, baby is encased in the pristine waters of the amniotic fluid. The baby in-utero is in a sterile environment. The amniotic fluid actually has anti-microbial and anti-bacterial properties to it - so don't worry about washing it off your baby right away after birth - it's good for the skin, as is vernix! During the birth the baby is inoculated with the mother's healthy bacteria through the passage through the birth canal and the drinking of colostrum from the initial breastfeeding.

Being born at home is safest for baby because mother and baby are safer from unfriendly germs in their home environment. In the hospital, where all the sick people go, the newborn babies are exposed to many germs, including new strains of superbugs. Babies are also subjected to increasing numbers of cesarean section deliveries and antibiotics, both which seriously hinder the child's ability to culture the essential healthy flora in their gut needed for lifelong health. These children are at a higher risk of developing allergies and asthma later down the road, as well as other chronic conditions, including ADHD and autism.

Birth at home is an eco-friendly birth for baby, because the home environment is friendly to baby - and mom!

Give Birth Slowly - Rumi

 

GIVE BIRTH SLOWLY 

 
A New Moon teaches gradualness 
and deliberation and how one gives birth 
to oneself slowly. Patience with small details 
makes perfect a large work, like the universe. 

What nine months of attention does for an embryo 
forty early mornings will do 
for your gradually growing wholeness. 

-Rumi 

Co-Creative Healing Arts

"Our crisis is the birth of a universal humanity capable of co-evolving with nature and co-creating with spirit."
- Barbara Marx Hubbard

It is time for all humans to awaken to the experience that we are co-creators of our life, reality, and universe. Each thought, feeling, action, intention, and prayer you make influences your world, your health, your body, your family, and your planet. We are all part of one world, one universal womb, one universal family, and each breath we take is a biodynamic interchange with the one holographic matrix of living energy. The time is now to spiral to the next stage of evolution, beyond procreation of humanity and nature vs. nuture. It is now the age of co-creation with nature, spirit, love, and consciousness for the birth of a new paradigm of existence.

We are all experiencing a time of accelerated growth and changes on Mother Earth, in all aspects of life from personal to planetary transformation. Life is more mysterious and magnificant than most people ever dare to dream. Those who are the dreamers know that there is infinite potential in a moment of stillness. I offer to you all abundant blessings of love and gratitude to imagine and manifest your deepest dreams of joy, healing, balance, and peace.

Heart Breath Meditation:

This is simple, excellent meditation to use any time, especially for moments of stress. Try cultivating the Heart Breath and creating a vibrant heart-centered state for atleast a few minutes a day, it is an excellent tool for healers, caretakers, teachers, and parents. It can be taught to children or to anyone.

• As you inhale, breath in the feeling of love. Imagine the universe sending you love, from the stars above, the earth below, the air surrounding you, the light in your eyes.
  
• As you exhale, breath out gratitude. Send the gratitude to the world around you, let it permeate your entire body and energy field. 
• Focus on the heart. Feel the area of your body around your heart and notice any feelings or sensations. Focus on expanding your sensations of love and gratitude in your heart.
• Continue breathing in love, exhaling gratitude, cultivating awareness of your heart.
• Sense the feeling of love growing inside your heart, expanding outward and vibrating through every cell in your body.

Conscious Birthing Affirmations

Here is the Birth Affirmations 2.0 - the newly updated musically-enhanced video of Conscious Birth Affirmations. I specially created this video for pregnant mamas to prepare your minds, heart, and spirit for feeling positive, healthy, and intuitive through pregnancy, labor, birth, and postpartum. Enjoy and feel free to share!

The Shift

One conversation, one action at a time.

The Shift Movie

The shift is in our own hearts and minds…

- Thanks to Stephen Feig for the link!