Getting in tune with your breath is so important in getting ready for labor and birth.
Breathing is a form of relaxation in labor, and we all want to be as relaxed as possible in the midst of labor.
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Practice these breathing techniques while you exercise (walking, prenatal pilates, prenatal yoga), wait in traffic, or sit on the toilet.
Always be calm in your breath, focus on the out-breath, and relax (especially jaw, shoulders, and arms).
Here are three different types of breathing for each phase of labor:
Deep breath
This is for the active phase of labor. This breath begins with a deep inhale and long exhale.
Breathe deep in the diaphragm as it expands to fill your belly with air and space for baby.
Breathe in through your nose, and breathe out through your mouth.
Transition breath
This is for the transition phase of labor. This breath has a “hee-hee-hoo” sound with a periodic long exhale (after 5 hee-hee-hoo’s say huhhhhh). Lift your chin to keep from holding your breath and to prevent pushing in this phase. When the contraction ends, take a big deep cleansing breath and rest until the next contraction.
Birthing Breath
This is for the pushing stage of labor.
This breath is similar to the abdominal breath, but we add a couple of things. Open up space for baby as you inhale, and exhale with a squeeze in your belly like your belly is hugging on baby. Imagine, as you breathe out, that you are helping your contractions move baby out into this world. Breathe deeply in, and breath out with a groan in the back of throat. Tuck your chin, curl forward, and push with the out-breath.
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