Shop around for the right childbirth classes, suggests Teri Shilling, president of Lamaze International. Look for a small class with fewer than ten couples , a certified instructor, and goals that mesh with yours. Your partner will likely be by your side throughout labor , but you may want to line up additional help. According to an analysis of clinical trials published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, women who had continuous care provided by a doula a person trained to support a laboring mother and her partner were 50 percent less likely to need a C-section and 30 percent less likely to need pain medication, and they experienced a labor 25 percent shorter than those without this care.
Discuss labor support with your doctor or care provider: Both you and she should be comfortable with the doula you hire. For first-time mothers, active labor lasts an average of 12 to 14 hours.
So when contractions begin -- you'll feel them first in your lower back or as lower-abdominal cramps -- try to stay calm, King says.
Lose yourself in other activities: Take a walk, a shower, or bake cookies. Anything that relaxes you will help speed things along. A light snack in the early stages of labor while you're home will help maintain your energy level. But avoid fatty or hard-to-digest foods, because a too-full stomach could make you feel nauseated and cause vomiting during the later active stages of labor. Muscle contractions and rapid breathing during labor can also cause you to lose fluids quickly.
A recent study from the University of California at Irvine revealed that doubling the rate at which intravenous fluids are given can shorten labor by more than an hour. In addition, these labors were half as likely to last longer than 12 hours, says study author Thomas Garite, M. Drink clear liquids while you're laboring at home, and, once you've arrived at the hospital, let your caregivers know whenever you feel dehydrated.
Take prenatal classes Enrol now— prenatal classes are still the gold standard when it comes to getting educated and informed on labour and delivery, which can make the whole process a much better experience.
It can also give you the opportunity to meet other families who are at the same stage you are. Read more: 8 epidural myths that way too many women believe 5 strategies for dealing with a long labour.
Giving birth 6 ways to make your labour and delivery easier yes, it's possible We won't lie: Giving birth hurts—a lot.
Photo: Stocksy. Avoid hearing negative stories from women who already had babies and stay away from negative conversations. A pregnant woman must get hours of undisturbed sleep. Getting good sleep is essential for a healthy and proper growth of the baby and also to keep your mind calm. A sound sleep helps in relieving all the tiredness and fatigue that has been caused the whole day to the mother.
Avoid caffeine-containing products like tea or coffee two hours before going to sleep which helps to have an undisturbed sleep.
During the process of delivery, a woman needs to hold their breath from time to time. So, it is better to start breathing exercises as early as possible. Practicing meditation and deep breathing exercises regularly can make you learn right breathing techniques which help you to step closer to have a normal delivery.
Have plenty of water during pregnancy and make sure to drink at least 8 glasses of water daily. This helps to prevent urinary tract infections which pregnant women are prone to. Having adequate water also prevent dehydration and edema swelling during pregnancy. Do not worry about the pains associated with normal delivery. And last February, at 36 weeks just a week away from term , she gave birth vaginally and without pain medication to a healthy baby girl!
Some of us, like Sylvia Brody, might have additional fears due to medical conditions. Nevertheless, there are things you can do to increase the odds that your labour will go smoothly from the first contraction to the final push that brings your baby into the world.
Brody began with the basics that encourage a healthy mom and baby throughout pregnancy : eating well, getting plenty of rest and seeing her caregiver regularly. Yoga Of all the prenatal exercise classes out there, yoga has the largest following. Yoga has other benefits. Learn to breathe away the tension in your body and that will help you to breathe away the pain in labour.
She adds that muscles made supple from regular massage relax more quickly following a contraction during labour, making the rest between contractions feel a little longer. Is massage helpful in labour? Angela Verbrugge was so sure of it she hired Jaspar to be her doula.
As it turned out, Verbrugge had intense back pain in labour. Other women turn to their partners for comforting touch. Hypnosis Another route to relaxation is hypnosis—not the entertainment version, where uninhibited people might quack like ducks.
This is the therapeutic form that requires the same deep relaxation or trance state experienced during meditation. Shawn Gallagher, a certified hypnotherapist and retired midwife in Toronto, says hypnosis teaches women to relax deeply, causing them to be much less uncomfortable in labour. I was frightened of giving birth. Also, I knew wanting a non-medicated birth was a lofty ambition. Sometimes these posterior babies require assistance with forceps or vacuum extraction to be born.
Advocates of OFP argue that women should start earlier 34 weeks and spend longer 30 minutes twice a day in a forward position.
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