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For all new mums myself and Becky Bursnoll are super excited to bring you these mum and baby fitness mornings 🤎🤎
At this gorgeous studio in Congleton Barre Sculpt Pilates

Mum + Baby Yoga + Fitness Event Let’s move while connecting with your little one at the Mum + Baby Wellness Event Cheshire, where you can join other mums. Fitness, Yoga...

THE FLOWER MOON 🌺🌕🌷

With springtime in full swing, the Flower Moon will feel cheerful and exciting as it invites new life! For me I turn 41 weeks pregnant so I will be quite literally birthing new life into this next phase + through a lunar eclipse.

It’s thought we go through 10 full moons to mark the fullness of pregnancy so my body must be awaiting this. 🌕

Treat yourself a fresh bouquet of flowers to celebrate May’s upcoming full Flower Moon, because it’s also the first lunar eclipse of 2023. Surrounding yourself with buds and blooms will lighten the mood since this fated lunation will represent the destined end of a cycle that began all the way back in October 2022.

When full moons take over the night sky, there might be this profound feeling of nostalgia since you will be called to reflect on what has occurred during the lunar cycle. As the full moon brings everything to a head and a close, you may feel incredibly emotional while releasing this cycle.

LOVING BUMP

+ these stretchy comfy maternity clothes from 🌸 This I’ll be wearing this for podcast recording day tomorrow . Just obsessed!

Stepping into 40 weeks tomorrow 🔆

AFFIRMATIONS FOR BIRTH 🔆

A daily essential for me coming into 40weeks pregnant now. Best gift for any pregnant mamma to help her relax on the lead up to birth. 🕊

This relaxation has been uniquely designed to help you prepare for a calm + confident birth. It helps you give birth in the most relaxed way. Let go of tension every time you listen. So when you give birth your body can work in the relaxed + efficient way its designed to do.

We live in a society that fears birth so during pregnancy we must release the conditioning + fear that has built up over time. Birth is like a marathon + it must be prepared for mentally by learning techniques to relax.



April Wild is a KGH Hypnobirthing Practitioner, Birth Doula, Pre/Post Natal yoga teacher + Women’s health coach.



Birth affirmations are statements designed to change your mindset + help you maintain a positive outlook or mood regarding the birth process.

25 MIN DEEP RELAXATION

For birth to help you completely switch off, feel connected to your baby + prepare for your babies birth.
LINK IN BIO

Or Go to our new website to download
www.withintention.love

🔆 INSTRUCTIONS 🔆

Listen to this recording daily or as much as possible for the most powerful results.

Most find this easiest when they go to sleep at night as it promotes a calm deep sleep.

The recordings work deep into our subconscious mind even if you fall asleep. Then best results try to listen to the Affirmations download each morning while getting ready, travelling, nature walks etc..

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This download has been uniquely designed to help you prepare for a calm + confident birth. It helps you give birth in the most relaxed way. Let go of tension every time you listen. So when you give birth your body can work in the relaxed + efficient way its designed to do.

We live in a society that fears birth so during pregnancy we must release the conditioning + fear that has built up over time. Birth is like a marathon + it must be prepared for mentally by learning techniques to relax.

April Wild is a KGH Hypnobirthing Practitioner, Birth Doula, Pre/Post Natal yoga teacher + Women’s health coach.

Created in this pregnancy with my 4th baby. So grateful for you supporting my work. Your purchase will help fund our weekly lifestyle platform + podcast

Love + Light 🔆

April

CALM BIRTH 🌊
A surge or contraction can not be too big or too much for me as it is me. 📷 My 1st homebirth of Jesse born in 5 hours.

All I need to do is pass my birth over to my body + my baby. Relax + calm the mind so it focuses on the breath + the present moment. Scientifically we actually start to work with our hormones such as oxytocin in the limbic system which we share with other mammals. Like them we want to go into a dark protected corner to feel private , safe + unobserved. We stimulate the positive feedback loop. Hormones activated in pituitary to keep the surges following + babies head pressing down on the cervix which continues to soften + open to full 10cm dilation. We can remain in this calm state + birth completely smoothly + sometimes even without discomfort.

