I will keep you and your baby in my prayers Spring Angel.

On that note - never discount the power of prayer. With DS1, I spent all my time focusing on getting my house and babystuff ready, I never gave a thought to the spiritual significance of the birth and preparing myself spiritually for the event. After a traumatic birth with DS1, DH and I kept a prayerful vigil in the weeks leading up to our second sons arrival. Each evening we held hands and put in our 'cosmic order' - that is, we asked God for the things we desired for the birth and for the baby, and asked Him to give me the strength and courage to face the birth fearlessly and to endure mother nature's plan for me without intervention.

Between contractions I continued to pray mantras silently in my head. I definitely felt the presence of God with me throughout my labour and gave my trust over completely to the greater powers that be. Number 2 was born calmly without a shred of intervention after a 15 hour drug-free labour. Even the seemingly insignificant things that we prayed for - like having my waters break toward the end of the labour, and for there to be no tear - came true (the complete opposite to my first labour).
I also believe very strongly in the power of positive affirmation, visualisation and 'believing your birth into being'. Marie Mongan's Hypnobirthing book may be of benefit to you. It comes with an accompanying audio CD especially designed to eradicate fear.
Something else you may wish to consider is talking to your baby in a 'teamlike' spirit. Tell your baby that you trust in his/her ability to start labour when he/she is ready to enter the world. Tell he/she that you are waiting patiently, ready and willing to do everything in your power to support the choices he/she makes according to natures plan.

Best of luck. And yes - you CAN do it!! Pom poms at the ready....

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