Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Natural or Epidural????


You decide, this is a personal choice. Talk to your obstetrician, mid wife, doula and husband to make your final decision. Pain tolerance is different for everyone, using deep breathing and relaxation can help you deal with this. A good pregnancy fitness routine can also help you prepare for your delivery.

If you are planning a natural birth, pregnancy exercise can help increase your pain tolerance, pelvic floor exercises can help you push, a full squat can help open your birth canal and stretching can help you relax your muscle and you mind.

If you are planning to have an epidural, pregnancy exercise can help you cope with the beginnings of labour, strength and cardio exercises can help you endure a tiring delivery and pelvic floor exercises can help you push.

If you have a planned c-section, core exercises can help with a quicker recovery and maintaining overall strength to help you care for your baby independently earlier.

What ever method of delivery you choose or don't choose (these things are not always predictable) maintaining a fitness routine while pregnant can help ease the pain of labour and delivery, prepare your body for delivery, reduce the incidence of tearing or episiotomy, and improve recovery so you can care for your baby.

Please let me know your method of delivery- comment on this.

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