It is a powerful time of imprinting & bonding as a baby’s nervous system is developing and becoming fully aware in utero. This is nature’s way of preparing the young one for the kind of world they are going to be born into. When family members acknowledge the presence of their developing baby while still in the womb, the message gets imprinted early on that they are welcome and that the world is a safe place.
Connecting energetically and verbally with your baby in utero, starts the natural process of bonding and secure attachment. The current research provides many examples that prove that baby’s are aware sensate beings that are fully conscious in utero and are recording their world experience well before they can express themselves with language. Body centered psychotherapy can be a useful way to bring awareness and healing to a mother’s history, and/or clearing challenging birth complications she may have experienced in her own birth or previous deliveries, that potentially create anxiety or fear about a current pregnancy and delivery. “Cleaning out the cobwebs” of prior experiences gives mom and baby optimal environment for a natural birth and healthy attachment. |
Massage & Cranial sacral therapy during pregnancy and after delivery for mom decreases birth complications and potential for postpartum depression and increases positive attachment and bonding to newborn. With optimal attachment comes less complications in sleeping, eating and supports the natural hormonal process of bonding.
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Creating a birth plan may include types of support for family during birth, what types of medication would be considered for birth under different circumstances. Having extra support insures that someone will always be available for the mom, baby and birth partner.
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When the forces of birth and possible medical complications occur, the compression of cranial nerves may create a cholicy, fussy baby that seems difficult to comfort. Light cranial touch for the baby (and mom) releases compression patterns in baby’s head and body. Cranial touch as well as general support for new moms gives her a sense of resiliency and trust in her own body, which automatically transfers to the baby in utero and after birth |