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105+ Positive Birth Mantras For Labor

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Your mindset is huge when it comes time for labor and birth. Positive affirmations – or birth mantras – are a great way to flood your brain with positive thoughts and give birth with confidence!

It may seem silly, but labor affirmations can be a powerful tool. Whether it’s your birth partners saying them to you, you reciting them to yourself, or that little voice in your head cheering you on, these positive statements can help ward off the negative thoughts and improve your birth experience.

When to use birth mantras

Your birthing experience will be affected by a lot of things. Creating a positive mindset surrounding birth starts at the end of pregnancy!

You can start with pregnancy affirmations and then move on to some powerful birth affirmations. It can be extremely helpful to practice beforehand! Creating your desired mindset can make a huge difference when it comes time to give birth.

Eventually, these sayings will become part of your subconscious mind. You’ll feel the stress melt away as these positive phrases move you towards a calm birth.

Whether you are planning a natural birth, water birth, a c-section, or plan to use forms of pain management, using birth mantras can help you have a positive experience.

Research behind labor affirmations

A study found here concluded that using positive birth and labor affirmations can reduce anxiety and the length of labor. When we reduce anxiety, we reduce the perception of labor pain.

Let your birth team know if you’d like to utilize these during your birthing process. You can even give them a list of your favorite affirmations to help coach you with.

If you plan to write a birth plan, you may want to add a list of positive birth affirmations. This is an important thing to note if you find verbal affirmation helpful – especially in the throes of labor.

How to use birth mantras

Throughout your birth process, your wants and needs may change.

You may find speaking positive affirmations helpful at some points, whereas reading positive sayings may keep negative thinking at bay during other parts.

I recommend doing a few different things:

  • Print some birth affirmation cards and decorate your birth space with them. Stick one on the bathroom mirror, another at your bedside, in a frame, or wherever else in your hospital room. You can grab some free printable birth affirmations here
  • Print a list of birth affirmations for your support team – whether that be your spouse/partner, birth doula, friend, nurse, midwife, etc.
  • Practice reciting positive phrases during pregnancy – both out loud and in your head. With enough repetition, the words will flow during your baby’s birth

The Best Positive Birth Mantras

  1. My baby and I work together
  2. Each contraction brings me closer to meeting my baby
  3. My baby knows how and when to be born
  4. The birth of my baby is amazing
  5. I can breathe deeply
  6. I am calm during my baby’s birth
  7. I can do this because I am doing this
  8. I trust my baby
  9. Each surge brings my baby lower
  10. I can trust my instincts
  11. I am safe and secure
  12. I am strong and able
  13. I breathe in calm and exhale fear
  14. My baby and I work in complete harmony
  15. That contraction is over and I never have to do it again
  16. I am surrounded by love
  17. I am excited to meet my baby
  18. When I relax, my baby relaxes, too
  19. I trust my body to know what to do
  20. I can take a deep breath and have a peaceful birth
  21. My mind is calm
  22. I am proud of myself
  23. The strength I need is within me
  24. I can trust myself
  25. My baby’s birth is a joyful time
  26. Each surge of my body brings my baby closer to meeting me
  27. My baby and I work together
  28. I will relax and let my cervix open
  29. I am calm as I wait for the next contraction
  30. I welcome each surge as my cervix opens
  31. I was made for this
  32. Women all over the world are birthing with me right now
  33. I feel empowered and capable
  34. My baby is coming soon
  35. I am focused and strong

Birth Mantras For Pain

  1. My body is opening for my baby
  2. I can do anything for 60 seconds
  3. I ride each wave with confidence
  4. I am powerful and fearless
  5. Every surge has a purpose
  6. I take deep breaths and give them to my baby
  7. I relax into my contraction to help my body open
  8. I know I can do this
  9. I believe in myself
  10. I am present at my baby’s birth
  11. My baby is making their way out and I am excited to meet them
  12. I am doing enough
  13. I continue to say what I need
  14. I continue to have a voice and a choice
  15. My intuition will guide me
  16. I am the right person to birth my baby
  17. I am making progress.
  18. I welcome the pain as it helps my body open
  19. This is normal
  20. This is part of the natural process
  21. My body’s strength is unmatched
  22. My body is amazing
  23. I do not doubt myself
  24. I am stronger than my contractions because I am my contractions
  25. Each powerful surge has a purpose
  26. This is a sacred time for me and my baby
  27. I am worthy of a powerful birth
  28. My mind and body relax together
  29. I am unafraid, my baby is unafraid
  30. I feel my body melt and relax between each surge
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Birth affirmations for pushing

  1. I am almost done
  2. I can feel my baby move lower and lower
  3. I am stronger than I realize
  4. My baby and I work together
  5. I am ready to meet my baby
  6. I am excited to see what my baby looks like
  7. My mind and my body work together
  8. My body opens and stretches to make room for my little one
  9. I am ready to rest with my baby
  10. I am the strongest I have ever been
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Positive Words For A Cesarean Section

  1. My baby is making a safe exit
  2. My team knows what to do
  3. I trust my doctor to deliver my baby safely
  4. I will give myself space to heal
  5. I will let go and be present
  6. I am excited to meet my baby
  7. I am surrounded by people who love me
  8. My baby is loved and supported
  9. I can lean on others for support
  10. I created a beautiful life
  11. I am enough
  12. My body is strong
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Mantras For When Plans Change

  1. I make the choice that is best for my baby and myself
  2. I trust doctors and nurses to care for me
  3. I trust myself to make the right choices
  4. I have a voice and I have a choice
  5. I give myself space to grieve
  6. My baby’s birth story is beautiful
  7. I do not fear the unexpected
  8. A different experience is not always a bad experience
  9. I trust myself to receive medical advice and make good decisions
  10. My birth experience is my own

Birth mantras for the support person (dads, partners, etc.)

  1. I am so proud of you
  2. I believe in you
  3. Let me support you
  4. Tell me how I can help
  5. I’m with you
  6. You are so strong and capable
  7. I am in awe of you
  8. You can lean into me
  9. I trust your ability to birth the baby
  10. Let’s inhale and exhale together
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Want some printable birth affirmations? Click here for a free, instant download.

Whether you plan for an unmedicated birth or not, using positive mantras are a powerful way to birth with confidence. You can write your own birth affirmations or use some from the list above.

Either way, know that you are capable of having a positive mindset with whatever your birth may bring!