Fear = tension = pain
Knowledge breaks the cycle of pain.
Don’t judge the pain of contractions; it’s just the muscles around your uterus contracting to move your baby out of your body. Think of the waves as positive sensations bringing your baby to you.
Many women find that by simply accepting strong powerful sensations as a key part of moving the baby out and breathing with the squeezes, rather than tensing up and being scared, they are pleasantly surprised by how manageable labour can be.
Think of it as a process.
We all respond to pain differently, based on our own levels of fear and anxiety, which is also what controls our pain threshold.
Sighs and low sounds will help you let go of tension in your body. When you open your mouth and moan, you relax your birthing muscles, allowing them to open more easily. Humming, mooing, singing, but keep the sounds low to keep bringing down the pitch.
Using mind over matter and mindfulness the perception of negative can be reframed. 5 positives outweigh 1 negative. Keep telling yourself positive things.
The more positive messages you give yourself about any task, the easier it is. It helps if others around you remind you of your strength and the wonderful reason for labour—your baby!
What is pain?
P - purposeful
A - anticipated
I – intermittent
N – normal
Pain is created by the brain. There is no pain in the body unless the brain translates it as that. So if the mind is strong, the brain doesn’t translates pain into something overwhelming.
Breath is a natural pain reliever. Deep breathing can really help during contractions, concentrate on the breath and it might help. Breathe in through the nose and out through the mouth. In breath 4, out breath 8.
Several studies have shown that women who use no labour medication are the most satisfied with their birth experience.
And those who had epidurals were the least satisfied with their experiences birth (probably because of higher rates of intervention).
Giving birth can be a huge challenge but no two births are alike and no two women have the same degree of labour sensations so it mostly comes down to individual pain thresholds and a belief that you can do it! And the belief of a partner who believes in you and keeps saying: “You can do it!”
It's totally different for everybody, but knowing all the options gives women so much more control over the labour process.
Knowledge breaks the cycle of pain.
Don’t judge the pain of contractions; it’s just the muscles around your uterus contracting to move your baby out of your body. Think of the waves as positive sensations bringing your baby to you.
Many women find that by simply accepting strong powerful sensations as a key part of moving the baby out and breathing with the squeezes, rather than tensing up and being scared, they are pleasantly surprised by how manageable labour can be.
Think of it as a process.
We all respond to pain differently, based on our own levels of fear and anxiety, which is also what controls our pain threshold.
Sighs and low sounds will help you let go of tension in your body. When you open your mouth and moan, you relax your birthing muscles, allowing them to open more easily. Humming, mooing, singing, but keep the sounds low to keep bringing down the pitch.
Using mind over matter and mindfulness the perception of negative can be reframed. 5 positives outweigh 1 negative. Keep telling yourself positive things.
The more positive messages you give yourself about any task, the easier it is. It helps if others around you remind you of your strength and the wonderful reason for labour—your baby!
What is pain?
P - purposeful
A - anticipated
I – intermittent
N – normal
Pain is created by the brain. There is no pain in the body unless the brain translates it as that. So if the mind is strong, the brain doesn’t translates pain into something overwhelming.
Breath is a natural pain reliever. Deep breathing can really help during contractions, concentrate on the breath and it might help. Breathe in through the nose and out through the mouth. In breath 4, out breath 8.
Several studies have shown that women who use no labour medication are the most satisfied with their birth experience.
And those who had epidurals were the least satisfied with their experiences birth (probably because of higher rates of intervention).
Giving birth can be a huge challenge but no two births are alike and no two women have the same degree of labour sensations so it mostly comes down to individual pain thresholds and a belief that you can do it! And the belief of a partner who believes in you and keeps saying: “You can do it!”
It's totally different for everybody, but knowing all the options gives women so much more control over the labour process.