As a baby in my mother’s womb if I could talk I would want my parents to acknowledge me now.  I would want my mother, my father, my caregivers and all those around me to –

• LOVE me. Tell me out loud so I can hear it. I need to hear my parents. I need to hear my mom, my caregiver. I need to hear that I am BEING loved.
• I need to be told that I am WELCOME, constantly and of course after birthing, but I need to hear it now, while I am in my mom’s womb.
• You will tell me to TAKE MY TIME that I do not need to hurry.
• My NEEDS are welcome by you.
• I have the lovely RIGHT to be here, to be fed and taken care of.
• You are GLAD and PLEASED I am a girl/boy.
• You LIKE ME being near you and you enjoy touching me.
• TALK to me, I need to be talked to every day, I exist. If twins, “we” exist individually, even though we are stronger together, we each matter. Talk to both of us together and separately.
• DANCE with me and let me know about the song. If dad is around, or I have siblings, let’s all dance together. Allow them to love me, to bond with me, to enjoy who I am. Movement and rhythm matters.
• READ to me, babies love stories.
• ROCK me in a swing or a rocking chair, bilateral movements are calming.
• If you argue in my presence please let me know it is not my fault. Release me of any wrong doing or responsibility. We need to have emotional boundaries starting now, while I am “in utero”. You can always APOLOGIZE if you argue in my presence, I know you are human.
• Let’s PLAY. We could do soapy bubbles in the air and breathe, or find some big Legos. We could build a house together and you could tell me all about it.
• We could PAINT. You could even paint your belly, I will feel you.
• Let’s take PICTURES together.

All these lovely interactive activities and experiences will allow the baby to experience being loved and protected.

Remember that once in the womb the baby is already here and that life has already begun, the time to talk to the baby is now!