FEATURED ARTICLE
NICOLE
LLOYD
‘ Birthing my business into the world .’
I
EXPERIENCED WHAT I NOW CALL A “ SoundBirth ”. It was such a profound experience for me that I decided to share Sound- Birth with the birthing women of the world ! Even though I have had many “ labour pains ” as I have been birthing my business into the world , I KNOW in my heart that I need to keep sharing , keep re-creating , keep
talking about what I know about sound and birth . Here is the big question … Why ? Here is my WHY .
I have always been shy . Afraid of speaking up . I never put my hand up at school . I wanted to be invisible . I loved to listen and observe … but speaking up was just not an option for me . What if I got the answer wrong ? What if they all laughed at me ? What if they didn ’ t like me ? What if they teased me ? What if … What if … What if ???? So I just shut up .
This feeling of wanting to hide … which is basically pure and yucky SHAME … didn ’ t stop there ! It came up at work , in relationships and especially arose during my first labour . There I was , naked in the birth pool , at home , experiencing rather strong contractions and not making any sounds at all ! I remember my Mum whispering in my ear “ It ’ s OK to make sounds you know … it will help ”.
So I did a little bit but felt so weird and concerned about what the others in the room were thinking , I didn ’ t enjoy the experience of groaning and moaning at all ! The labour was long … I birthed naturally at home and all was well … but I didn ’ t feel like a strong powerful birthing woman !
I felt like I had had no control over the birth , that the birth was in control of me and felt traumatised by how I couldn ’ t cope with the pain ! I thought I ’ d never ever want to have another baby .
It wasn ’ t until I was in labour with my third baby at home ( yes I actually had 3 more babies after that first one !) that I experienced my inner birthing power for the very first time .
My Mum started to play one of the crystal singing bowls I had recently added to my instrument collection ( I ’ m a sound addict ) while I was experiencing a contraction and I instantly felt comfortable to let go and use my voice ! I
“ Investing in a bowl from SoundBirth was by far one of the best choices I have made ... ” @ angela , Mother of 3 , Perth LIFEGRID MAGAZINE | LIFEGRID . COM . AU FEBRUARY 2017