A mother is born again after giving birth to child. That is because all the unbearable pain she goes through when giving birth to her child. The good news is you can make it less painful. You can do that by regularly exercising during your pregnancy. Exercise is a wonderful method to induce labor as it prepares your body for stressful situation during childbirth and also eases labor pain. It is completely natural and so much better than facing side effects of artificial labor induction methods.
Here are some exercises that can help you induce natural labor and prepare your body for the baby:
- Leaning
You can exercise throughout the pregnancy period using the birth ball. It helps you move into the labor naturally and easily. However, never do it in the absence of a professional instructor. Always do it in his presence.
Just lean against the exercise ball so the position exerts pressure on your pelvic muscles and lower back. It aids in getting you ready for childbirth, eases pain during labor and makes your natural delivery effortless and quick.
- Walking
This low-impact exercise is a great way of inducing labor. Walking may be a simple exercise but it has immense benefits for your body. Hundreds of people out there reap the benefits of walking when it comes to preparing the body for labor.
Walking is well known for helping your baby move towards the lower part of the uterus and helps the cervix dilate. It is specifically good for inducing uterine contractions in women.
- Squatting
Squatting is among the best exercises to induce labor and ease your delivery. Now why is that? That is because squatting helps you baby to descend downward and helps the gravity act on your baby facilitating labor naturally.
You don’t have to do your squatting in a public park as you might receive all kinds of funny looks. Try doing it at home. Continue with your gentle squats till you feel a burning sensation.
- Stair Climbing
Surprised? A simple movement like climbing a few flight of stairs slowly helps women to have a safe labor. This movement not only increases your heart beat but also makes the baby’s head descend into the birth canal. Moreover, it opens up the pelvic area and presses on the cervix making it dilate. All this together helps to start off contractions getting you ready for labor.
- Butterflies
Butterflies or tailor sitting may be a simple exercise but it helps to make muscles of your pelvis, thighs and back stronger. It eases blood flow to your lower body, eases labor and keeps your pelvic joints flexible.
You just have to sit on the floor with the bottom of your feet touching each other. Then with the help of your elbows, gently press both the knees towards the floor in order to feel the stretch in your inner thighs. The best way to do this exercise is by using a wall for supporting your back. Keep yourself in this position for ten to fifteen seconds and then repeat it five to ten times.
- Kegal Exercises
Another name for Kegal exercises is pelvic floor exercises. It is not only meant for those inflicted with urinary incontinence. It works well for those women trying to induce labor and are overdue.
But how does it work? It works by targeting the muscles of the pelvic floor which has a vital role to play in the birth of a child. Contracting and relaxing the pelvic muscles for about ten to fifteen minutes every day can prepare your pelvic muscles for delivery.
