08/14/2025
Surrender can be our greatest tool in pregnancy and birth.
Yet we have a hard time allowing it... Why?
Lack of trust in our bodies?
Fear mongering from healthcare providers?
Fear of the unknowns of birth?
Timelines and due dates?
Societal pressure to "go with the flow"?
Probably a little bit of everything, honestly.
Well, this mama embraced surrender. This was a second birth, redemptive in many ways. First son was born in hospital, induced at 41 weeks. She felt like she didn't have the experience she desired. This time around, she switched providers, opting for an out of hospital birth at a birth center, with midwifery led care. Smooth pregnancy, low stress, happy. 40 weeks came, then 41 and all through it there was calm energy. No rush to get the baby moving. Just supportive care, monitoring and trust in her body and baby. Was she ready to be done? Of course, who isn't by this time. But there was never that urgency to make it happen, even with the possibility of risking out of care looming. She was chill, trusting and along for the ride. At 41 wks 5 days she welcomed her son in a (very) quick, physiological, primal, Incredible birth. I'm confident her surrender in the final weeks is a huge reason she has this story to share.
