Pregnancy and birth bring many joys, but they also bring worries—concerns about tearing, needing a cesarean, or struggling to push effectively during labor. Pelvic floor therapy with a focus on birth and labor prep helps alleviate these fears by preparing your body for the birthing process, ensuring your pelvic floor muscles are flexible and strong and empowering you with techniques to use to prevent tearing, reduce labor anxiety, and feel empowered to implement your birth plan. Birth prep pelvic floor therapy can help!
1. Reduce the Risk of Tearing:
One of the biggest fears moms have is perineal tearing. Pelvic floor therapy teaches you how to stretch and relax these muscles, making it easier to accommodate the baby’s head during labor. Techniques like perineal massage are often used to increase flexibility, reducing the likelihood of tearing.
2. Prepare for Optimal Pushing Techniques:
During delivery, effective pushing relies on coordinated muscle engagement. You have to know how to effectively relax your pelvic floor allowing it to lift and move up out of the way so baby can fit through. Pelvic floor therapy helps you learn how to use your muscles to push efficiently while avoiding unnecessary strain. This can help shorten the pushing stage and prevent issues like overexertion or muscle fatigue. Learn how to push efficiently, avoid unnecessary strain, purple pushing, or fatigue.
3. Cesarean Recovery Support:
Even if a C-section becomes necessary, pelvic floor therapy is valuable. It strengthens the core and pelvic floor muscles, which are essential for recovery post-surgery. It also ensures that postpartum healing is quicker and that the likelihood of incontinence or pelvic organ prolapse is minimized.
4. Reduce Pelvic Pain and Pressure:
Many pregnant women experience discomfort, pressure, or even pain in the pelvic region as the baby grows. Pelvic floor therapy provides relief by addressing these pain points through tailored exercises and muscle relaxation techniques. Creating a more comfortable pregnancy leading up to birth.
5. Promote a Positive Birth Experience:
Above all, pelvic floor therapy empowers you with knowledge and control over your body. It can help alleviate the fear of the unknown by providing you with tools to navigate labor more comfortably, giving you confidence in your body’s ability to give birth safely and naturally.
Improve Your Confidence with Labor!
Pelvic floor therapy empowers you with the tools and knowledge, easing your fears around birth and helping you feel in control of your labor.
Take Control of Your Birth
Birth prep pelvic floor therapy can make a significant difference in how you experience labor and recovery. By strengthening and relaxing your pelvic floor, you reduce the chances of tearing, ease delivery, and ensure a quicker postpartum recovery. If you're an expecting mother in Eugene, Oregon looking to prepare for birth, pelvic floor therapy provides the personalized care to ensure a positive birth experience. This holistic approach helps with both vaginal and cesarean deliveries making labor smoother. Be prepared for your labor and ensure your body is in the best possible condition by partnering with a pelvic floor therapist. Interested in birth prep pelvic floor therapy in Eugene Oregon or virtually you can book Book here
Or if you would rather take an online birth prep course you can purchase it here and get access to two free virtual sessions with me to discuss any concerns. Reduce labor anxiety! This course covers:
What is the pelvic floor?
Exercises you can do to prepare for labor
Breathing techniques to use during labor
How to complete perineal massage
Functional daily activities that you can do to prepare the pelvic floor for labor
Positioning during pregnancy to promote pelvic floor health
Understanding the various stages of labor and what to do with your body during each stage
Labor positions to facilitate an easier birth
Birth plan considerations (including a printable template for each stage of labor for you to use)
What you can do for your pelvic floor during early postpartum to help with recovery.
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