Celebrating the rite of passage from maiden to mother

A MotherBlessing is a simple ceremony for the mother-to-be hosted by a friend or loved one near the end of her pregnancy. As a culture, we are used to marking the transition to motherhood with a baby shower. A MotherBlessing is a gathering that can happen within a baby shower or on its own, and is focused on the experience of the mother herself.

During a MotherBlessing, a woman's loved ones gather to mark her transition from Maiden to Mother. The circling of women around her weaves a web of support that she can rely on in the days leading up to her birth and in the postpartum time after.There are many ways to conduct a MotherBlessing and what follows is a basic framework that you can use to host a simple, beautiful, powerful and potentially even ceremonial gathering.