17/09/2024
Another birthday in my house, my fourth son turning 14 has made me reflect upon his birth and first year of life
Though he was a little surprise after thinking our family was complete with our three boys he came with so much love, I always say love flows though him
I was so lucky throughout his pregnancy and I had a supportive midwife who supported my homebirth decision, with two very quick and unexpected homebirth there was no other way he would be coming
I was so expecting him to come quickly again at home, no surprise he arrived in a quick 20 minute birth in my bedroom floor, thankfully my husband just about caught him
His birth was just beautiful, the paramedics arrived and the midwife, we all enjoyed tea and toast and they were surprised by how calm both I and K was. There was so much laughter and love in the room, I was high on oxytocin
His first year was beautiful, though at 6 months my husband got made redundant, though we got through it, I’m aware that K’s feeling of safety and security were impacted
I believe our strong bond has benefited him and he has some resilience to this experience through his relationships with both myself and his dad and his brothers
He’s 14 today which means again he enters his foundation cycle, as a family we are experiencing some big changes however I have the tools to support him
14 is a big one, hormone changes, brain changes and this imprint that at the time I held him through may be heavily impacted this year
It’s the same for you mama, we all hold imprints and programming from our first seven years that show up in our beliefs, emotions and behaviours
If gone unhealed these continue to show up, that sense of safety can mean:
We feel unsafe in our relationships
We project our feelings of safety onto our children, often meaning we become over protective of our children
Not feeling safe can impact us heavily in our lives, in our work in big life changes such as job changes, house moves, relationship breakdowns, loss and more
In Becoming Her, you get to Heal Her, you get to Elevate Her and Reclaim Her
I will guide you and hold you as you heal and reprogramme those beliefs and behaviours
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