Why not start with the story of the birth of Christ, seeing as that’s what Christmas is all about? It’s a great story and helps us to realize that material possessions don’t matter.  Birth can happen in the simplest of settings, wherever it is intended. It is a time to honour the divine in each of us and to realize that birth is a very spiritual event. To read some of the biblical stories around the birth of Christ, go to:
http://christianity.about.com/od/biblestorysummaries/p/christmasstory.htm

For some great reading, see the birth stories located on the Soulbirth website.  Visit: http://www.soulbirth.com/birth_stories.26.html

Kits are available now to take a cast of your pregnant belly. This enables you to create a lasting memory of the pregnancy. The kits come with full instructions, materials and decorative ideas. The cast can then be decorated with many different materials to create a wonderful centerpiece, or can be given a special place in the child’s room.

In creating your cast, time can be taken to focus on your baby. This can be a lovely activity to do as part of a ‘Blessing way’ ceremony before the babies arrival.

Go for a swim in the ocean.  Just float around and visualize what it’s like to be your baby floating around in amniotic fluid.  Take this time to tune into your baby and have a loving conversation with them.

Whatever it is that makes you feel good, is likely to release ‘endorphins’ into your system.  Endorphins are our bodies natural pain killer hormones and can make you feel quite euphoric.  It is these hormones that are released into our body during labour, if left undisturbed and without artificial analgesia, not long before we give birth. The more endorphins we have in our body and the less adrenaline, the better our birth will flow. Try dancing, eating chocolate (unless you’re diabetic) and do have lots of passionate kisses!