tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post5274779656005650533..comments2024-03-17T10:07:53.205-07:00Comments on The Well-Rounded Mama: The Patient's Best Interests? Not AnymoreWell-Rounded Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04129621631406155340noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-55428614840495832592009-09-05T23:34:41.809-07:002009-09-05T23:34:41.809-07:00Yes, I do know about this technique, but I can'...Yes, I do know about this technique, but I can't recall offhand the name of the book. It might be cited in the FAQ on my website on malpositions, though...check and see.<br /><br />It was a book about fixing a posterior labor (where the baby is facing your front instead of your back). If I remember the technique correctly, you are supposed to flex your knees (like a plie in ballet) and tilt the bottom of your pelvis forward (i.e. tuck your butt under) as you lift your belly up. <br /><br />This is supposed to help the baby navigate your pelvis more easily and hopefully rotate to anterior (which is usually easier to birth). <br /><br />I think some of the best things to do in labor include staying home for as long as possible (really drops the cs rate), not letting them induce you or augment you unless truly medically indicated, stay as mobile as possible (don't be flat on your back; stay upright or lie on your side or get on all fours), move as your body dictates in labor (listen to your intuition on how to move it, even if it seems weird), don't let them break your waters if at all possible (or not until late in labor), and be flexible and go with the flow of the birth...whatever needs doing at the time. You can do this.<br /><br />Best wishes to you!! Keep us posted on how things go!! Blessings on you and your baby.Well-Rounded Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04129621631406155340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-34249440873178766352009-09-03T18:12:48.916-07:002009-09-03T18:12:48.916-07:00So happy to see your blog! I love your website. I ...So happy to see your blog! I love your website. I have a question ... I read very briefly in a book about lifting your stomach when you have contractions to help the baby move through when you are in labour. Do you know anything about this? Can't find any info online, but maybe I am not looking in the right place. I'm due in two weeks and anxious about how it will go!<br /><br />Thanks!<br />NATNatnoreply@blogger.com