tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8145421138565946044.post9162069202709000634..comments2023-11-03T16:00:37.953-07:00Comments on The Beginning of Motherhood: Childbirth education: So what position should I be in anyways?.....Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08774138114705555836noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8145421138565946044.post-27506277511887976452009-10-28T07:18:32.086-07:002009-10-28T07:18:32.086-07:00I've read that too, but I don't remember w...I've read that too, but I don't remember which book it was in. I wasn't even thinking about that when I was pushing. It was later that I remembered "oh yeah, I read about that before, and it worked for me!" Originally I had wanted to be upright for pushing, but my midwife assured me I would be in the position that felt right at the time, and that's exactly what happened.Cherylynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10683110268816902044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8145421138565946044.post-38218815298745122292009-10-28T07:02:56.149-07:002009-10-28T07:02:56.149-07:00I have actually heard of women loving that. I thi...I have actually heard of women loving that. I think Penny Simpkin talks about how sometimes it's good to stretch your torso in labor because it perhaps allows a baby that is positioned wrong to maneuver a little bit better. There is more space in the torso, so baby can pull back up and realign himself. With your breech birth, that makes sense to me that that might be the case. <br /><br />It just goes to show you that the body knows what it needs to do if you pay attention. I heard a story one time of a lady that was in the tub and felt the need to pull her leg up on the side of the tub while pushing. She had a large baby and was experiencing some shoulder dystocia(where the shoulders get stuck). Doing this helped to effectively open up her space just how she needed so she could birth that baby.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08774138114705555836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8145421138565946044.post-84334224347822912212009-10-28T06:57:42.501-07:002009-10-28T06:57:42.501-07:00What do you know or think about stretching your bo...What do you know or think about stretching your body out when you push? With my home birth I was in the tub with my head at one end (my husband sitting behind me with his arms supporting my back) and it felt SO good to stretch my body out as I pushed the baby. I'd never done that before, as I'd always been in the hospital where they had me scrunch up into a ball and hold my knees. It felt REALLY good, and apparently it worked. It seems against logic to stretch, but for some reason that's what my body wanted to do. I think of a tube, and when it gets stretched it tightens. I wonder if this tightening helps the uterine muscles push the baby out better?Cherylynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10683110268816902044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8145421138565946044.post-48308160452239391222009-10-27T23:38:02.322-07:002009-10-27T23:38:02.322-07:00Thank you for writing this! I'm having a natur...Thank you for writing this! I'm having a natural birth and you answered so many of my questions!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com