Listening to baby… In the medical paradigm there’s a really weird and sometimes scary energy around listening to baby. What will they find??? Is my baby okay??? What if something is wrong??? We’ve been conditioned to look outside ourselves for answers that so often lie within. That system benefits off the fear and disconnect and has convinced many women that the only way to listen to their babies’ heartbeat is by ultrasound or Doppler. And that, that machine knows more than you do as the mom. The connection to baby is actually sacred and you don’t need a machine to tune in to baby in most cases. Hearing a heartbeat is not the only way to connect. And ultrasound is sooo often wrong when it comes to determining if something is up with the baby or not. Feeling baby, palpating your belly, noticing the movements, position, listening with a fetoscope and feeling the energy of the baby are all things the mama can do for herself to tune in. And it can be so fun to include a midwife or mama friend in getting to know this baby. A fetoscope can be purchased for seriously like $15 on Amazon and is a simple tool passed down from traditional midwifery that allow mama and midwife to get to know that baby. And this way of listening is quickly becoming a lost art… We had a funny student midwife conversation the other day about other things you can listen to a baby with… a toilet paper roll, a shot glass… ? ear to the belly! This way of listening is intimate in ways that Doppler and ultrasound just can’t do… Where are you at with listening? What’s your favorite way of doing so? Are you a seasoned or budding fetoscope fan? Mama @sarahleesouth ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_W7K0dQldn0