Homebirthers have never seen an inspirational quote or
positive affirmation they didn’t like. The most popular inspirations describe
motherhood and the act of natural childbirth as expressions of female
empowerment, manifestations of pure feminine beauty, and sacred
blessings/ birth rites/ treasures. We also love any words uttered by Ina May
Gaskin. Affirmations remind us that we’re not crazy for birthing at home. In
fact, we’re way more enlightened than you are. We’re strong and powerful, but
you know, in a totally feminine way, not like sweaty truck drivers. Sometimes homebirthers write positive affirmations on flashcards to review while we’re laboring. Other times, we listen to CDs that ply us with encouraging words. The inspirations keep us positive while our cervixes are contorting to inhuman proportions and our uteruses are swelling like balloons (sorry, think positive – “blooming roses”). But mostly, these little nuggets of encouragement appear as Facebook posts so we can share them with friends and make comments like “so true!” and “brought tears to my eyes.”
It’s a bonus if the affirmation comes with an image, preferably a baby – or baby hand/baby foot – or a woman lightly resting her hands across her protruding belly. Black and white images are especially heartwarming as is anything that depicts a man supporting his homebirthing wife. That shit just makes us melt.
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