The Birth of Mama and I

Hey there mamas and mamas-to-be!

I'm Jasmine - mama, creator, birth enthusiast and lover of the moon 🌙 I'm raising two incredible little souls in beautiful Naarm (Melbourne), who are reaching me so much about life, love and the beauty in small things. 

I started working on Mama and I just before the birth of my second child. After struggling to come to terms with my first birth experience, I was determined to make my second birth experience more positive. I wanted to feel like I owned my birth, that my body was my friend working WITH me, and was not something I needed to beat or overcome.  I knew there had to be some simple and practical ways I could feel more comfortable and more connected to my labour and birth. With another hospital birth on the cards, I knew I had to think of some ways to make my environment more comfortable, ways that would allow me to feel more relaxed and actually enhance my labour. I needed to feel empowered and strong.... 

So,

I created a set of cards with little mantras and affirmations I could read aloud or have my husband read to me.

I created a collection of stones, designed to dispel any tension, ease labour pain and give me strength.

I sourced a beautiful essential oil blend I could spray in the hospital room to calm any nerves and help me relax

And, I nailed my birth plan! 

I was feeling on top of the world. And for once not fearful of birth, but excited!

AND then, a week before my due date, I was told bubba was BIG and I was advised to have a planned caesarean. I was gutted. I was so ready for labour! My mind was so prepared to deal with another lengthy labour and I felt a little cheated that I wouldn’t be going through it this time around. A caesarean, was again, a whole new birth experience and I could feel fear creeping in.

BUT, everything I put in to place and all the planning in the weeks prior, I still used on the day. I read aloud my affirmations in the car and in the waiting room and focused on my breathing. My husband carried my calming stones in his pocket and I used my spray on my neck and wrists so I could smell it in theatre, I adjusted my birth plan. I even made a relaxing playlist to have in theatre so I tune in (or out depending on where I was at emotionally) to my birth experience. I worked hard on my breathing so I can remain relaxed so I could bring my baby earth side tension-free. I felt SO incredibly strong and ready for what life with a newborn (and a toddler) was going to throw at me.

So now, I bring these special products to you, to help you create and experience the birth you want and deserve. 

You are beautiful. 
Your pregnant body is magic and,
You are stronger than you know. 

Remember that.

 Jasmine