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MOVE DURING LABOR

The most common question I hear in Lamaze class is; what will labor be like? It's hard to imagine this experience. It is a natural experience, but yet you have nothing to compare it to. You have learned to cope with all manner of signals from your body. Your body signals you to rest when you need too, when you need to eat, go to the bathroom, and when to move to find the best position. The simple fact of the matter is that moving in labor helps you give birth and keeps a woman more comfortable. Try to think of the pain you feel as a message. Find more comfort.

Move, move, nothing feels better. Inside your baby is moving too.. you are in synchrony with this little person. You both are working. Imagine the dance you are doing. Allow yourself to give into the messages.


I found this awesome video today and thought it would make an impression. This girl dances with the contractions of labor. Watch her expressions change:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxjABhLEJi0#


Your baby is part of this experience. Your baby is making a journey. Trust the process. The baby matures and grows stronger. His body sets the labor in process. The hormones of birth work together with the messages from the fetus to allow the baby to be born. As you progress through your pregnancy you have noticed many body sensations, aches or pains that you have managed. This is your bodies message. The baby gets bigger, your body allows your joints to relax. The hormone Relaxin is produced in increasing amounts during pregnancy. It allows your joints to "relax" more. Your baby also has increased relaxin produced during development. This hormone allows more movement during labor and birth.

Follow your body signals, find positions that are comfortable and helpful for birth. Movement helps.