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5 TIPS FOR A CALM BIRTH
5 TIPS FOR A CALM BIRTH • 1. Movement- change your position every 5 contractions or every 30 minutes if you have an epidural • 2. Relax your body from the crown of your head, to the bottom of your feet • 3. Focus on your breathing, inhaling through the nose for 4 counts and exhaling out through the mouth for 8 counts • 4. Squeeze a comb at the peak of your contraction. This will help your mind to focus on the sensations in your palm and not in your uterus • 5. Be open, lean forward and trust gravity. This helps your baby to rotate into a good position and gravity is your friend to speed up your labor If you’re pregnant and are looking for a birth doula in Sydney then please check out my website for more details. I’d love to support you on this journey to motherhood Prenatal y
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Second Trimester Core Workout
Second Trimester Core Workout • Exercising your core while pregnant is crucial to: • 👏Maintaining muscle tone • 👏Lessening diastasis recti and its symptoms • 👏Strengthening your pelvic floor • 👏And so much more! • • While there are some core exercises we shouldn't try during pregnancy, there are plenty of safe exercises we can do to maintain healthy abdominals. • • Save this and try it for your next workout! • • Quadruped breathing 3x15 • Birddog 3x10 each leg • Fire hydrant 3x10 each leg • Clamshell 3x10 each leg • Side plank 3x10 each leg
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Postpartum Perineal Recovery Basket for Expecting Moms
Yes, this may be a littler overkill, but as a pelvic floor PT, I really care about my pelvic floor healing 😂 Additionally, your hospital may provide some of this, but it all depends where you are located! My hospital provides me with some of this — not all — plus I just prefer some of my own items. Totally up to your preference! If you’re planning a home birth then you will definitely need all of this and likely more. For those having a cesarean delivery, you may not need as many of the perineal cooling items, but if you pushed at all, you might still benefit. And yes, that is my toddler stealing the peri bottle. She loves to use it as a fan #toddlermom Promise it’s clean 🤷♀️ www.drmaehughes.com
Miscarriage anxiety - the first trimester - Naptime Natter
The first trimester of pregnancy is really hard, as well as having to cope with morning sickness and extreme exhaustion, many mums to be spend the first twelve weeks worrying about miscarriage. I suffer with miscarriage anxiety, this post is all about what that means for me and how I am trying to cope with it. #pregnancy #maternalmentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #anxiety #miscarriageawareness