When minimalism gets hard...

[@MadisunGray]

What have you learned about yourself through minimalism?

[@adrian_isolde]

That i am more important than all this stuff and i deserve minimalism. Also i want this freedom for my children ❤

[@chneu1985]

That I learned to cover my emotions with stuff

[@Chrissyhappy]

I’ve learned what’s important to me in life. By default it’s also given me clarity of mind which has helped me realise who is important to me too. The people I am now surrounded with are absolutely special people. My life is so much richer now. It’s been a difficult journey but worth every uncomfortable minute.❤

[@Dana-mb1hd]

I still buy things now for like a temporary dopamine hit. I have a lot of work to do. Your channel is such a blessing. Thank you.

[@LivingMindfullyWithEve]

That my value and self worth doesn't stem from possessions and metrics. I feel pushed to be more intentional in all aspects of my life, and it's really hard to be different then the normal person but I do believe it's more fulfilling In the long run.

[@hannahbentson9374]

Hard isn’t always bad. It can actually be really fulfilling especially on the other side when you see how far you’ve come.

[@txspacemom765]

I've been a "Minimalist" since I was 15. This was way before the internet (Thank goodness!) I am now heading towards my 50's. I used to be uber strict, now I consider myself more curated and I let it ebb and flow, with the life I am currently living right now. I've lived in a tiny spaces, large spaces, spaces with wheels, spaces in other countries,- I never let my stuff hold me back. I have started- again- at least 5 to 6 times in my life. And I've always had just what I needed. Right now- my space is filled with a lot of books (I'm researching 2 topics and writing.) lots of animal beds and their needs (I am fostering 2 dogs and constant kittens coming through), I am also learning how to some serious hiking and outdoor living/survival- so there are things for that. I have never made a lot of money or had the opportunities others have had, but I've made quite a happy, simple life for myself. I truly think I am the blessed one!

[@kendratai]

I'm gearing up to birth my 5th baby in the new year and I feel like pain is part of the process. There is something that happens when you get to the end of yourself and then you give birth that is just so empowering and i feel like pain is a HUGE part of that. I think our society puts too much emphasis on the pain being bad instead of realizing that pain is what makes it birth. Its not something to get rid of or gloss over, its something to experience and then conquer. You did a great job and its ok to experience pain. You should be proud of yourself ❤

[@briannabyers7988]

This is so perfectly worded ✨

[@AM-bm2xw]

May we all heal from the unmet expectations we (& others) placed on our births that made us feel like failures 🙏

[@elizabethlelchuk1798]

This is very helpful for me while dealing with breast cancer. I have some hard choices to make that will forever impact my health in order to hopefully prevent a recurrence. God's grace is sufficient for me. His power is made perfect in my weakness. Thank you Madi. I too found this therapeutic. God bless your precious family.

[@pixigirl999]

God bless you. May He restore you in the mighty name of Jesus.

[@elizabethlelchuk1798]

@@pixigirl999 Thank you my sister. God bless you!

[@Chrissyhappy]

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[@giftsofspring]

“the version of you that lives wholeheartedly, she will figure it out“. I cried so hard. Thank you for sending me this truth exactly when I needed it. Minimalism taught mee to be myself. And to let go of who I never was. Love from Germany

[@MadisunGray]

So glad it resonated with you ❤️

[@tlchallinor]

Omg I just looooooove this video!! I have been on my decluttering journey since March and making more progress each month. I am looking forward to reaching the point where I feel balanced. Like I’ve gotten rid of the right amount of stuff, but not too much. I’m not sure if it’s true, but I feel like once I get there I’ll have reached the top of a mountain where I’ll find clarity on a lot of things.

