Comments on: Natural Childbirth: 7 Simple Secrets to Eliminate Labor Pain http://mynaturalchildbirth.org/natural-childbirth-eliminate-labor-pain/ Down-to-earth advice and tips for women who want to give birth the natural way Thu, 13 Jun 2013 22:19:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Bliss http://mynaturalchildbirth.org/natural-childbirth-eliminate-labor-pain/#comment-327 Bliss Sat, 16 Mar 2013 22:29:08 +0000 http://mynaturalchildbirth.org/?p=3471#comment-327 Hi april!i want to thank you for your wonderful attitude. i am due in one week and over the past few weeks i have been reading your blog and it has helped me to feel truly prepared for the birth experience. Throughout this whole pregnancy, people have been talking to me about pain and everything i have read says pain pain pain... i have felt that it does not have to be pain. i had decided that i was going to embrace the sensation and let it happen and it wouldnt be painful for me. i felt like fighting against it would be what caused the pain. you are the only person who has expressed that same veiw.thank you so much for confirming what i have been telling myself and everyone this whole time. i am so glad to have learned your tips about keeping your jaw relaxed and spirlaing and i know they will be instrumental in the birth. Your birth video was beautiful and i was weeping in the best way by the end of it. I also read about your vision about special children coming here and i had a very similiar vision about my baby. it really is happening! you are great and i wish i could have taken your class, but i am in california. Hi april!i want to thank you for your wonderful attitude. i am due in one week and over the past few weeks i have been reading your blog and it has helped me to feel truly prepared for the birth experience. Throughout this whole pregnancy, people have been talking to me about pain and everything i have read says pain pain pain… i have felt that it does not have to be pain. i had decided that i was going to embrace the sensation and let it happen and it wouldnt be painful for me. i felt like fighting against it would be what caused the pain. you are the only person who has expressed that same veiw.thank you so much for confirming what i have been telling myself and everyone this whole time. i am so glad to have learned your tips about keeping your jaw relaxed and spirlaing and i know they will be instrumental in the birth. Your birth video was beautiful and i was weeping in the best way by the end of it. I also read about your vision about special children coming here and i had a very similiar vision about my baby. it really is happening! you are great and i wish i could have taken your class, but i am in california.

]]> By: Jacinthe http://mynaturalchildbirth.org/natural-childbirth-eliminate-labor-pain/#comment-323 Jacinthe Sat, 23 Feb 2013 18:00:39 +0000 http://mynaturalchildbirth.org/?p=3471#comment-323 Hello, thank you very much for this tips, I think they are great. I just wanted to say that water really is the "natures epidural", and if mothers doesn't have the chance to have birth in the water, they can take a shower, that really helped me to eliminate labor pain. Hello, thank you very much for this tips, I think they are great.
I just wanted to say that water really is the “natures epidural”, and if mothers doesn’t have the chance to have birth in the water, they can take a shower, that really helped me to eliminate labor pain.

]]> By: April http://mynaturalchildbirth.org/natural-childbirth-eliminate-labor-pain/#comment-258 April Fri, 06 Apr 2012 00:44:52 +0000 http://mynaturalchildbirth.org/?p=3471#comment-258 That's a really good question Joyce. I can totally relate. There were definately times when I was TIRED, my knees were hurting the whole deal. It REALLY helped a ton to be in the water because when I was just too tired to keep on spiraling my birth partner would hold my hands and move me in that spiral, and scince I was in the water my body just flowed in that spiral with his help and with little effort from me. But if the Momma doesn't want to get in the water one way might be for her to lean over a birthing ball, with her chest lying on it, she would have to be on her knees but she could move her hips in that position or have her birth partner help her out. Also sitting on the ball while her birth partner holds her hands and helps her along that spiral is another option. Giving birth is in no way easy, it is hard work, and you do get tired, but you just gotta keep on going. Just like climbing a mountain, when you think you just can't take another step, you do take one more and then another and before you know it you've made it to the top. That’s a really good question Joyce. I can totally relate. There were definately times when I was TIRED, my knees were hurting the whole deal. It REALLY helped a ton to be in the water because when I was just too tired to keep on spiraling my birth partner would hold my hands and move me in that spiral, and scince I was in the water my body just flowed in that spiral with his help and with little effort from me. But if the Momma doesn’t want to get in the water one way might be for her to lean over a birthing ball, with her chest lying on it, she would have to be on her knees but she could move her hips in that position or have her birth partner help her out. Also sitting on the ball while her birth partner holds her hands and helps her along that spiral is another option. Giving birth is in no way easy, it is hard work, and you do get tired, but you just gotta keep on going. Just like climbing a mountain, when you think you just can’t take another step, you do take one more and then another and before you know it you’ve made it to the top.

