Be sure to follow these natural ways to a faster labor process.
I am about to dive into speeding up the labor process. However, I want to say that these tips are to help your labor progress successfully. Most women desire a SUPER fast labor and birth, but that is not necessarily desirable. Labor needs to be a steady process. *Think about your baby (approximately the size of a bowling ball) blowing through a very small hole. What imagery does that paint in your mind? Disaster. If your baby delivers too quickly, he or she will probably leave behind a lot of damage. So, when your girlfriend makes you jealous because she had a very fast birth, think again.
THAT SAID…Lets dive into another visual.
Some mamas go into labor saying they are going “natural”.
Labor starts, they go to the hospital and hear their doctor say, “let’s augment her labor…let’s start the Pitocin drip…let’s break her bag of waters…”
These are all ways to say they want to help the labor process along. The next thing they know, they are asking for an epidural, and the natural birth they had hoped for doesn’t happen.
This doesn’t have to happen to you!
There are ways to avoid this same experience, and I am here to help.
The FIRST way to avoid these interventions is to STAY HOME AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. Your C-Section rate and your risk for unnecessary hospital interventions goes up when you go into the hospital before your cervix has dilated to 5 cm. This means that you should be in (HELLO) active labor when you start heading to the hospital.
Before I go any further, I want to mention my FREE Natural Birth Workbook! This 4 Step Process is a great start if you are considering a med-free birth. Click the button below to download the workbook…
I have two proven ways to a faster labor process.
You just need a few tools (click for links to purchase the tools I recommend):
1. Birthing ball (exercise ball)
2. Relaxing playlist
3. Essential oils
4. Husband
5. Pair of legs
Now let’s get into how to have a faster labor process…
Movement
Movement and labor are great friends. Your cervix, uterus, and baby don’t want you to sit down and wait for delivery to happen.
Movement stimulates contractions, helps the cervix to open, relaxes your pelvis, and decrease your risk for C-Section.
On top of all that, gravity can be help too. Your baby needs to exit, and that door is facing the ground. When you walk, your body is straightened vertically, and thus the door can open more easily for baby to work his or her way through that passageway.
Whenever you think to sit down, well, that is your queue to walk…around the neighborhood, up the stairs, from the parking lot…just walk.
I understand that sitting will have to happen. When that does happen, you can use your birthing ball to keep labor going.
The birthing ball will help relax and open up your hips so that your baby can get into a good position and have a nice pliable doorway. Again, gravity is your friend here.
Continue to try different positions like lunging, squatting, hands-and-knees, swaying, and laying over the birthing ball.
Just keep moving, Mama.
Ambiance
Ambiance is so important in the progression of labor.
You are a woman with a lot of hormones, and those hormones are useful for more than just intimacy with your husband. Those hormones are instrumental in the progression of labor. You need oxytocin (natural form of Pitocin) released into your body for a faster labor, and this can happen in many different ways.
You can sit in a dark room with candles (I recommend electric), aromatherapy, and relaxing music. Ask your husband to massage your back, hands, ankles, and feet at specific pressure points with essential oils such as lavender and frankincense for relaxation and clary sage to stimulate contractions.
Relaxation such an important part to the progression of labor. Take a hot shower, place hot washcloths on your breasts, or ask your husband to kiss or massage your nipples. Sexual intimacy during labor (when you can still bear the pain) can help labor progress, however, I recommend talking to your healthcare provider about his/her thoughts on this matter. It is not safe if your bag of waters has broken.
Make sure to follow these steps as soon as you start to feel labor start.
Don’t even go to the hospital until you KNOW that you are in active labor (5 cm dilated or more).
Make sure your husband knows your birth plan, and that he sets up these labor steps at the hospital as soon as you arrive.
Keep moving, set the ambiance with dimmed lighting, relaxing music (or quiet), and ask your nurses to not disturb you unless absolutely necessary.
If you follow these steps, you will be on your way to a faster labor, pushing process, and birth!
Labor on!
Do you want some help making a plan? I have created my FREE Natural Birth Workbook just for you. This 4 Step Process is a great start if you are considering a med-free birth. Download below…
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