[@Joy.Sparks]

Can you do a playroom tour? I'm so tired of always picking up toys I try to minimize the toys but it still gets the best of me

[@christineb2640]

Hard things make us grow ❤

[@feliciasuris2381]

I've learned these last 6 months of letting go of maybe 70% of our things that I don't need alot, I had a dopamine high from shopping and brought in stuff I didn't need more until now, and I want a better life for my family. I am on antidepressants so that has helped alot too. Finally starting to eat cleaner, go outside more, and try to stay present. The main thing I still struggle with is balance. The feeling of" if I can't do it exactly that way I'll stay this way" instead type of thinking. That if I don't match exactly that I don't belong. For example someday I have motivation I cook more at home and feel proud, other days alot of fast food the opposite, never controlling the emotions that send me over the cliff. Thank you for your videos and congrats on such a beautiful family ❤

[@Blessedmomma12]

This is a great video. I’ve had 10 children, seven at home and three at the hospital. My 10th baby was born in the morning, which was really 😊 but my Midwife didn’t show up!! it was very empowering to call my neighbor over who has seven children of her own and say hey have you ever caught a baby and she said oh yeah, I delivered some goats yesterday! I said well today is your day lady!! and she became my assistant. It was the most money I’ve ever paid anyone for a homebirth and she didn’t show up in time. A very reputable midwife … There were so many lessons to be learned from this birth and was it pain-free no, not entirely, did I watch all the videos? Yes, absolutely! Did I think something must be wrong with me to have this many babies and not have one of these stellar fast pain-free births but NO it’s just the journey I’m on. I’m done romanticizing this idea. I’m here to minister to sisters that haven’t had those births that are three hours long with no pain. We can do hard things. We can trust in God and we can stop romanticizing unrealistic expectations because they’re just premeditated resentments. We can show our children what it means to fully depend on God to see you through to the end of something. & Guess what Joy comes in the morning.!!!!!

[@MadisunGray]

The goats bit 😂😂😂 and yes! Joy certainly does come in the morning 🫶🏽

[@ashleyanastasia7779]

Yes, the goats! Hilarious! I am so glad that you and your child were okay! My midwife showed up for the last 20 minutes of my labor, thankfully! I feel like it happened how it was supposed to!

[@cindell23]

I wanted a natural birth for my daughter and I did so much research on hypno birthing and meditation. Well I did not have any medical interventions, but I was so disappointed in myself because I screamed, got sweaty and cried. It wasn’t the calm birth I envisioned. It wasn’t until a long time later that I realized how hard on myself I was being and that I actually did something pretty amazing. Idk why we set ourselves up this way lol, but I totally understand where you’re coming from

[@MaryMary-yz5gv]

The hypno birthing philosophies can be very toxic and emotionally harmful and it makes me upset that women who had a completely normal birth experiences feel as though they did something wrong. I very regrettably used this method for my first two births. You had a healthy, beautiful baby and that's a miracle to be grateful for. I now lean on God for everything, because things are not in our control.

[@thelittlehomeaustralia]

I relate! I've been mesmerised by natural birth my whole life and watched my mama have 3 incredible water births with my younger sisters... then my turn finally came around 3.5 years ago and instead I find myself naturally birthing a huuuuge baby (10lb 8oz), 3.5 days of incredible pain and back labour, no sleep, no food for those days, 5.5 hrs of pushing and then a hospital transfer after birth. It was totally traumatic and exhausting and I can also see (now pregnant with my second) that I was soooo determined to not fail the natural birth that I'd worked so hard for, that I put my sweet body through way way way too much trauma and pain for way too long. Our ideas of how birth should look, our ideas of what 'failure' looks like, can have such an impact.

