Well in a few short days or weeks… I will be in that place again…
In Labor… ready to push.
Now this post may be bizarre for some and something many of us never even think about. After my 3rd born though and a very hard and intense natural birth experience… I realized I knew very little about pushing in labor.
With my 1st two births I relied on the epidural and by the time I had to push, it was just something that felt very unsure about and unnatural. Maybe because I could not feel with my first two… with them though, I just followed the instructions of the nurses and it eventually worked out. After hours of pushing. The good thing with those was the fact I couldn’t feel a thing :) but come my 3rd born and the ability to feel, I realized I knew nothing about pushing.
My pushing with Owen was extremely difficult… I wish going into that birth experience I had known more about that process, besides the “given” – you will know when you need to push. :)
Months ago I came across a site that sold a dvd called “Perfect Pushing.” I had heard about this company prior and the amazing techniques they have for women who have a Diastasis after pregnancy… but the information about pushing in labor was something I had never seen before.
I’ve since watched the dvd and have learned so much about how our bodies work in pregnancy… but also after pregnancy. The methods Julie teaches on this dvd are so wise and make perfect sense.
It is something that you can put into practice at the beginning of your pregnancy and use throughout. Once baby comes you can use these methods to strengthen your abdominal again and begin the journey back to your pre-pregnancy figure. :) Obviously after 3 kids and soon to be my 4th, I do not expect a perfect stomach…. but I do know strengthening it properly is so important… not just for comfort reasons in clothing but also core strength and even spinal health.
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The Perfect Pushing DVD is available online. You can read many reviews on how this dvd helped so many women during labor… I can’t vouch for its methods personally, since… well, my baby is still cooking ;-) – but I look forward to going into this labor experience with a little more knowledge and help, than I have in the past.
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This sounds like a great idea even for post pregnancy to strengthen abdominals and spine health!
I’m interested! I had never heard of this company before. Thanks.
Oh, and in a few months I will have to put this into practice in a very real way.
This would’ve been great information prior to my first baby. I’m hoping there will be another in the near future. :)