Comments on: Moving During Labor http://prenatalyogacenter.com/blog/moving-during-labor/ A New York City mom sharing her knowledge as a childbirth educator, labor support doula, and her own journey through motherhood Thu, 17 May 2012 03:57:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Christine Brody http://prenatalyogacenter.com/blog/moving-during-labor/#comment-2659 Christine Brody Sun, 03 Oct 2010 21:13:40 +0000 http://prenatalyogacenter.com/blog/?p=1211#comment-2659 While in labor with my son, I couldn't even THINK about being stuck on that bed!!!! The pain would've been unbearable if I wasn't able to pace and sway at my "leisure." My nurse and midwife even allowed me to stand during the Intermittent Fetal Monitoring. I spent 10 minutes on the bed..squatting for the first two pushes and then sitting upright for his official arrival. That's it, and it worked great for me. It's so important to have a plan but also the right people and place who will honor that plan. While in labor with my son, I couldn’t even THINK about being stuck on that bed!!!! The pain would’ve been unbearable if I wasn’t able to pace and sway at my “leisure.” My nurse and midwife even allowed me to stand during the Intermittent Fetal Monitoring. I spent 10 minutes on the bed..squatting for the first two pushes and then sitting upright for his official arrival. That’s it, and it worked great for me. It’s so important to have a plan but also the right people and place who will honor that plan.

]]> By: NIna Beesley http://prenatalyogacenter.com/blog/moving-during-labor/#comment-2615 NIna Beesley Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:51:18 +0000 http://prenatalyogacenter.com/blog/?p=1211#comment-2615 That makes me sad to hear that women are being treated that way. As a mother of four children and as a woman who has had four unmedicated births, I know the importance of walking around and being upright. I also know of the importance of being a part of the experience and doing the work to give birth to my children. The work is a joy and a privilege. I am also a doula at Sutter Davis Birthing Center and a Certified Lamaze Childbirth Educator. I love having the opportunity to serve women and families and provide positive support. It is such a joy to see them grow and discover their potential and ability to birth their babies. Our bodies are magnificent and if we are patient with them and allow them to do what they already know how to do, we will most likely have an uncomplicated birth. On occasion it may be necessary to pull out a parachute in an emergency, but it should not be the norm. Nina Beesley, LCCE Birthjoy Services That makes me sad to hear that women are being treated that way. As a mother of four children and as a woman who has had four unmedicated births, I know the importance of walking around and being upright. I also know of the importance of being a part of the experience and doing the work to give birth to my children. The work is a joy and a privilege. I am also a doula at Sutter Davis Birthing Center and a Certified Lamaze Childbirth Educator. I love having the opportunity to serve women and families and provide positive support. It is such a joy to see them grow and discover their potential and ability to birth their babies. Our bodies are magnificent and if we are patient with them and allow them to do what they already know how to do, we will most likely have an uncomplicated birth. On occasion it may be necessary to pull out a parachute in an emergency, but it should not be the norm.

Nina Beesley, LCCE
Birthjoy Services

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