[@tarnielaska-wolfe7812]

I gave birth to my second about a month ago and I listened to podcasts about being able to ‘breath your baby out’ I got through everything single contraction so beautifully and felt so in control but when it came to the pushing I couldn’t regulate my breathing I tried so hard but it was so painful, so i had an unmedicated birth but somehow felt I hadn’t done well because I was writhing all over the bed! This video has been so eye opening and beautiful ♥️

[@tarnielaska-wolfe7812]

I gave birth to my second about a month ago and I listened to podcasts about being able to ‘breath your baby out’ I got through everything single contraction so beautifully and felt so in control but when it came to the pushing I couldn’t regulate my breathing I tried so hard but it was so painful, so i had an unmedicated birth but somehow felt I hadn’t done well because I was writhing all over the bed! This video has been so eye opening and beautiful ♥️

[@Bella34544]

This makes me so sad....you're pushing another human out of a very small place, that stretches and often rips and your bones physically move and even fracture or break. No one in their right mind would insist that wouldn't be excruciating. When humans are in pain we scream, yell, swear, cry, breath, move and whatever else your body needs. What type of misogynistic BS was telling you that woman can't express and show pain?

[@nicole7711785]

I teared up at the end. “That’s the art of letting go”

[@zivahhardin1643]

This has to be my favorite video yet! Pain and Joy can coexist ❤

[@thelittlehomeaustralia]

Yaaaaaaassss Madiiiii!

[@taracasper]

What a beautiful video! I have missed you! I’m 50 and had only one child. I think you are spot on in your endeavors with raising your family!! Slow and intentional living will make all the difference in your kids’s lives!!! I love your heart!! You are a blessing to so many!!

[@evanandevergreen]

Oooooh! I’m going to dive into this idea of Full Body Yeses. This is great. Thank you Madi.

[@stacey5239]

Thank you for this lovely video.Needed to hear these words today.My anxiety is through the roof.Keep telling myself to live outside my comfort zone.❤

[@emilymcclain591]

Yes! A Madi video! It's so wonderful to listen to a woman's experience and feel the decluttering of your own heart and soul in the process. I had my own obsessions surrounding the labor of my two babies and honestly not one of them went how I planned. Nevertheless, everything about who they are is exactly how I imagined it to be. Beautiful. Worth all the pain. I'd do it again in a heartbeat just to hold them as brand new babies again. After watching this I am beginning to see how this curated, influencer like culture has infiltrated our world and really messed up our perceptions surrounding the birthing process. It's truly heartbreaking. I feel bad for my former self for believing that "ideal" was more important than almost anything else. 😢

[@ResaleMommy]

I am currently, recovering from a major surgery. And your video popped up at the right time for me. Thank you for so many reason, for this video- for this message. Thank you for the efforts it takes to make these videos and put your heart out there for the world to see. I needed this reminder and I am so thankful you said it graciously, eloquently but to the point ❤

[@michellepajot3414]

I’m not what you would call a minimalist, but I happened upon your channel today and listened to your story…and, wow, it certainly hit a chord with me. Thank you for your honesty! Beautifully said.

[@caitlinryder898]

Great to have your videos back! This came at a good time for me bc I am going on a plane and on a small trip for the first time in 6 years. My family lives a simple quiet life and I have almost been not excited for the trip bc it is so far away from what we normally do everyday. But it is ok to be uncomfortable. It is ok to have fear. I am going to enjoy the trip and look back on it fondly. Thanks for the reminders!!

[@AnsticeGarfitt]

This was a really brave video for you to make Madi, thank you.

[@gracedavis3372]

I needed this 😭 Thank you so much for your constant encouragement ❤️

[@sl9906]

This was a beautiful perspective on life and linking in minimalism. The truths you related in your birth story and confronting hard things with courage leads to wisdom and freedom. Life is definitely hard and rarely leads the way we want it to go, but God has something precious for us, and the suffering often makes those joyful moments all the brighter ❤

[@itwasthenthatthe]

"Fearlessness is the best security" 💜 It really resonates. Thank you for a great video, you are an inspiration 🌺

[@sophieclarke7107]

wow,,, the end had me tearing up. grat6eful i discovered your videos by chance when I was pregnant witth my beautiful (now 1 y/o) daughter. haven't looked back since. xxx

[@MadisunGray]

❤️❤️ thanks for being here

[@sidneyeaden7060]

This is the best video you’ve made from what I’ve seen. So beautiful, so true. What a blessing 💕

[@MadisunGray]

🥺 thank you so much!

