Here are some great suggestions from our TBS community on birthing natually and avoiding intervention:
- Stay upright
- counter pressure
- self-hypnosis and meditation
- breathe deeply
- standing and swaying your hip
- keep moving around
- use a birthing pool
- hire a doula
- birth classes
- Walk, walk, walk
- hot showers
- counting breaths
- a good supportive partner
- visualize and focus
- squeezing the hips
- chirpractor
- hot water
- let your body move as it needs to
- don't like down
- don't focus on the pain, visualize your happy place and baby
- Remember, it is what your body was designed to do
- Educate yourself!!
- rest in the early stages
- wall squats
- birthing ball
- rock your body
- dance
- get excited about your new baby and focus on that
- believe in yourself and your body
- drink and eat as needed
- stay at home as long as possible
- heating pads
- ice packs
- belly dance
- be certain you trust your care provider
- prepare yourself - read and research from sound sources
- acupuncture
- stay active - go outside
- massage
- prenatal callanetics
- kegel exercises
- Visit Readyforbirth.com or Doulas.com
- stay hydrated
- move in different positions
- nap when possible
- try to let your pelvic muscles relax when possible
- think of it as a running marathon, not a sprint
- Remember, you CAN, and it feels so incredibly POWERFUL and FANTASTIC!!!!
- breathe the baby down
- Remember that having a baby is not a medical event and that every minute another woman is giving birth with you
- say positive affirmations
- watch natural birthing videos and read stories
- Jet let it go and let labour push through you
- Read "The Greatest Pregnanvy Ever"
Fun links and videos that may come in handy after and before birth:
