Hey Beautiful Mama ✨

Welcome to The Bump and Beyond, your fave and trusted resource for the pregnancy and parenting journey.

It’s Tuesday…

🧘‍♀️ Tools For You Tuesday to be exact!!

Let me take you back to a very real moment in my third trimester: I was lying in bed with heartburn that could have melted concrete, my lower back hurt from lifting one lil box the week before (and I was like puhleeeeeease get better before baby wants to out!), and I was spiraling about labor like I was prepping for battle.

Sound familiar?

I had every book, every checklist, and every weird piece of advice from that one cousin who swore by eating pineapple while bouncing on a yoga ball.

And I still felt like I was walking blindfolded into a storm.

That’s when I downloaded GentleBirth, mostly out of desperation and insomnia.
And honestly? It became my secret weapon for calm, confidence, and feeling like I actually had a say in how my birth could unfold.

What Is GentleBirth?

GentleBirth is a hypnobirthing-based app powered by AI that adapts your experience based on how you’re feeling and where you are in your pregnancy.

It’s like having a doula, meditation coach, and motivational speaker in your pocket.

But! Unlike the endless YouTube rabbit holes or generic breathing videos, this one learns from your responses and guides you with:

• Daily affirmations

• Mindfulness-based pain relief training

• Labor rehearsal sessions

• Breath work and visualizations

• Science-backed education about labor so you’re not guessing what’s “normal”

And it sounds beautiful. No robot voices. Just calm, encouraging tones that don’t feel fake or woo-woo.

How It Helped Me (And How It Might Help You)

I started listening to the daily tracks each night, sometimes with my hand on my belly, sometimes with tears in my eyes.

The app didn’t just teach me how to breathe through contractions.
It helped me start to believe that I was safe, strong, and fully capable of birthing my baby.

I paired it with one of my favorite affirmations from my own book:

There’s something about hearing those words, and then feeling them, that changed everything.

I didn’t need to control the whole birth—I just needed to trust myself through it.

A Gentle Reminder for You, Momma

You don’t need to wait until labor to feel grounded.
Your mindset during pregnancy sets the tone for how you meet your baby.

That’s why I designed the affirmations in Positive Affirmations for a Joyful and Stress-Free Pregnancy and Birth to be short, powerful, and soul-anchoring.

So if you want to feel more in control, less anxious, and deeply connected to your growing baby, try pairing GentleBirth with these affirmations:

If you’re ready to prepare your mind as much as your nursery, I can’t recommend GentleBirth enough.

And if you need the perfect companion to it?
You already have my affirmations book in your corner (see below if not).

You got this momma,
Naomi

🎧 Want the Audiobook Version—for Free?

If you’d love to listen to Positive Affirmations for a Joyful and Stress-Free Pregnancy and Birth in those quiet (or not-so-quiet) moments of your day, I’ve got a gift for you.

I’m offering free copies of the audiobook to my readers!

It helps other moms find it—and your feedback means the world to me. 💛

Happy Tuesday Mamacita!!

Naomi