[@haleymakarov1655]

I had someone really pressuring me to have a pain free birth with baby number six. She talked about it like I could just choose to have it be pain free and I tried to get in the mental headspace that I would just will it to be so. Out of 6 natural births this one was the scariest and most painful for me. I think it’s important to embrace the fact that birth is painful (usually) and excepting and preparing mentally for that pain is the biggest blessing I can give myself. To know it will hurt and be ready and willing to accept that for myself and my baby. It’s empowering. I wouldn’t hope for a pain free birth again. It really set me up for failure. Although failure might not be the right word since I had a beautiful healthy baby at home regardless. 💕

[@ChristysChannelYall]

Aw, your new little boy is adorable ❤ I’m going to have a new little grandson in January and I’m so excited. He is baby number 3 for my son and daughter in law too. I love how beautiful and peaceful your videos are. I told my daughter in law she should watch your channel.

[@MadisunGray]

How exciting! Congratulations!

[@AwOl-pc8fw]

I didn’t realize how long I’ve been watching you. My little girl was just a baby and now she’s in preschool. Crazy that I’ve been on this minimal journey for that long

[@ericawhitfield9289]

Like the gifted Abbie Halberstadt says, “Hard is not the same thing as bad.” Glad to see you, Madisun!

[@barborathinova4663]

Wonderful video, it´s an art what you do, pleasing my eyes, my ears, my soul. Thank you!

[@laceyanderson3544]

“Our natural instinct understandably is to shrink from suffering, but it is a grave mistake for that to be life’s primary objective, however instinctive it may be. That kind of thinking wrongly equates the pursuit of joy with the hollowness of ease. While that has some appeal, it is a deeply flawed strategy because suffering and joy are not incompatible, but essential companions. You can suffer and never know joy, but you can’t have joy without suffering.” - Lawrence E Corbridge I think God wanted us to know sorrow, so that we might know joy. We couldn't know the sweet without the bitter. I love what you're learning here, it's hard to be molded, but in the end God creates something better through the molding. ❤

[@HappyToBriMe]

This is GOLD Madi… love it. 🥰 x

[@Soapydishpotatoes]

This brought me back to myself.

[@MadisunGray]

🥺🥺🥺🫶🏽

[@nicky2908]

Thanks for sharing! I love your video: your relaxed voice, the music and your train on thought. Thanks for sharing

[@Irma_N]

This video was so therapeutic for me 💌

[@MadisunGray]

Thank you ❤️

[@caitlin_evans]

Another beautiful video, thank you so much for sharing. Your videos spark so much joy for me!!

[@paulathefairy676]

I’m a retired midwife and pregnancy yoga teacher, I always supported women in labour to flow with the pain, to use their breathing carefully and slowly, to know your body and to know that the pain is part of the journey to motherhood 🥰 thank you Madi for being honest about your childbirth experience and for all the lovely mamas here, remember that guilty feelings are a societal pressure and not a God given emotion, you are all doing your best for your child/children 🌼

[@ashleyanastasia7779]

What percentage of your births attended were painless?

[@paulathefairy676]

@@ashleyanastasia7779 none of them were painless unless the woman had an epidural, childbirth is a very personal and individual journey

[@amandasmith5590]

Wow! This was not where I thought this video was going but it spoke to me. Thank you ☺️

[@isadorasmiles9339]

I needed this video at this time in my life. It’s a good reminder to stay vigilant and keep going on this journey of less is more ❤️

[@loganrenggli2871]

Madi with the hard truths today!! I love what you said about every item having an attachment or a emotional feeling to it, but some are just stronger than others and minimalism has taught me the things to pay attention to that are important and the things that are less important but maybe I am told are important or should be important. It’s been a long journey with a long way to go, but this is a good reminder! Loved the video and so fun seeing the little ones!

