I hope I\u2019ve caught you on the toilet!<\/p>\n
Now that I\u2019ve got your attention, I want to tell you how you can practice for childbirth in under 3 minutes a day without ever having a single contraction.<\/strong><\/p>\n Why on the toilet, Kristen?!\u00a0 Because that is the best place to practice for having a baby.<\/p>\n All of the muscle groups that are used when you have a baby or that you want relaxed when you have a baby are the same muscle groups that are involved when you\u2019re on the toilet.<\/strong><\/p>\n Here\u2019s what to do when you\u2019re on the toilet (and I know you\u2019re there a lot because you\u2019re pregnant):<\/p>\n It\u2019s easier when you\u2019re on the toilet because you\u2019re used to being uninhibited there and doing what you need to do.\u00a0 Otherwise, many women don\u2019t pay a lot of attention to feeling in their pelvic floor.<\/p>\n Just notice that.<\/p>\n Also notice the sensation, especially when you\u2019re having a bowel movement.<\/p>\n We\u2019re talking about having babies here, ladies, so let\u2019s not sugarcoat anything.<\/p>\n Those nerve endings get hit in the same ways, even though one is the baby\u2019s head coming down.<\/strong><\/p>\n When you feel that, practice softening It is a great way to practice before you ever have a contraction.<\/p>\n The day-to-day practice is conditioning your body to help you soften and open when your baby\u2019s born, which makes it much less likely that you\u2019ll tear<\/strong> and things will just go more smoothly with your baby coming down and out so that you have him or her and your arms faster.<\/p>\n (NOTE:<\/strong> Want 3 Simple Steps for a Smooth, Gentle Pushing Stage? These techniques helped me birth 8 babies (including a 10lb, 10oz baby boy) gently with NO tearing. Get the steps here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Another thing to pay attention to during this time is how you\u2019re breathing<\/strong>.\u00a0 As people, we breathe in different ways:<\/p>\n Pay attention throughout the day how you breathe, especially when you\u2019re stressed, and how you calm down your breathing.<\/p>\n Now combine that with what I talked about above.<\/p>\n When you\u2019re on the toilet or when you\u2019re focusing on softening your pelvic floor, take a minute to pay attention to how you\u2019re breathing and start to correlate that.<\/strong><\/p>\n Notice how when you breathe in through your nose and out through your nose, it\u2019s a little bit easier to soften and relax.<\/p>\n Practice breathing in through your nose and out through your mouth because that cleansing breath, that big breath, is a great breath to use after a contraction.<\/strong><\/p>\n Sometimes contractions are intense.<\/p>\n Having a baby is intense.<\/p>\n (NOTE:<\/strong>Want Labor Pain Techniques that REALLY Work? Get these 11 mom-tested techniques for handling contractions from start to finish Get the mom-tested natural labor techniques here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n I\u2019m going to teach you what you need to know to have a baby naturally.\u00a0 But I will admit, I\u2019ve done it eight times\u2026<\/p>\n \u2026It\u2019s intense!<\/p>\n Going through this, practicing this every day, even for a few minutes a day, starts to condition your body to be ready for having your baby and when it is time for your baby to come, these things will come naturally.<\/strong><\/p>\n I also recommend that you talk to your birth partner about breathing because sometimes when you feel overwhelmed by things, your birth partner can remind you to breathe.\u00a0<\/p>\n Or they can model breathing for you to follow along with, which is really<\/strong> helpful during an intense contraction. You don\u2019t have to think because girl, you are busy doing other things.\u00a0 It can really save you!<\/p>\n This helped me so much through all of my babies\u2019 births\u2026<\/p>\n \u2026to do this practice during pregnancy and then when it came time to have my babies, to have those tools that I could use when things got intense.<\/p>\n They were intense, but also awesome, empowering experiences, sacred experiences, especially when I stayed in control.<\/strong><\/p>\n These techniques were especially helpful with the births where everything felt smooth and soft and my babies came out so quietly that other people didn\u2019t even realize they had been born.<\/p>\n It may seem unlikely, but it is possible!<\/p>\n Conditioning makes a difference!<\/p>\n Looking for a natural childbirth course that’s evidence-based AND focused on honoring your intution and power during your birthing time?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
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