But on the flip side if you have the mentality to just wing it in a hospital with no preparation 🙈 chances are you won’t know your stress triggers . Will constantly be flown into fight or flight. You will remain stimulating our neo cortex the active decision making part of brain. Your hormones won’t be working with you as your in stress response. Blood flow may be taken away from the uterus to the arms + legs in order to be on high alert to flight. And then your body might stop birthing all together like we often see with arrival from home to hospital. Followed by the cascade of intervention you hadn’t prepared yourself for. And your stuck in the negative feedback loop. BUT with a bit of preparation on things to bring you back to calmness + centre even in the hardest of moments you can have a positive birth. I am on a mission to teach woman the things we should of known in school + to eradicate the fear in our society. Birth was be the best day of your entire life but you have got to put some preparation work in. Just like you would running a marathon you would be mad to just turn up n wing it on the day with absolutely no training.

I’ve created sets of DIGITAL DOWNLOADS for birth on our new website for my podcast 🌊

BIRTH PREP this week 13/04/23 7-9pm

Follow my link tree + link to eventbrite to book 🌺

"Any woman who has given birth is a superhero...No matter how you did it. 💪🏻🦸‍♀️"



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THIS THURSDAY- is our free positive birth monthly group.

Just show on up from 7pm to inspire you for a calm + confident birth 🔆

“I think one of the best things we could do would be to help women/parents/families discover their own birth power, from within themselves. And to let them know it’s always been there, they just needed to tap into it.”

Our FREE MONTHLY BIRTH PREP group is this Thursday 9th March 7-9pm 🔆 Get on down + let’s learn to tune back into that innate birth wisdom we all have within us.

Zap me a message if you might like to come along + share your birth story too

I wonder how many babies will be born on this full moon 🌕

Happy moon day

Let’s release 🔆

PRIMAL NATURAL BIRTH •

I plan to birth as a ceremony celebrating a sacred act, free spirited + in a primal state. I will go deeper + deeper within as my labour advances. I will turn my birthing over to nature + let my body + my baby work in unison.

I look forward to giving birth as my baby grows within me. Now 32 weeks in now + I am going deeper within to find a slower pace to life. We have to slow down + make space for the best experience.

Dates for your diary:
🔆 9th March 7-9pm Posotive Birth Group (free to join)
🔆 9th April is 1-5pm Pregnancy Preparation Circle
🔆 13th April 7-9 Positive Birth Group 7-9pm (free monthly)

📷 From my last birth
Sending you looooove 🙏🏽

MOTHERS BLESSING CEREMONY 🤎🔆

Have you thought about arranging one of these. I’ve just picked my date for mine. 🔆🔆🔆🔆🔆

A Mother’s Blessing, also known as a blessingway, is an opportunity to create a moment in time that celebrates and honors a pregnant woman and her journey into birth. This ritual is derived from a Navajo tradition that recognizes and honors the journey of pregnancy and the transition of birth as a momentous occasion in a woman’s life. It is a celebration of pregnancy and birth as a sacred and unique journey where the collective energy of loving women can help guide the mother through birth.

Unlike most cultures, we don’t find many rituals in our culture these days. There’s rarely a coming of age or naming ceremony. For many, weddings and funerals are the extent to rituals that they experience in their everyday lives. But there is power in ritual. It marks transition, it affirms important values, and it provides an opportunity to connect with women in a sacred place free of distractions. When women connect, we celebrate our femininity. And that subtle acknowledgement of a tribe is profound. Rituals are doorways between the spiritual and physical world. We experience a moment in time and then step back into our daily lives enriched by that experience.

Let me know if you want me to lead your ceremony this pregnancy. I would be my joy to make you feel calm + supported ready for your birth. 🔆

“The wisdom and compassion a woman can intuitively experience in childbirth can make her a source of healing and understanding for other women.”

—Stephen Gaskin

Absolutely love this photo. You completely capture my connection to my baby within 🔆
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BIRTH OF JESSE

I was lucky enough to have my mentor, friend + private midwife on call for my 2nd birth.

This is jos birth string of all the births she’s attended. Each one chosen by the birthing mother to signify what reminded them of her untiring support. I chose a gold Fan for mine. As when Jo at my super quick birth with Jesse he was coming so quick. I was in the pool trying to hydrate but felt like I was burning up with the intensity of how all progressed. I was in transition as before had been so calm and peaceful ….

Jo calmly came in let air flow in and started fanning my head and back as well as pouring water over me. It was bliss and changed my mindset and slowed my breath. I felt ready, grounded and supported. He was out in 20 mins. Jesse was my shortest birth being around 5 hours in active labour.

Scroll to see the birth ➡️

Make sure you head on down this Thursday to our free positive birth monthly group 7-9pm

SEE YOU THURSDAY