[@HerCupOfSIMPLE]

Hi Madi, I did too experienced a pain free labor with the last 2 of my 6 babies I decided to deliver at home in water. It was life changing!

[@lmagas-om9dp]

What a beautiful baby! His toes! Also, the fresh produce at the end was incredible looking.

[@lisagolding8740]

I love seeing your daughter with animals and insects I hope she works with animals when she’s older

[@amandamorris4033]

Thank you ❤ This is so good, I'm coming back to listen, again!

[@MadisunGray]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@briem.407]

Fellow San Diego Mama! Just watched this video with my babies (8 & 5), I've been watching your videos for a while now. Thank you for being open about your journey and faith. It's a lovely blend, I am 100% there with you. You've helped me, live more simply and intentionally. I can always use the reminder of "slowing down" especially as a SAHM homeschooling my littles. Labor with my first was in a word, brutal. Labor with my second was shockingly painless. I could go on and on comparing the two but I believe just as each child is uniquely crafted by God, so is their journey into our arms. Both labors taught me more about humility and to set aside my plan for His. Congratulations on baby boy, he's precious!

[@MadisunGray]

Thank you for sharing your story 🫶🏽 I love that you’ve had both experiences with birth, makes me feel God kinda knows what we need. 💛 Thank you love!

[@izza.truroothealing]

My son will be 17 . But I had a home birth .. my son came a month early before I was even set up for my home birth.. my 2 midwives were present in my tiny upstairs bathroom w a tub one of them was hugely pregnant .. I was a single mama .. my friend came over and boiled water to dump in th3 tub upstairs which didn't make hot water ... it was end of December in a blizzard. In Vermont . My birth was so lovely pain free.. magical .. probably the only thing I've ever felt I got just so perfectly right in life..🎉

[@izza.truroothealing]

I should add I had only taken arnica n skullcap prior to help the healing once I got my stitches from quick birthing otherwise totally natural home birth

[@ashleyanastasia7779]

What a beautiful story!

[@karynelizabeth7256]

Madisun, this was an incredible video. SO relevant to me in so many ways ❤ thanks for sharing

[@MadisunGray]

Gosh thank you! Thank you for finding me! 🫶🏽

[@lifewithfive6641]

You are so beautiful inside and out. Thank you for your videos ❤

[@jeniececook8704]

I made peace with the fact that birth likes many events of growth in life was going to be a place of purposeful pain and I found that to be a place of strength and comfort for me.

[@Dana-mb1hd]

Madisun ❤ your channel is a blessing thank you 🙏

[@MadisunGray]

❤️

[@lauralegue]

This video is such a blessing, thank you!

[@MadisunGray]

Glad it was helpful!

[@MyFitgirlLifestyle]

Such a thought provoking piece... thank you for this.

[@elisasuarez9314]

What a beautiful story and video! Thank you Madi. Kisses from Uruguay 💙

[@MadisunGray]

Aw thank you!

[@CynthiaGoughArt]

Totally made me cry! In a good way! Love your videos.

[@EstherT-hi4eb]

Fearlessness is the best security. Wow

[@jessieelliott3157]

Great video. Before giving birth to my final child i read a book. I dont know what it was called but my midwife recommended it. It taught me to find my space in the pain. There was a lot of prep work like practicing holding ice and taking myself into the middle of the pain and relaxing there. There was visualisations to practice before so that you could get into a better place during the labour. Its so great how God created contractions and we are pain free in between so we can mentally and physically get through it better. Anyway, i did find the practice very helpful and in my mind it was pain free because it was the best day of my life. The day i had finally met all my children and our family was complete.

[@hannahbroussard]

Damn Madi! Best one yet!!! 🎉❤

[@MadisunGray]

🥺🥺🥺 thank you 🫡

[@TheMennomilist]

Minimalism when you start out seems hard, but I think when you put it into practice, it becomes very easy. It is so important to trust God, as you stated. It makes things easy too. Thanks for the message you gave!

