Earthy-Birthy "magical baby preparation"

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  • MamaK88
  on Feb. 7, 2008 at 4:45 PM
• Please share more! 
  
  What did you do for your birthing ritual? 
  
  

   Kate )0(   

   

   

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  • doulala
  on Feb. 7, 2008 at 4:57 PM
• I didn't do a birth blessing ceremony, myself, but have been to a few for other mamas and am going to another one on Sunday, too. My favorite part is the string that weaves us women together that stays on our wrists until mamas is birthing. Each time we look at our wrists until then, we see the constant reminder of our sister-mama and can offer her a private blessing, sending positive energy her way. I keep the strings and decorate a mirror so that I can have constant reminders of those women in their pre-motherhood time and the beautiful changes they went through. And I was just reading about Birth Alters last night, I wish I'd had one. :-)

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  • babonwy
  on Feb. 7, 2008 at 6:13 PM
• We didnt do Much My friend Henna'd My belly and burned sage around my home for a safe homecoming....I want to do something more next time!

  Lets all have fun and "Fluff up" the Sheep.

  
  
  
  
            

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  • mamajill
  on Feb. 8, 2008 at 10:04 AM
• Kate,
  for the birthing itself It was more 'play it by ear' (or by feel) as the laboring progressed. I wore my birth beads from the Blessingway, made some tea, sang, and lit lavender candles to meditate to. I wanted to do an invocation or chanting, but didn't have the focus, although I did a lot of visualization and relaxations....
   I found this birthing chant online at sacred-texts: 
    Tiny bud, swelling nub, resting in the womb
    Unleashing spark, in the dark, birthing to be soon
    Healthy child, labor mild, mother safe and strong
    Nature flow, now to grow a household before long
   

          

     

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  • doulala
  on Feb. 8, 2008 at 2:14 PM
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  Quoting mamajill:
  
  
  I found this birthing chant online at sacred-texts:
  Tiny bud, swelling nub, resting in the womb
  Unleashing spark, in the dark, birthing to be soon
  Healthy child, labor mild, mother safe and strong
  Nature flow, now to grow a household before long
  
  
  

  
  
  That's really nice!!
  

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  • MamaK88
  on Feb. 8, 2008 at 3:58 PM
• Awesome! 
  
  Thank you!
  

   Kate )0(   

   

   

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  • babonwy
  on Feb. 11, 2008 at 2:58 PM

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    Tiny bud, swelling nub, resting in the womb
    Unleashing spark, in the dark, birthing to be soon
    Healthy child, labor mild, mother safe and strong
    Nature flow, now to grow a household before long
   

  O I love this! I was Looking for a chant to have tattooed in a spiral on my belly for my children, would you care If I used this?

  Lets all have fun and "Fluff up" the Sheep.

  
  
  
  
            

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  • mamajill
  on Feb. 11, 2008 at 3:18 PM
• I didn't write it, and unfortunately it did not give credit to any author on line, so it should be fine.
  That's pretty cool- I had lots of belly tattoos and paintings - I loved my belly!
  

          

     

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  • MamaApio
  on Feb. 11, 2008 at 4:03 PM
• I did something for Sophia that I think is so cool.  It's sort of a family tradition.  I made her a baby blanket.  Then I had all my female family members & friends sew in a securing thread & as they tied it off they made a wish or say a prayer for her.  Now, I know it's kinda tricking mainstream people into doing some knot magic, but I think all the positive vibes tied into that blanket makes it well worth it! ;-)

  
  

  

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  • mamajill
  on Feb. 11, 2008 at 4:37 PM
• oh that is awesome! And I think people have magic inside them whether they believe it or not....
  

          

     

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