]]> By: Kristin http://mynaturalchildbirth.org/natural-childbirth-eliminate-labor-pain/#comment-256 Kristin Tue, 03 Apr 2012 22:18:11 +0000 http://mynaturalchildbirth.org/?p=3471#comment-256 I love this! I had water births with both my boys and used all these great techniques, I also tried to visualize my ideal birth over and over and over before it was even close to time. When it finally came it was better than I had even hoped for :) intense yes, painful definetly not! I love this! I had water births with both my boys and used all these great techniques, I also tried to visualize my ideal birth over and over and over before it was even close to time. When it finally came it was better than I had even hoped for :) intense yes, painful definetly not!

]]> By: Joyce Pula http://mynaturalchildbirth.org/natural-childbirth-eliminate-labor-pain/#comment-254 Joyce Pula Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:54:45 +0000 http://mynaturalchildbirth.org/?p=3471#comment-254 Very clear, and a lot I do use / suggest. What do you do with the spiraling, when the woman is too tired to stand on her feet, she doesn't want to go in the water (really feels uncomfortable there) & the knees hurt when on all fours? How can this be done in a i.e. side lying position? thank you for your thoughts Joyce Very clear, and a lot I do use / suggest.

What do you do with the spiraling, when the woman is too tired to stand on her feet, she doesn’t want to go in the water (really feels uncomfortable there) & the knees hurt when on all fours? How can this be done in a i.e. side lying position?

thank you for your thoughts
Joyce

]]> By: Joyce Pula http://mynaturalchildbirth.org/natural-childbirth-eliminate-labor-pain/#comment-253 Joyce Pula Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:54:03 +0000 http://mynaturalchildbirth.org/?p=3471#comment-253 What do you do with the spiraling, when the woman is too tired to stand on her feet, she doesn't want to go in the water (really feels uncomfortable there) & the knees hurt when on all fours? How can this be done in a i.e. side lying position? thank you for your thoughts Joyce What do you do with the spiraling, when the woman is too tired to stand on her feet, she doesn’t want to go in the water (really feels uncomfortable there) & the knees hurt when on all fours? How can this be done in a i.e. side lying position?

thank you for your thoughts
Joyce

]]> By: April http://mynaturalchildbirth.org/natural-childbirth-eliminate-labor-pain/#comment-241 April Tue, 20 Mar 2012 00:33:00 +0000 http://mynaturalchildbirth.org/?p=3471#comment-241 Absolutely! When you allow birth to be gentle and not forced then that's how it works, you end up feeling GREAT afterwards, and the healing time is alot less! I was the same way immediately afterwards I was feeling Amazing! That's another one of the great "side effects" of having a natural birth where you are working with your body and not against it...the joy of having little to no side effects at all! It is important to note though, even if you do feel like Super Woman afterwards, like you want to get up and run around the house it's still important to resist that urge and take it easy, allow your body the time to rest and heal. And take full advantage of other poeple taking care of you ;) Absolutely! When you allow birth to be gentle and not forced then that’s how it works, you end up feeling GREAT afterwards, and the healing time is alot less! I was the same way immediately afterwards I was feeling Amazing! That’s another one of the great “side effects” of having a natural birth where you are working with your body and not against it…the joy of having little to no side effects at all! It is important to note though, even if you do feel like Super Woman afterwards, like you want to get up and run around the house it’s still important to resist that urge and take it easy, allow your body the time to rest and heal. And take full advantage of other poeple taking care of you ;)

