Claudia Bollwinkel - Elf-help for the Mother-to-be

Elf-help for the Mother-to-be Claudia Bollwinkel Illustrated by R. W. Alley Abbey Press All rights reserved, including without limitation the right to reproduce this ebook or any portion thereof in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of the publisher. Text copyright 2006 by Claudia Bollwinkel Illustrations copyright 2006 by Saint Meinrad Archabbey ISBN: 978-1-4976-8026-5 Abbey Press Publications 1 Hill Drive St. Meinrad, Indiana 47577 www.abbeypress.com Distributed by Open Road Distribution 345 Hudson Street New York, NY 10014 www.openroadmedia.com Foreword You are a mother-to-be! A new life beginsyour babys new life, and also your new life. The wonder of this occasion easily throws your life out of balance.

There are so many changes. Changes in your body. Changes in your public and family roles. There are also worries about living arrangements and the finances of parenthood. Elf-help for the Mother-to-be provides hints on how to enjoy the precious time of pregnancy and how to let go of your worries. Elf-help helps you ease into motherhood and enjoy your new baby.

A happy mother-to-be knows how to let go. What you need most now is trusttrust in yourself, in your child, in your partner, in the future, and in God. God wanted this miracle to happen. Now let God do the work! 1. Thank God! You are being given a brand new lovethe love for your unborn child now growing like a beautiful flower. 2. Pay attention to the many changes occurring both within you and outside of you. 3. Share your happiness with other people.

A child is a gift to the whole world. 4. Accept your condition. Your child is growing and wants your attention. 5. Sleep a lot. You and your child grow closer while sleeping. 6. Spend more time alone.

You need silence to hear yourself. 7. Accept feelings of desperation and discouragement. Your life is changing completely! 8. Spend time with loved ones now. Soon your child will need most of your time. 9. Make plans for your future now. Build dreams for your family! 10. Reconsider present responsibilities.

Bringing a child into the world is now your most important task. 11. Seek balance in your daily life. Play, dance, go for a walk! 12. Trust your intuition. You know what is best for you and your child. 13. Let others take care of you. 14. Enjoy feeling one with your unborn child. 14. Enjoy feeling one with your unborn child.

You carry Gods present to you. 15. Take care of yourself. From you springs new life. 16. Enjoy your pregnant body. Gods gift now transforms you. 17. Dress beautifully! You look wonderful! 18. Ask loved ones to share your daily chores.

Even washing dishes can build togetherness. 19. Dont be frightened by thoughts of what could go wrong. Trust Gods plans for you and your child. 20. Let yourself be inspired by birds building nests and natures care for its young. 21. If you have children already, enjoy your time together now. 22. Your love for your other children need not be divided. 22. Your love for your other children need not be divided.

Mothers have plenty of love for all their childrenborn and unborn. In your heart, the love for your unborn child is growing like a beautiful flower. 23. Do not worry about how your other children will cope with your unborn child. They are getting the sister or brother God intends for them.