controlled breathing in labour
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Topic: controlled breathing in labour
Posted By: Kazzle
Subject: controlled breathing in labour
Date Posted: 07 March 2006 at 10:11am
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was kinda surprised when our antenatal person said that we shouldn't be doing controlled breathing while we are pushing, is this correct.
mind you i have always thought that taking a deep breath and counting to ten while pushing seem to be a bit excessive, and would also cut of oxgyen to the baby. so i am assuming that our bodies know when to push and that our bodies actually take over???? ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 07 March 2006 at 10:14am
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You definitely know when to push believe me! But I do remember I was breathing loud like you see on all the TV shows and my midwife told me not to as it wastes energy. I was surprised by how quiet the actual pushing part was, none of the screaming and panting you see on TV at all! -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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Posted By: james
Date Posted: 07 March 2006 at 10:22am
wheni was was pushing it was quite and i held my breath midwife said i had good pushing but james wasnt gonna come out i think your body nos and its a deep nauthal thing for woman u will no epseealy if u dont have a epidualal as u can feel were to push or they let it were off in time ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 07 March 2006 at 10:29am
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They let my epidural wear off to measure contractions and discovered I was 9cm but then I made them top it up again, even tho my midwife wasn't keen on topping it up so close to pushing time, But I didn't have any probs pushing her out. I guess I must have good old childbearing hips lol. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 07 March 2006 at 10:42am
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I'm pretty sure I held my breath while pushing! hehehe
I think the most important thing is to remember to breathe, rather than have controlled breathing. Mind you, in my labour, by the time I got to the pushing part, all technique went flying out the window! |
Posted By: newmum
Date Posted: 07 March 2006 at 2:21pm
I held my breath while pushing and Peter later said I had a really throbbing vein in my forehead and he was sure it would burst...   such good images... must have looked HOT!!!  ROFL------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: lenabeanz
Date Posted: 07 March 2006 at 2:24pm
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I held my breath and shut my eyes, opened them and there was david "breathing" for me, and I didn't even know cause I was too busy concentrating on pushing!! Haha ... hes a sweetie ------------- http://www.snugglepie.com"> 
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Posted By: mum2emj
Date Posted: 07 March 2006 at 2:30pm
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your body does naturally take over. with my first birth i had and epidural for blood pressure and was told when to push and i was quiet, i cant remember breathing! but i must of! lol.
my second birth, was without an epidural and i remember being very loud and vocal (funny vocal, had the room in fits of laughter) i remember at one stage being told i had to pant (and that was hard i wanted to push and get baby out) again i cant remember how i was breathing. i never learnt controlled breathing though, so i did just let my body do its thing. both times i had a real short time pushing (only a few pushes each) fingers crossed it goes smoothly again this time
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Posted By: bub
Date Posted: 07 March 2006 at 2:31pm
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i held my breath while i was pushing but yes you will definatley no when you push and it will all just happen.
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Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 07 March 2006 at 7:52pm
| lol Ana - that's why I'm not sure I'd ever let a man be present while giving birth!!! (I suppose I'd come round... but it scares me anyway!) |
Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 07 March 2006 at 7:54pm
| yep u definetly know when to push and i think i was quiet ( at the pushing part not the majority of labour ) but i cant even remember how i breathed....hmmm next time i have one i'll pay more attention to myself lol |
Posted By: meow
Date Posted: 08 March 2006 at 1:56pm
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I can give you one piece of advice, don't clench your butt when you push, I did this I think because I was worried that I would tear.. couldn't help myself, it was a natural reaction.. but it made pushing take longer than it should have.
And yeah, my antenatal class said don't worry about the breathing either. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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