Month 2

This is the month where you own your feelings

Your child 8 – 12 weeks

YOUR BABY NOW

Proportionally speaking, your baby’s head is quite big, due to the rapid growth of the brain. The upper limbs resemble paddles. The heart begins to separate into four chambers, and blood is circulating throughout the body. The intestines are forming within the umbilical cord, which will later migrate back into the abdominal cavity. In the next few days, foot plates, with the beginnings of toe rays, will appear. The external ears are now present. Your baby is now about the size of a cherry. The cells that become either testes or ovaries arrive, but there is no obvious sign of gender yet. Muscle contractions are beginning, but these early movements are not yet perceptible to you. In this stage, the child is beginning to define its limits and boundaries, growing limbs and fingers to touch and feel the world outside itself.

The right to feel and the right to want

Many of us have learned to brush our feelings aside, hide them, and even be ashamed of them. We grew up hearing our primary caretakers state that children are to be seen and not heard, we were told to stop crying, and at times we were denied our anger or our sadness. Now it is time to allow our feelings to surface and be expressed, as we learn to be compassionate with ourselves and others. By embracing all others and ourselves with unconditional love we own our right to want the birthing experience we deserve. Thus, we give life to a person in harmony with the world.


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