Using Hypnosis & Hypnobabies During a Birthing Surge (Contraction)

[docmisty]

Posterior means the baby's face is facing towards the front of your body (sunny side up) instead facing the back. This makes the head tend to push back into your pelvis ('back labor') instead of down on the opening of the cervix like it should = labor might stall and can hurt more. So, during a contraction, you reach under and pull up on your belly. This helps tilt the baby into a better position = less back pain & faster birth. I only wish I knew this with my 1st posterior baby! Good luck!

[gmt903]

I'm 33 weeks and my baby is posterior. If she still is when I go into labor, should I do the belly lift? What is it exactly? Does it help with pain or does it also potentially rotate the baby? Thanks!

[niccun02]

the timeline at the end was helpful!

[docmisty]

@niccun02 Glad to help - it helps me to write it down soon after the birth because I can't keep it straight when I try to remember later down the road. :-)

[sneakyrabbit144]

Hello, I am due for my second baby in 3 weeks and have been practicing my Hypnobabies since week 30 now. Just wondering how you stayed in center switch mode while standing, it is the part I am most worried about managing.

[docmisty]

@sneakyrabbit144 Congratulations! It wasn't hard at all. In fact it seemed to happen naturally. I rocked and swayed a little and did the belly lift at the same time. I pretty much stayed in center switch the whole birthing. It helped me feel very calm and unflappable - like I could easily handle everything.

[docmisty]

@sneakyrabbit144 Here's how I practiced beforehand: at least once a day when I had to use the restroom, I would sit back in my recliner, flip the switch to 'off', then back up to center, then go to the restroom. Then I'd come back to the chair, sit back, switch back to 'off', and then back to 'on'. If it isn't TMI, the best practice is during a bowel movement, since that is the closest to practice birthing sensations you have everyday. Or also during Braxton-Hicks contractions. Good luck!

[TowardsThePantheon]

Hi Misty, was this your 1st baby? My son was posterior & I had the most excruciating back labour, it overshadowed my normal contractions, I couldn't feel any frontal ones the pain in my back was that bad. Epidural failed and it took me ages to get over the birth. I have just found out about the belly lift (I'm 25 weeks pregnant). Do you start using it the second you feel a surge starting until the very end, & did you use it in early labour? Thank you.

[docmisty]

@TowardsThePantheon Oh - I'm so sorry about your experience. I agree, the back labor can eclipse the 'regular' contractions. This was my 5th baby, my 3rd hypnobirth, and my 2nd posterior baby. I had 'mastered' birthing using Hypnobabies with my 3rd baby. No pain and a beautiful birth. Then, cocky me, had my 4th, and he was posterior. Oww! My midwife did saline injections (which helped a bit), but I went looking for something better for baby #5. The belly lift made all the difference!

[docmisty]

@TowardsThePantheon Here's how it worked for me: I paced the room during the whole birth and would just stop, reach under my belly and lift as soon as a surge (contraction) started. Then I would let go when it was done. Simple, but amazing. I tried laying down once, leaning over a counter, and sitting on a birthing ball. The intensity would shoot through the roof and I had to quickly stand up, pull up on my belly, and the relief was immediate - still very intense but manageable. Good luck!

[creamsodaistasty]

@docmisty have the nurses said anything about the belly lift being unsafe? ive never heard about it but it does make much sense! i will def try it whenever i have a baby.

[laurenelisedaniels]

thank you so much for sharing this. a great tip for those of us only days away. be well!

[docmisty]

@laurenelisedaniels Days! Congratulations! I hope you have a beautiful birth. And definitely use the belly lift if you have back discomfort during surges (contractions). The more you can relax and allow the surges to move through your body, the better. It's an amazing experience.

[docmisty]

@laurenelisedaniels Glad to help. Have an amazing birth!!

[katiekawaii]

Women are seriously badass.

[docmisty]

LOL - Thanks :-)

[ChineseMarriedMaori]

wow that was great. thanks

[studio8ink]

What an awesome use of the belly lift! Thanks for sharing your wonderful birth

[docmisty]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[jacqueline9999]

What is the belly lift technique? Could you elaborate?

[docmisty]

Sure :-) You wrap your hands under your belly and then pull up and back. The theory is to help position your baby more vertically, which gets the head to engage (push against) the cervix better during each surge. It's very important in 'back labor' where the head pushes against the back of the pelvis = discomfort and stalled labor. By 'aiming' the head straight down, you can speed up a stalled labor and decrease any back discomfort. It worked amazingly well for me!

[doulakathy]

Wonderful belly lifting! Thank you, I am an instructor for Hypnobabies and this is rapidly becoming one of THE most important tools in a comfortable and joyous Hypnobabies birthing for Moms with posterior Babes!

[RedGyl]

Congratulations on the birth of your baby, and thank you for sharing this! That belly lift looked cool.

[nicki1031]

Cool, thanks for sharing this. Congratulations on your wonderful birth.

[EnjoyBirth]

Great little clip! Thanks for sharing some of your birth.