Make the right choices for your birth prep

Pregnancy can be a time of great joy, but it can also be a time of stress. While there are many different ways to deal with this anxiety, one of the best is through breathing exercises. Here are a few such exercises for you to follow.

Making use of a variety of commercially available essential oils or plant oils during the last weeks of pregnancy, you can work on stretching the perineum at home and making it more flexible. This flexibility allows for more stretch of the perineum during childbirth.

Are you pregnant and looking for a way to stay healthy and relaxed? If so, prenatal yoga may be the perfect solution for you! In this blog post, we will discuss the basics of prenatal yoga and how it can benefit both you and your baby. We will also provide a list of tips for beginners who are just starting out.

Even the very best doctor can’t give you guarantees that you aren’t going to experience some degree of tearing during childbirth. But there are a number of things you can do to minimize the risk of perineal tears and their severity.

During labor, perineal massage is usually done by the midwife. After inserting two fingers into the vagina, the midwife will press downwards towards the rectum and move the fingers side to side at the same time. 

You can do perineal massage on yourself, or you can have your partner do the massage for you. Whichever way you prefer, perineal massage is performed by using the thumbs and fingers to massage and stretch the perineum.