Crystals and positive affirmations

HI everyone,

I figured this was the most appropriate section to post this seeing as its related to crystals/gemstones and their healing properties.

Background - Bestie and I were chatting about her up coming babyshoower and she was mentioning she didn't want it all cutesy so I told her about a couple of the Motherscircle/Blessingway things and she particularly likes the beads idea.

I am definately not up to speed with Crystals and their properties so I am turning to my BB friends in the hopes of attaining a list of good crystals that can be worn by a pregnant woman through the last weeks of her pregnancy and her labour.

So far I have:

Rose quartz
Moonstone
Clear quartz

These can be protective crystals, good luck crystals, healing crystals, love cyrstals, keep focused crystals ANYTHING that can be related back to pregnancy, labour and mother and baby.

The reason I am asking is so I can include a note on her baby shower invite for people to bring a bead nad offer them a list of suggestions if they don't know about crystals.

Thank you so very much everyone.

OH ALSO

if you know any positive affirmations relating to child birth, motherhood etc that would also be great.

Nae x x x

I know I have a crystal book somewhere Nae. I have visitors atm til next week. Once they have gone I will dig it out and have a look in it for you.

Thanks Donna,

Ok, I have done some research on the net and stumbled across a website that had the following:

List – Moonstone, Rose Quartz, Unakite, Pyrite, Fluorite (yellow), Howlite, Rhodonite, Black Tourmaline, Amethyst, Moonstone, Nephrite Jade, Howlite, Amazonite, Azurite Basalt, Chrysocolla, Diopside, Hematite, Fluorite, Turquoise, Peridot, Jaspers, Lepidolite, Boulder opal, Mangano Calcite, Kunzite, Aragonite, Barite, Calcite, Chalcedony, Crocoite, Rhodochrosite, Sagenite, Botryogen, Dyscrasite, Microcline, Danburite

1. Danburite – Alerts you to coincidences which pave the way for releasing the past. Clears emotional miasms. Association to Archangel Gabriel.
2. Moonstone - assists with fluid retention which by the end of pregnancy can become an issue. It can also help with balancing our hormones, our emotions and feelings of vulnerability that can arise.
3. Rose Quartz is the unconditional love hug of the universe. Wrapping yourself and baby in its warm, soothing energy provides emotional balance, security and peace.
4. Unakite is a good stone for healthy pregnancies and to facilitate health of the unborn child.
5. For those who need to keep some semblance of mental stature and memory stones like Pyrite, Fluorite (yellow), Howlite, Rhodonite and Black Tourmaline work well.
6. When you get to about 7 months sleep goes out the window and some people find insomnia all too much. Crystals like Amethyst, Moonstone, Nephrite Jade and Howlite can help.
7. Some have terrible leg cramps and spasms so you can try Amazonite, Azurite Basalt, Chrysocolla, Diopside and Hematite to relieve them.
8. Using Fluorite and turquoise to help absorb nutrients so your physical has what it needs is vital.
9. Fatigue is usually a sign we need to stop, not keep going and luckily the world mostly understands that you need to sit down! So take advantage less stress for you is less stress for baby. Peridot is a lovely auric cleanser and revitalising energy without causing too much sensation through your being. Jaspers will also nurture and support you
10. Lepidolite is the stone of transition which is exactly what pregnancy is constant change through the pregnancy, then childbirth, and back again. Lepidolite is a stone of calm, trust, and acceptance, which brings emotional stability (a god send for husbands, as is Dioptase). Boulder opal brings emotional security, Mangano Calcite brings feelings of safety, Kunzite for well being, balancing hormones, aligning chakras, powerful feelings of peace… so important when making babies, plus it dispels negativity.
11. Other stones for emotional balance (It’s a funny thing, but first babies especially for me, messed with my emotional balance – big time) are Aragonite, Barite, Calcite, Chalcedony, Crocoite, Rhodochrosite and Turquoise.
12. These are not common minerals
13. Sagenite pregnancy very protective stone and is good for use during pregnancy to stimulate the optimum levels of well being within the unborn child while affording protection to the body of the mother.
14. Botryogen has been used during pregnancy to ease the expansion of the skin and to facilitate ease in the birthing process.
15. Dyscrasite can help during pregnancy to provide health and warmth to the unborn
16. Microcline beneficial during birthing process and has assisted in relieving stress during pregnancy


