Natural birthing

By the time you reach your third trimester you have probably read countless articles about kegels and hospital bags. And about water births vs squatting births, and about how imperative it is that you try different positions during labor. And you are maybe even feeling a little overwhelmed by it all.

Labour and birth is one of the most physically and emotionally profound experiences of your life. Here are 17 natural ways to cope with labour and birth, so you can prepare and help yourself in labour to work towards a positive experience.

Debating on getting an epidural?Planning for a natural birth, but need some reassurance on your decision to avoid the epidural? For most of human history, women have birthed without epidurals. But now, with them being so common, it really makes you wonder if there are any benefits to not getting an epidural? The potential risks of getting

Skills you need to prepare for an all natural labor and delivery. Decrease and deal with the pain of labor so that you can have an all natural childbirth.

Yes. You read that right. I had a 24 hour labor with no epidural. In fact, I didn't use any form of drug or medicine for pain relief. But I did use quite a few natural labor coping techniques to survive labor with no epidural. I'll share my 10 secrets to an easier labor, so you know how to prepare for an unmedicated birth of your own. These unmedicated birth techniques helped me to have a healthy pregnancy, an autonomous birth, and the confidence necessary for surviving labor.

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If you want to start preparing for natural birth and avoid an epidural or c-section, you are going to want to head to the blog to learn how you can achieve your natural birthing plan with minimal contraction pain by following these simple pregnancy steps to preparing for unmedicated hospital birth. I am spilling my secrets to what you need to do in pregnancy for preparing for a natural labor and delivery | labor advice | natural labor pain relief #chold birth education #epiduralfreedelivery

Are you currently expecting and dreaming of a natural birth? Wondering what all you should be doing to prepare your body for labor? Women that have natural births typically have shorter labors, higher rates of breastfeeding success, and a quicker postpartum recovery. Not to mention, there's less stress on your baby and the fact that natural birth

A perineal massage can significantly reduce your chances of tearing during labor and will help you have an easier natural birth. It is also very important if you are planning on doing hypnobirthing! This post has instructions on how to do it (including a video) – for you or your partner - what oils to use or not to use, benefits and when to do it. #naturalbirth #perinealmassage #hypnobirthing

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