Is this meditation safe during pregnancy?

Yes. This is gentle guided practice with no breath-holding or physical exertion. Listen in any comfortable position. If a practice increases distress rather than easing it, stop and speak with your midwife, GP, or a mental health professional.

Do I need the app to listen?

No. Press play on this page for the full guided audio and transcript. The My Maternal Mind app adds offline caching, ambient sound mixing, and a daily meditation written for your current week.

The Secret

Week 6

0:00−11:59

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Duration:: 12 min
Stage:: Pregnancy · Week 6
Best for:: When you are holding it alone and it feels lonely

How to practise

In the first trimester, carrying news the world cannot see can show up quietly or all at once. This guided meditation makes room for the feeling without turning it into a lesson you are meant to pass.

In these early weeks, most people are not telling anyone yet. You go about an ordinary day carrying news that no one around you can see. That can be a strange and lonely kind of carrying. This practice does not ask you to share before you are ready. It simply keeps you company while you hold it, and reminds you that what you carry is real, even unseen.

Find a position that supports you (seated or lying down). Press play and let the guidance move at its own pace. There is no correct way to feel, and nothing to visualize on demand.

This episode is written for week 6. It fits best when you are holding it alone and it feels lonely, though you can return whenever the week feels heavy or unfamiliar.

Each week in the series stands alone. Listeners often join at their current week and circle back later; the arc rewards continuity, but nothing here assumes you have been listening since week one.

Full transcript

Welcome to Week Six.

Right now, you may be holding something that almost no one else knows. Going to work, answering messages, making dinner, all while carrying news the world cannot see. That can feel exciting, and it can feel quite lonely, sometimes both at once.

So today is about keeping you company in the secret. Let's begin.

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Let's begin by letting your body settle.

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Find a position that supports you. Let the surface beneath you take your weight.

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Let your eyes close, or rest them softly open.

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Take one slow breath in.

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And let it go.

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Let's steady the breath together. In… one… … two… … three… … four…

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And out, longer. Out… one… … two… … three… … four… … five… … six…

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Again, in your own time.

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Let the counting go now.

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There is a particular loneliness to early pregnancy. You carry the whole of it inside, often before anyone knows, sometimes before you quite believe it yourself. The world keeps moving at its ordinary pace, with no idea that for you, everything has quietly shifted.

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You do not have to tell anyone before you are ready. The keeping of it is yours to do however you choose. But you also do not have to feel completely alone in it.

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If it helps, imagine the news you carry as a small, warm light. Something only you can see right now, held gently somewhere near your chest. You are not holding it tightly. You are just keeping it warm.

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It is allowed to be a lot, carrying something this big in private. The excitement of it, and the weight of it, can sit side by side. Both are part of the same quiet thing.

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For these few minutes, you do not have to perform an ordinary day. You can simply be the person carrying the light, resting, breathing.

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Now, three quiet truths. Let each one land in the body, not only the mind.

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The first. What I am holding is real, even though it cannot be seen.

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Notice where you feel that, if you feel it anywhere.

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The second. I do not have to share this before I am ready.

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Let it settle.

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And the last. I can carry this quietly, and still not be alone.

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You do not have to be sure of it. Just let it be here with you.

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Stay a little longer, breathing, keeping the light warm.

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And when you are ready, begin to come back. Feel your weight. Feel your hands.

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Let your breath rejoin your day.

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Open your eyes slowly, if they were closed.

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And carry yourself, and your quiet light, gently from here.

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That is the end of this week's practice.

Keeping a secret this big can be a lot to hold. You do not have to hold every part of it alone. A midwife, or one trusted person, can share the weight whenever you are ready. Reaching out is a strong thing to do.

We will meet again next week.

FAQ

When should I listen to Week 6?: This practice is designed for when you are holding it alone and it feels lonely, though you can return any time during pregnancy.
Is this meditation safe during pregnancy?: Yes. This is gentle guided practice with no breath-holding or physical exertion. Listen in any comfortable position. If a practice increases distress rather than easing it, stop and speak with your midwife, GP, or a mental health professional.
Do I need the app to listen?: No. Press play on this page for the full guided audio and transcript. The My Maternal Mind app adds offline caching, ambient sound mixing, and a daily meditation written for your current week.

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Last reviewed: 2026-06-30