[@maikepijper]

"That version of me, that is living wholeheartedly, she can figure it out" :')

[@maudfischer5315]

Real courage is not to be fearless (or painless). It's to do things anyways, despite the fear. I don't think it's good for us to try to suppress a feeling. WE can chose to not make décision according to it and do hard things ❤

[@barborathinova4663]

I think, she means - after some projects she ran into with fear she became fearless, as experiences made her believe more in life, in herself. I know it, I was about the same - the feeling of excitement is suddenly stronger than a fear from unknown. You trust.

[@jamiekelly717]

This was a beautiful video. Thank you 💚

[@ssophielouisee]

It is really hard letting go. I let go of a church pew that was not being used sat outside under a verandah. It was something i thought at the time i would own my whole life. Yes I believe in Jesus but i find all this stuff makes me stressed and i dont have space to be creative. I want less cleaning of stuff and more time to just be me. Let go let God.

[@nancynelson987]

This one certainly resonates. For days after my first birth I felt a tremendous sense of failure, based on commentary from the midwife during labor. At some point I realized I’d had the homebirth, a healthy baby, breastfeeding was going well….so bizarre. All three of my births were extremely painful, I don’t think all the pain-free propaganda does mamas any favors. I questioned optimal fetal positioning, was the nuchal hand an issue the first time? Obsessed over sitting properly and using exercise balls instead of sofas etc. Post dates/less fluid? Maybe? This was the case all three times. Took extra vitamin C the second time for a more robust sac as perhaps this was the culprit? Membranes didn’t rupture until 15 min. before she emerged…labor was short but just as painful. Was is because I consumed raspberry leaf tea all three times? What did I do wrong? All these worries point to ‘my fault’. Decades later I call NONSENSE. Pain free is all fine and good, but there is no shame in feeling allll the things during a birth experience. AND in life.

[@ashleyanastasia7779]

Yes, my opinion is that it is nonsense as well. Women should not be expected to perform for others during birth. They should only be expected to do what's best and right for themselves and their baby, whatever that looks like for them personally. You can talk about the same story as trauma or as triumph. 99.9% of women are going to experience pain, and that is likely genetically determined, so let's not shame mothers for doing the right thing for themselves and their babies by processing pain the way that they do.

[@emilyosterstock3427]

Beautifully shared, thanks. What is the song you use at the end? Love it.

[@ChristopherDolby]

im super-new to your channel. just subb'd; i just love the whole "vibe" of this channel. I feel so at home here, even though I'm sure I'm not you target demographic. I probably won't comment again, as I never do that, but i just wanted to say thank you for your content. I'll be here in the background. Watching everything, hitting the "like"... keep doing what you do... it's important.

[@eringreenberg240]

So so sooooooo love your videos!!!! I always feel inspired and great after watching them!!! Thank you for making them!!!

[@MadisunGray]

Thank you Erin. Every week ❤️

[@95antje]

I love love love your videos! Thank you ♥️

[@feliciasuris2381]

Do you have any tips for us mommas that have one child right now? Whats a good balance of playing and independent play with the minimal toys and outside time like your recent Short shows but single child 😊

[@abbiebarrios8601]

Love you, missed you❤

[@MadisunGray]

🥺🫶🏽

[@nancyrisner1206]

What a beautiful video❤.

[@MadisunGray]

Thank you ❤️

[@cbhjsrmommy]

I was the same way on the pain free labor!!! Wow when I hear you talk it's like you are so much like me we had our babies at almost the same exact time i had a homebirth...my 3rd of 7 children...but your days with a newborn video sounded just like me and the morning birth...same for me caught me so offguard I wanted a night birth I labored all night and realized wow it is gonna be daylight as my water broke with the sun rising and at almost 7 am he was born so when you said you had him at 7 am I almost fell out lthen when you said that and i heard my roosters crowing as i was pushing!! 😂lol my baby was born in the morning right before 7!!!!! Where I live I don't know anyone so much like me I'm all the way in Tennessee but i feel like even though you don't know me I have found someone so much like me in the way they think and I love watching your videos!! Stay yourself cuz your amazing!! And as for my pain free birth it was painful but Jesus took me out of my body almost is the best way to describe it I just focused only on him with my christian music in my headphones so it hurt yes but it was the most supernatural closest to Jesus thing I ever experienced❤love and peace to you and your family me and my kids just love watching your videos they say your baby looks just like ours and as crazy as it sounds he really does!😊

