10/15/2026
What if we didn’t worry about how we were going to handle EVERY contraction?
What if, in early labor, we weren’t constantly thinking about how much longer we had to go?
What if, in active labor, we didn’t stress over how tired we were becoming or question how we’d possibly have the energy left to push?
What if we zoomed out?
Or, as we say in yoga… what if we just focused on the present moment, the breath, the positive mindset
When we spiral during every contraction, thinking about how much longer it will last, how many more are coming, or how much longer we have until we meet our baby, we can overwhelm our thoughts and change the way we perceive pain.
As your doula, I’ll always remind you of this.
Your marker doesn’t have to be so far away.
Your goal doesn’t have to be getting to 10cm, pushing, or even meeting your baby just yet.
Your goal only needs to be getting through this current moment. This breath. This contraction.
Every body and every birth is different.
I’ve missed births because bodies have gone from 6–7cm to having a baby in 20 minutes. And I’ve also spent 20–30 hours at births that just needed a little more time.
Birth happens on its own timeline, in ways no one can fully predict or control.
But my advice? Try the zoom-out method.
Because sometimes, when we stop focusing on how far we still have to go, we can finally recognize just how far we’ve already come.
And you’ll come to see that where you’re currently standing is SO far from where you started. Every moment, every breath, every challenge has made you that much stronger for what’s still to come.
Not just during birth.
But in life, too. 🤍