Sentences with phrase «on a birth ball»

I turned off the shower water because it was starting to run cold and I intended to go sit on the birth ball in my bedroom.

Consider taking a walk, spending time on a birth ball, or use the support of your partner's body to sway through contractions.

It's even possible to give birth on a birth ball.

Sitting on a birth ball is a great alternative.

I began by laboring on the birth ball and moved in and out of the tub throughout the night.

So I continued to labor at home, on purpose; dancing with my husband, singing and swaying in my tub and later my shower, and rolling on my birth ball.

I recall sitting in our small, dark front room of the house on the birth ball, looking out onto 23rd St., imagining that our street, our neighborhood will be different, transformed in some way, once the baby arrives.

Ami Burns, a doula, recommends sitting on a birth ball with your legs wide open.

I got out and walked, swayed and sat on the birth ball for a couple of hours to help get through contractions (which were still every 4 - 6 minutes at this point).

To bring baby's head on your cervix you can do energetic but smooth circles on birth ball.

I leaned on my kids» Learning Tower while sitting on my birth ball as Squire, Mom and Misty started to fill the birth tub.

Sitting on the birth ball in the shower felt amazing and I even fell asleep some.

Try circling your pelvis on a birth ball or swaying from side to side while holding onto your partner or doula.

If you're facing an induction, you'll need to decide whether to agree to your doctors» bed - specific requirements, or fight for your right to bounce on a birth ball, walk the halls, or even take a hot shower.

I spent the first few hours laboring on the birth ball and enjoying the time I had with my husband before we brought our little girl into this world.

If you're sitting on a birth ball, try standing, squatting, or walking around.

I labored hanging over the bed, on the toilet, hanging on Jed, pushing on the bed, and on the birth ball.

If that's not an option in your hospital or birth center, talk with your nurse about being upright (such as in a rocking chair or on a birth ball) when being monitored, as opposed to laboring in bed.

I bounced on my birth ball, used my Spinning Babies positions to relieve the wicked back labor, got in and out of the tub and shower, and reheated my rice sock heating pad over and over.

Try walking, rocking, sitting on a birth ball, lunging and other positions.

Sitting on a birth ball (exercise ball), being in the water, and lying on my side in bed were the three things that most helped me with pain relief.

Sit on the birth ball the same way you did during pregnancy.