Childbirth without acute pain and tears: self-training

Every pregnant woman dreams that the birth should be lighter, deprived of acute unbearable pain, so that neither the child nor the woman will have birth trauma. To achieve this is not as difficult as it seems. Easy childbirth is not a gift from heaven, but the result of proper preparation. On how to prepare for childbirth without pain, fear and tears on their own, we will discuss in this article.

There are special programs for the psycho-prophylactic preparation of pregnant women for painless and easy labor. Yes, you heard right. This can really be learned and taught.

Professor Bekhterev and Dr. Lurie devoted a lot of time to research in this direction, a French obstetrician Fernand Lamaz improved the technique. He edited the method of quick and painless delivery and reached modern doctors and patients. All these specialists, who were the luminaries of science, were convinced that there are reasons that prevent a woman from giving birth easily, without tearing, without injury, without sharp excruciating pain.

The absence of these reasons for some representatives of the tribes of Asia, Africa, and Latin America has long been considered the key to successful independent childbirth, which the woman often took in herself.

So, what prevents modern women from giving birth just as easily and without complications? First of all, fear.

He has been vaccinated to a girl since childhood, supported by public opinion, stereotypes, films and books. Fear firmly settles in the subconscious and prevents a woman to relax. On the physical level, fear causes muscle clamps, which leads to multiple intensification of pain and slowing down of contractions and attempts. Fear contributes to the overexcitation of the cerebral cortex, which is considered the main cause of generic pain.

Shortly before giving birth, the uterus of a woman gets rid of excessive nerve fibers. Nature itself creates the conditions for childbirth to proceed more painlessly. But an educated and well-read woman, having heard plenty of stories about terrible pains, reduces the efforts of nature to nothing, burdening her own childbirth with fear and panic.

Women are not only afraid of pain, but also of uncertainty, if they do not have sufficient awareness of their own anatomy, of the flow of generic processes and stages. Also, many suffer from heightened anxiety about the outcome of childbirth - for the health of the little one, for what to feed him, how to contain, teach, heal, and then go to university.

The second reason that creates difficulties in the process of childbirth - lack of physical readiness. The more elastic and trained the muscles of the pelvic floor and the perineum, the better prepared they are, the more simply the birth of the child will take place, without cuts, imposing obstetric forceps and other unforeseen obstacles. This is confirmed by numerous reviews.

Is it possible to eliminate these causes?

This is what the scientists and doctors listed by us did. As a result, they offered women effective techniques that can be mastered in the courses of expectant mothers, and independently.Naturally, the preparation will consist of two important stages - psychological and physical.

The first thing worth doing to a woman who wants her childbirth to be easy, fast and pass without cuts, tears, without pain is to face her own fear.

We must honestly answer the question that scares her the most. If it is difficult to figure out the causes of fear on your own, you can talk to a close friend who the future mother trusts or seek the help of a psychologist - such specialists take in the antenatal clinic for free.

Fear of pain - the most common. It is necessary to take the discomfort for granted, but at the same time clearly understand that pain exists in the head, it develops due to over-stimulation of the cerebral cortex, which means it can be controlled by a woman quite arbitrarily.

Uncertainty will cease to frighten if a woman instead of negative thoughts begins to study the issue as thoroughly as possible - learns about the structure and functions of her reproductive system, about precursors of labor and their beginning, about each stage of labor activity.

This will help you understand exactly what is happening, why and how. There will be no obscurity, along with it there will be no heightened alarm.

The right attitude implies the creation of new positive attitudes that will replace the old blocks of fear. For their mastering, you can apply the methods of auto-training - self-hypnosis is an excellent tool in psychological preparation. All existing professional psycho methods are based on it. These positive attitudes can be helpful in the process.

• “I have a responsible job to do” - such installation allows you to take responsibility for the process itself, to understand that much depends on the woman herself, and not on the will of the case or the actions of medical personnel.

• “Childbirth is creativity and joy! ". Belief in the fact that a real sacrament occurs, a woman literally creates the greatest miracle - a new life. The creative component lies in the fact that a woman can use the gaps between contractions to visualize positive images - the sea, the snow-white beach, the snow-covered forest, the cute face of the kid for a walk, the New Year's gifts, the first birthday and the blowing of the peanut candles on the cake. You can imagine anything, just to achieve maximum muscle relaxation.

