Your Moment of Connection
A Guide to Inner Peace and Trust
Welcome
Dear Expectant Parent.
Thank you so much for your invaluable contribution to our study at New World Baby. Your personal experience is incredibly precious. It helps us understand the deeper impact of our audio tracks and allows us to offer even better support to future parents.
By joining this journey, you are giving yourself, and your baby, a gift of calm and connection. As a token of gratitude, we lovingly present this guide. It is designed to help you relax and feel more deeply connected with your baby during this extraordinary, life changing time.
Take a deep breath, soften your shoulders, and let this be a moment just for you.
Why Relaxation Matters
During pregnancy, your body and mind undergo a beautiful, but sometimes intense, transformation. Relaxation is not a luxury, it is essential, for you and for your baby’s well-being. Know it’s for two..Your relaxation is quality time for your baby.
Relaxation helps you:
Reduce stress and anxiety: A calm mind nurtures a calm body.
Improve sleep: Crucial for energy and recovery.
Prepare for birth: By lowering tension and increasing confidence.
Strengthen your bond with your baby: Creating space for connection and love.
The following practices are simple, natural, and inspired by methods shown to reduce stress and bring calm during pregnancy.
Breathe: Your Calm Anchor
Your breath is always with you. It is a powerful tool to calm your nervous system, soften stress, and return to your center. Even one conscious breath can bring you back to peace.
The Exercise: 4-7-8 Breath
Find a comfortable position, sitting or lying down. Close your eyes if you wish.
Relax yourself , soften your shoulders and jaw, feel at ease…
Inhale gently through your nose for 4 counts, filling your belly with air.
Hold for 7 counts, calmly, without strain.
Exhale slowly for 8 counts through your mouth, as if blowing through a straw.
Repeat 3–5 cycles.
With each exhale, let tension melt away. If it feels difficult at first, know that every attempt already helps. With practice, it will feel easier and more natural. We endeavor to keep it simple so you can remember is easily.
Your Peaceful Sanctuary
Visualization is a simple way to calm your mind and invite positive feelings. By imagining a safe and peaceful place, you give both yourself and your baby a sense of comfort.
The Exercise: Your Safe Oasis
Find a quiet place and gently close your eyes.
Release tension from your body, from your toes to your head, softening with every breath.
Imagine your ideal peaceful place: maybe a beach, a flower meadow, or a quiet forest.
Notice the colors, sounds, scents, and gentle air around you.
Place your hand on your belly. Feel your baby safe with you in this oasis, calm and connected.
Stay as long as you wish. When you open your eyes, remember that this sanctuary is always available inside you.
Empowering Affirmations
Affirmations are positive words that shift your mindset and strengthen trust. Choose one or two that feel right for you and repeat them daily, in the morning, before sleep, or anytime you need a reminder of your strength.
I am calm.
My baby feels my love.
I am strong, capable, and full of trust in my body and my journey.
My baby and I are deeply connected and in perfect harmony.
Every day, I grow in motherhood and inner peace.
I am surrounded by love and support.
I trust my intuition and the wisdom of my body.
Let the words sink in. The more you feel them, the more they support you.
Final Thoughts & Future Steps
Thank you again for participating in our study and for taking this time for yourself. Even one mindful breath or one moment of rest is enough, you are already doing so much simply by being here.
We will share the collected insights on our website, so together we can keep learning and supporting mothers and babies with love and presence.
With gratitude,
The New World Baby Team
