This tiger, what is he doing here?
He is the image of your fear!
Look at him with attention.
Doesn't he have a charming smile?
In my last blog 'Hedgehog in the fog' I dedicated the
following sentences to a book of Leboyer I've recently read as a preparation
for the birth of my third child:
'Today I read Leboyer's
beautiful book 'Atmen, singen, gebaeren' (in german). It is about using
breath and voice to stay above the waves (the birthing-contractions). A voice,
a tone that feels like 'yourself' is all that is needed to not let the ship
strand. While reading I experienced again, feeling freshly born in
the simple beauty of a day.'
Frédérick Leboyer (born November 1, 1918) is a French obstetrician and author. He is best known for his 1975 book, Birth Without Violence, which popularized gentle birthing techniques.
I had a laugh with my midwife when she handed me the book saying ‘Oh he’s a man to want to marry!’
Me: ‘Isn’t he a bit too old? I mean I do like my man being older than I am, but that old..’
‘Well, probably he has a son??’ We both laughed. I know she is in a happy relationship and her 'wanna-marry-saying’ was just her way of expressing her admiration as a midwife for his birthing knowledge and philosophy.
Now I got to the point that I have to confess that I am even worse! I wrote a poem for the man, calling him Captain Birth & Mister Lighthouse….Blimey!
The process of writing this poem felt like a good way to internalize what I’ve read and I warmly recommend other pregnant woman to translate birthing-literature you found inspiring into a poem of your own. Sentences of it might be even useful as affirmations?
Anyway, here is the poem:
Frédérick Leboyer (born November 1, 1918) is a French obstetrician and author. He is best known for his 1975 book, Birth Without Violence, which popularized gentle birthing techniques.
I had a laugh with my midwife when she handed me the book saying ‘Oh he’s a man to want to marry!’
Me: ‘Isn’t he a bit too old? I mean I do like my man being older than I am, but that old..’
‘Well, probably he has a son??’ We both laughed. I know she is in a happy relationship and her 'wanna-marry-saying’ was just her way of expressing her admiration as a midwife for his birthing knowledge and philosophy.
Now I got to the point that I have to confess that I am even worse! I wrote a poem for the man, calling him Captain Birth & Mister Lighthouse….Blimey!
The process of writing this poem felt like a good way to internalize what I’ve read and I warmly recommend other pregnant woman to translate birthing-literature you found inspiring into a poem of your own. Sentences of it might be even useful as affirmations?
Anyway, here is the poem:
Leboyer
Captain Birth dictates to be on the top of each wave,
to stay awake, to not be swept away but let it sweep through,
to stay true to the tone that is you, to be on that tone,
he dictates, Mister Lighthouse, her glowing shorelines
floating on focus.
He guides her with a choir of bees. with the tambura
and the no-sound of peace, from deep out of the earth,
vibrating through sea.
With the strictness rooted in love of a born teacher
he does the only thing he can do, opening mermaids
tales into legs, mother mouths melting open for babies
as they happen, naturally.
Please share with me the poem that you've written after reading specific birthing literature, or the affirmations that you've written/used yourself. Possibly there is an existing poem of another writer that you found to be inspiring for birth? I would be so delighted to hear there are more woman who use poetry as a way to get to their core of tranquility..
From this poem I thought ' to stay awake,
to not be swept away but let it sweep through,
Captain Birth dictates to be on the top of each wave,
to stay awake, to not be swept away but let it sweep through,
to stay true to the tone that is you, to be on that tone,
he dictates, Mister Lighthouse, her glowing shorelines
floating on focus.
He guides her with a choir of bees. with the tambura
and the no-sound of peace, from deep out of the earth,
vibrating through sea.
With the strictness rooted in love of a born teacher
he does the only thing he can do, opening mermaids
tales into legs, mother mouths melting open for babies
as they happen, naturally.
Please share with me the poem that you've written after reading specific birthing literature, or the affirmations that you've written/used yourself. Possibly there is an existing poem of another writer that you found to be inspiring for birth? I would be so delighted to hear there are more woman who use poetry as a way to get to their core of tranquility..
From this poem I thought ' to stay awake,
to not be swept away but let it sweep through,
to stay true to the tone that is you, to be on that
tone'
could be used as an affirmation.
And: ' mother mouths melting open for babies
as they happen, naturally'
could be used as an affirmation.
And: ' mother mouths melting open for babies
as they happen, naturally'
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