• “Everything will be at its best! " - this setting eliminates any negative thoughts already in the process of childbirth. Even if negative thoughts appear, it will be easy for a woman to get rid of them, just mentally crossing out the gloomy picture. Read and hear about the bad? Nothing, it was bad for someone else, it does not concern you, because you are a different person.
• “The whole world, everyone around helps me and my child” - this is the installation of complete trust not only to doctors who lead a pregnancy, to take birth, but also to establish trust in oneself. His own body knows very well how childbirth should proceed, it does everything that is necessary for the successful resolution of the burden. It is necessary only to listen to him and try not to interfere - with a cry, suppression of pain, panic waiting for the next fight. Each fight and an attempt - one more step to a long-awaited meeting with a son or daughter.

Breaks and injuries to the mother, as well as injuries to the child, are possible only when the woman does not comply with the obstetrician’s requirements, panic, scream, squeeze the muscles, push in at the wrong moments.

Kegel exercises will help prepare for childbirth without pain or tears. Female doctor Arthur Kegel has created a unique complex aimed at strengthening the muscles of the pelvic floor and perineum, which are popularly called the Kegel muscles.

The convenience of such training is that a woman can do exercises anywhere and anytime - in transport, at work, at home in front of the TV or while reading a favorite book. The following techniques are most useful for improving the elasticity of the muscles of the pelvic floor and perineum:

• squeezing and unclenching the muscles of the vagina with a force of will (10-12 times per approach in 2-3 approaches with different speed and intensity on the rise);
• quick and slow unclenching of the vaginal muscles;
• a combination of a deep breath and maximum compression with a slow and smooth exhalation and gradual relaxation;
• undulating compression of the muscles of the pelvis;
• raises the pelvis from a prone position;
• circular rotation of the pelvis in a sitting position;
• retention of muscles in a compressed state for a maximum long time.

There are other techniques in this complex, but a woman will need two or three exercises for each session. For the next lesson you will need to choose another 2-3 methods.

This gymnastics improves the condition of the bladder, strengthens the external sphincters, is an effective prevention of hemorrhoids during pregnancy and after childbirth, and also significantly reduces the likelihood of ruptures. In addition, regular exercise makes a woman more sensitive to sexual sensations, so that the quality of sex increases significantly, and the orgasm becomes brighter.

A woman is recommended to prepare the birth canal not only with the help of exercises, but also with a massage. External genitals are recommended to lightly massage with the use of any neutral oil (without perfume) for 5 minutes a day.

Important and other muscle groups. Therefore, from the very beginning of pregnancy, if there are no contraindications, swimming is recommended to the woman, aqua aerobics classes (there are specialized groups for women in the “interesting position” in the pools), leisurely walking tours, Pilates, yoga for pregnant women.

Yoga classes help you learn to relax and learn the basics of meditation, tune in to painless childbirth. Yoga complexes for pregnant women have exercises that help strengthen the muscles of the pelvis and perineum, which also help in childbirth avoid negative complications.

Restorative gymnastics will help keep yourself in good shape until childbirth, to prevent exceeding the norms of the maximum allowable weight gain during gestation.

In the framework of physical preparation for childbirth, it is necessary to master breathing techniques. When contractions need to take deep breaths and slow exhalations in order to saturate the body with oxygen and achieve maximum muscle relaxation. Frequent and intense contractions are recommended to “breathe” in a series of short breaths and exhalations, and in attempts it is important to get air, round the diaphragm and literally push the baby out at the command of an obstetrician with a slow exhalation.

You also need to rehearse poses that facilitate labor, so that in reality, when labor begins, try out all the options in search of the most convenient one. You also need to master a simple and effective analgesic massage of the sacral area, which can be used in the intervals of rest between contractions.

If a woman is inclined to give birth to the lungs without fear and pain, without tears, she should consider the following options:

• vertical childbirth (as more natural and physiological);
• partner childbirth with the participation of a partner in joint positions at the stage of contractions;
• the possibility of using medical anesthesia, which should be discussed with your doctor in advance.

On the preparation for childbirth without pain or tears, the obstetrician-gynecologist tells in the next video.