Day 5: Breath We did some breathing yesterday, but today I want to focus on the fact that sometimes pregnancy and labor make it hard to actually take a breath. The main thing you want to do with this, is give yourself more room to breath. So, Im posting Katie Bowman again because that is her specialty. The things she mentions are untucking your tailbone, and dropping your ribs. This can help with a lot of things, but it also creates more space to allow you room to breath. https://youtube/watch?v=7BPap1TjxIs https://youtube/watch?v=kg4muXeTnjA Anxiety can also cause you to feel breathless, and this can be a cause of a decrease in oxygen getting to your baby during labor. So doing things to decrease anxiety can help you breath better and oxygenate better during labor. During pregnancy, you can practice learning how to slow down your breath when you are feeling anxious. Use this during labor whenever your heart starts to race and you feel your breathing increasing. This actually tricks your body into thinking that you arent scared, so all your fight or flight hormones level off. Of course one of the best ways to help with anxiety is to hire a doula:) They know a lot of good tricks. To put in the bag: a comfort item from home to have around when your fears start to surface.
Posted on: Mon, 05 Jan 2015 15:51:01 +0000
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