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[~Demeter~]

I know it's easy to get all caught up in the hormonal madness that brings on the first tri (and beyond) so I wanted to start a Zen thread. A place with no worries... a place for affirmations.

So please! Take a moment to post your favorite affirmations, positive feelings, and goodness... so that those that are possibly filled with anxiety can take a moment to read the collective goodness we can muster.

[IntuitiveJamie]

for a Zen thread! Wonderful.

My happy place right now has to do with the fact that this is my third child. There is a sense of completion coming with this baby. Not that I noticed a lack before, with only two children. But now I feel this sense of this pregnancy being so right and this babe will complete our family. I keep having visions of the joy and blessings of 3 children. The lives they will experience and the experiences they will bring us. I see further down the road when they are their own adult people. Possibly when they have families and that gatherings with all of us will be active and loud and lots of people and fun and just wonderful. I'm not sure why these are the thoughts I keep having, but they are so happy and I'm feeling very grateful. Something about this baby and having three children just feels so good...so right.

[~Demeter~]

For me I'm trying to vibrate peacefulness... I feel like this baby chose just this moment to come to us and it has taken me almost all 12 weeks I've been pregnant to process this, lol. I am looking forward to being round and full of life... A pregnant goddess. This was an image that I meditated with a lot last pregnancy and I'm looking forward to visualizing myself as her once again:

[ithappened]

I spend a lot of time visualizing the birth(s). I did this with my sons pregnancy and it 'worked' so I am doing it again with the twins.  I visualized a fast, painless natural labor with a healthy baby or in this case babies in the end.. .. I visualize strength in myself for this process and trust in instincts.

I visualize a healthy, happy wonderful pregnancy and delivery.

I choose to be free of fear and listen to my body.

[andaluza]

I am having more anxiety because I told some people at work. Since I am feeling pretty good, it's worrying me. I find that it's at night when I worry, so I've been doing the peaceful pregnancy meditation I downloaded through itunes to calm me down and relax enough to fall asleep without waking up panicked about the development and coming of the baby and work. 

I think I also need to be more diligent about exercising: walking and yoga really help me. I am doing my own affirmations, such as: I have to be positive because I only have indications that everything is healthy and developing well. I think I will try to visualize later stages in the pregnancy (pure imagination for me, since this is my first) and see if that helps. 

[~Demeter~]

I was really hoping this thread would catch on :)

My belly is rounding out and there's definitely some speculation about me amongst family.... I look forward to the very freeing moment when I confirm their suspicions.

[~Demeter~]

I'm also really looking forward to the goodness that comes with definite movement... I keep thinking maybe, but no, but maybe... lol

[ithappened]

I think I also need to be more diligent about exercising: walking and yoga really help me. I am doing my own affirmations, such as: I have to be positive because I only have indications that everything is healthy and developing well.

yes. yes yes.. me too. I found when I get some exercise my outlook on everything changes for that day. I also am doing the same affirmations and I stopped reading all the pregnancy books- they just made me anxious.

[lakeruby]

My favorite affirmation lately is "My baby is happy and healthy"  It always puts a smile on my face.

[NewMumJoy]

Ahhhh, yes, we need this thread!  Going into 2nd trimester feeling "better" and looking pregnant, but not yet feeling movement, so it's hard to be fully conscious of the amazing life that's growing inside my body right now!  Now that I have my energy back and am no longer queasy, I feel recharged to take the best possible care of mama and baby.  Ready to get some fresh air and excercise, do some yoga.....  :) 

[~Demeter~]

I had the most amazing salad today... it had 3 different varieties of lettuce and I added avocado, grape tomatoes, green onions, and ham with a red wine vinaigrette dressing. MMM While I was eating I was envisioning the very best of it all going to nourish the baby.

[NewMumJoy]

Yesterday was my birthday and I'm home alone allllll week while DH is away on business.  He said to expect a delivery today and I was guessing it would be flowers..... but even better, it was a gift basket chock-full of organic teas, fruits, nuts and snacks!  He knows how crazy I am about nutrition and keeping myself and baby as healthy as possible, so he sent some healthy love to the both of us while he can't be here in person.....  <3

[lakeruby]

Originally Posted by NewMumJoy 

Yesterday was my birthday and I'm home alone allllll week while DH is away on business.  He said to expect a delivery today and I was guessing it would be flowers..... but even better, it was a gift basket chock-full of organic teas, fruits, nuts and snacks!  He knows how crazy I am about nutrition and keeping myself and baby as healthy as possible, so he sent some healthy love to the both of us while he can't be here in person.....  <3

What a sweet and thoughtful DH!

[ithappened]

ah that's so sweet, I wish my DH was good at giving gifts (or even getting them)....  He usually ends up getting me something he really wants instead of something I would like to have (last year, I think he got me a 'slackline' for my birthday, I still have yet to take it out of the bag)

Fruit and teas sounds AMAZING