[@MadisunGray]

This 😂🫶🏽 I had to reread it a couple times! Women know how to find each other! And my sons’ name is Tennessee! Haha thank you for finding me and supporting my work! Xo

[@lindseysteffen8310]

Seriously, needed to hear this. We are in a big transition as a family and it has been hard. Any advice on moving away from family when they have different expectations?

[@ERICA850]

I saw the pain free birth podcast before the burth of my 5th baby in July. The best thing i took from it that i used in labor was relaxing into the pain, accepting it and not fighting it. But embracing the pain and breathing deeply in it. Of course labor was still painful!! Just dealt with it better with her techniques

[@ERICA850]

Life is HARD, but we can slow down and find more enjoyment out of it

[@jordanpolk834]

i needed this video today and your message in it ❤

[@MadisunGray]

❤️❤️

[@marypower7673]

THANK YOU❤

[@MadisunGray]

Thanks for watching ❤️

[@christineb2640]

Beautiful baby and mother ❤

[@carolinalaguna8807]

Me encanta el mes de octubre y para mí es tiempo de depuración ,muchas de las veces ni siquiera se de dónde salen cosas que realmente nunca uso , la satisfacción después de deshacerme del exceso es de lo mejor 😅😅

[@nancyrisner1206]

I totally agree ❤

[@MadisunGray]

❤️

[@CaroHeymann]

Yes. Just yes. ❤

[@umaisv1352]

Would love to see your home tour❤️.

[@fromhumblebeginnings7798]

I wish I had known that before your delivery. Farmhouse on Boone has had 8 children, most of them with a method called "The Bradley Method". She swears by it.Maybe this will help another mom to be.

[@MadisunGray]

I used the Bradley method for my second birth, definitely recommend!

[@loveyourlife.amsterdam]

❤

[@tateshevchenko6584]

I wanted natural birth with second son, I visualized it and so on. And I had c section due to my health issues, so I forgave myself for this nonideal birth.

[@bonniebibbo]

I believe God told us that after the garden we would now experience pain in childbirth.It’s ok,it’s all apart of His plan.

[@kronuts]

Isn’t pain free labor against the punishment God allowed for us to experience after we turned against Him in the garden? Men are to work and women is to experience the pain of child labor…? If I’m wrong, please enlighten me. Never heard of pain free labor, I’ve had two myself. Seems a bit mystic to me. Like I said, I haven’t done the research, so I’m just speaking my thoughts.

[@Dana-mb1hd]

My thoughts exactly! Great point!❤

[@nicolevyverman3408]

These aren’t your thoughts it’s Gods words. This is biblical ❤️! Our sin caused labor pains.

[@Dana-mb1hd]

@@nicolevyverman3408 yes!🙏💖

[@haileymontgomery3659]

I always thought that too. I gave birth to my first baby all natural and pain free. I didn’t choose to do pain free but it just weirdly happened that way. I was scared to death after he came out and I hadn’t really felt pain and it was all natural. Like why would that happen? Some of us can’t help it, we just don’t go through pain at childbirth.

[@hollyspeckle]

This is such poisonous nonsense, and the point at which my usual tolerance for people’s religious beliefs wears thin. If there is a god who inflicts punishment on the children for sins not their own, that is no god for me

[@longevity-u1z]

actually, i disagree with u, with respect. ie, comfort zones should be exploited for as long as they last? 2. we have been sold the wrong information, our role-models are sloths, and should be honoured as such, no, imo???