]]> By: April http://mynaturalchildbirth.org/natural-childbirth-eliminate-labor-pain/#comment-240 April Tue, 20 Mar 2012 00:24:25 +0000 http://mynaturalchildbirth.org/?p=3471#comment-240 The power of suggestion is so awesome! I had a friend who went into the hospital to have her baby and she was doing fine, I mean she was feeling intense sensations and quite a bit of pressure, which of course is a normal part of birth but was totally ok with it. Well the nurse kept asking her if she wanted the epidural, and she kept saying, "no I'm fine." And then the nurse said to her, "Honey you better do the epidural now because you are going to be in alot of pain!!!" And in that moment she said that is when the pain came rushing into the picture, suddenly she WAS in pain. The minute she allowed herself to believe the nurses suggestion that she was going to be in pain is the minute her birth became painful. That's why it is so important to have the right people at your birth, only people you can trust to remain positive, loving and helpful, not inject their own negativity or fears on you. The wrong people can definately sabotage your birth! The power of suggestion is so awesome! I had a friend who went into the hospital to have her baby and she was doing fine, I mean she was feeling intense sensations and quite a bit of pressure, which of course is a normal part of birth but was totally ok with it. Well the nurse kept asking her if she wanted the epidural, and she kept saying, “no I’m fine.” And then the nurse said to her, “Honey you better do the epidural now because you are going to be in alot of pain!!!” And in that moment she said that is when the pain came rushing into the picture, suddenly she WAS in pain. The minute she allowed herself to believe the nurses suggestion that she was going to be in pain is the minute her birth became painful. That’s why it is so important to have the right people at your birth, only people you can trust to remain positive, loving and helpful, not inject their own negativity or fears on you. The wrong people can definately sabotage your birth!

]]> By: Paige http://mynaturalchildbirth.org/natural-childbirth-eliminate-labor-pain/#comment-239 Paige Mon, 19 Mar 2012 20:31:58 +0000 http://mynaturalchildbirth.org/?p=3471#comment-239 Great article! I just had a natural birth with my first in December and I was very lucky to have an amazing doula to remind me of all of these techniques during my labor. I was really committed to having a natural birth and did as much as I could to prepare myself and rid myself of the mainstream idea that birth is excruciatingly painful and impossible without an epidural. I think it is so important for women trust themselves. I have so many friends are terrified of birth and the pain that they have been told comes along with it. I found labor to be an amazingly powerful and empowering experience. I was amazed out how wonderful I felt after giving birth to my daughter and I was walking around and on cloud nine almost immediately. I was so used to seeing my friends half numb and sick from the epidural. Great article! I just had a natural birth with my first in December and I was very lucky to have an amazing doula to remind me of all of these techniques during my labor. I was really committed to having a natural birth and did as much as I could to prepare myself and rid myself of the mainstream idea that birth is excruciatingly painful and impossible without an epidural.

I think it is so important for women trust themselves. I have so many friends are terrified of birth and the pain that they have been told comes along with it. I found labor to be an amazingly powerful and empowering experience. I was amazed out how wonderful I felt after giving birth to my daughter and I was walking around and on cloud nine almost immediately. I was so used to seeing my friends half numb and sick from the epidural.

]]> By: erickajen http://mynaturalchildbirth.org/natural-childbirth-eliminate-labor-pain/#comment-237 erickajen Mon, 19 Mar 2012 02:16:43 +0000 http://mynaturalchildbirth.org/?p=3471#comment-237 i will have to say i agree with everything in this article, and its kinda what ive been trying to tell people for a long, long time! i was prepared for my birth, i viewed it as "pain with a purpose" instead of excruciating pain. and it worked. i dialated to 4.5 without feeling anything in the last 3 weeks (or so). when i was "admitted", i had a 7.5 hour labor. and though i remember what i thought was transition feeling pretty rough, i was more annoyed by the fact that some nurse kept asking me if i wanted something. come on. back off. LOL. anyway. thanks for this great article!!! :) i will have to say i agree with everything in this article, and its kinda what ive been trying to tell people for a long, long time! i was prepared for my birth, i viewed it as “pain with a purpose” instead of excruciating pain. and it worked. i dialated to 4.5 without feeling anything in the last 3 weeks (or so). when i was “admitted”, i had a 7.5 hour labor. and though i remember what i thought was transition feeling pretty rough, i was more annoyed by the fact that some nurse kept asking me if i wanted something. come on. back off. LOL.

anyway. thanks for this great article!!! :)

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