Also found one for Birth and Labour Affirmations:

1. Birth is a safe and wonderful experience.
2. I will give birth without complications.
3. I am not afraid.
4. I know my baby feels our calmness and confidence.
5. I trust in my ability to give birth.
6. My body knows exactly what it is doing.
7. I am confident in my ability to birth
naturally, painlessly and easily.
8. During labour and birth, I am completely relaxed and comfortable.
9. I will have an uncomplicated, peaceful, joyous and pleasurable birth.
10. My baby is healthy.
11. I am completely cooperating with my body.
12. I will breathe deeply and slowly to relax my muscles making it easier for my uterus to work.
13. My body is made to give birth, nice and easy.
14. I believe my baby’s birth will come quickly and easily.
15. My body is completely relaxed.
16. All I need to do is relax and breathe – nothing else.
17. Everything is going right.
18. I feel the strong waves of labour and know that everything is normal and progressing.
19. Relax my mind and muscles.
20. Courage, faith and patience.
21. My body knows how to have this baby just as my body knew how to grow this baby.
22. Keep breathing slow and even. Inhale peace, exhale tension.
23. Keep my mind on acceptance and surrender.
24. I show absolutely no signs of fear or concern.
25. I surrender my birthing over to my baby and my body.
26. My body has a wide open space for my baby to descend. There is nothing in the way.
27. My body will give birth in its own time.
28. I love my baby and I am doing all that is necessary to bring about a healthy birth.
29. Birth is an easy and natural occurrence for which my body has been perfectly designed.
30. The strength of my uterine contractions is a sign of my feminine strength.
31. I have the energy and stamina to birth my baby.
32. There will be no complications.
33. I surrender to the contractions and relinquish control of the forces within my body.
34. I allow my body’s natural anesthesia to flow through my body.
35. I do not fight the birth in any way. My body is totally relaxed. I am not afraid.
36. The power and intensity of my contractions cannot be stronger than me, because it is me.
37. I am ready and prepared for childbirth.
38. My job is to simply relax and allow the birth to happen.
39. Just let my body do it; let it happen.
40. I see myself handling everything beautifully.
41. Each contraction produces a healthy, positive pain that I can handle.
42. Birth will go exactly as it should.


I have also discovered that the Angel for birth is Archangel Gabriel and he has two assisting Angels - Armisael who is the angel of the womb and also Temeluch who is the protector of children at birth and infancy.



I am mainly posting these in case someone else might want to add to them OR may find them helpful for themselves or someone else.

Nae x x x

thanks for posting this hun :)

I'd like to add that Hematite and some agate's can also aid in the prevention is miscarriage as well - one of the things I found out when I was researching around this time last year when I had some bleeds with DD :) I don't have my old list of meanings at the moment - they're on my desktop computer which has a virus that stops me from accessing any programs, it's on the to-do list for getting things fixed around here lol

Can't believe I missed this thread....!

The crystals I found most useful were

Carnelian
Tigers eye
Fluorite
Rose quartz
Laborite

How was her baby shower?.

It hasn't happened yet Arcadia, it sbeing held the end of October. She still wants the bead ceremony so I have collected as many of the above mentioned crystals as I could get in 8mm smooth rounded beads.

The plan is to use it as an icebreaker.

I will make up some cards to go in with each individual crystal and each will have an affirmation. What will happen is each person will go around the room and in turn say

"My name is Sassy, I met M2B at work, The bead I have selected is X and is used for ABC and I believe (insert affirmation)" then that person will thread the bead onto the string and pass it to the next person ....... until all have placed a bead on the thread.

Well thats the plan ... we all know what they say about plans :rofl:

That's really interesting. I think I'll research healthy baby crystals more.

Just a note on affirmations 3 & 35, if you're going to use them, change the words. Affirmations work best using positive language "I am...". Using "do not" or "I am not afraid" means the brain will register the word afraid or whatever the not is. "I am courageous" may work.

It sounds like a lovely ritual for a blessingway.

Thanks Hun, the affirmations might come in handy too :)


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