THROUGH FRICTIONS AND Fondling, YOUR COUPLE CAN HELP YOU TO RELIEVE THE DISCOMFORTS OF DILATION
By Jessica López Cervantes
The great moment arrived. Your body begins to give you the first signs that it is preparing for the birth of your baby. What should you do? Nothing special. From the beginning, you have to be calm, and be happy and content! There is little time to get to know your son. If your source still doesn’t break, you don’t need to go to the hospital until your contractions start to become regular. You can take advantage of the wait to take a bath, prepare the last details, walk or quietly watch a movie.
The idea is to meet the needs of your body as they arise. The secret to having a good birth is to control the tensions; For this there are two keys: think that you are sharing labor with your baby, he has begun his task and you must help him; The second is to allow Dad to help you both.
For one thing, it can remind you of the lessons you learned in preparation for childbirth to coordinate your breathing rate with contractions.
In addition, his caresses will ease the tension you feel; Just when contractions start to be bothersome, it can help you reduce tension with a massage: apart from improving your physical and emotional state, skin-to-skin contact benefits your partner because it makes them feel more attached to you and your baby, and allows you to participate even more actively during birth.
BUTTOCKS
They exert much of the effort during the process because your baby presses against the rectum and anus when taking the curvature of the birth canal. The sensation of wanting to defecate appears and, automatically, you contract the muscles of the buttocks and the pelvic floor more, offering resistance to the baby’s descent.
- Massage across the area, slowly and firmly, making circles of different sizes and with different strengths.
- Movement can be done with a ball, fingertips, and fist. If, at the same time, you compress and stretch the buttocks, you will notice the tension of the pelvis and you will be able to relax.
FEET
Rubbing the soles and toes relaxes the leg muscles and prevents and reduces cramps.
- Firmly take your foot, slide your hands toward your heels, pressing your thumb against the sole. From the heel, return to the toes, massaging the instep with circular movements.
- Rub your fingers in circular motions taking them with your index, thumb and heart, from the base to the bud. When your finger is relaxed, gently stretch it out.
LEGS
The muscles on the inside of the legs contract involuntarily during contractions. You must relax.
- With a tennis ball, it runs, firmly and slowly, the internal face from the groin to the foot, alternating the two legs. You can do the same tour with both hands extended and glued next to each other. To change legs, gently run your hand or ball across the puña (a step massage that doesn’t hurt).
- When the tension is extreme, place the extended hand in the groin, with the fingers towards the pubis, and when sliding it to the knee, press firmly on the inner side of the thigh (the other hand supports the leg). Then slowly go back down the outer thigh and around the hip joint before reaching the groin. Repeat the operation.
ABDOMEN
Caresses on the tummy, between contraction and contraction, are also beneficial.
- It is useful to give a circular massage clockwise.
- A gentle circular massage in the opposite direction is better. The hand on the shoulder prevents the chest from shrinking and encourages a long, smooth exhalation.
SACRUM
This bone is located at the junction of the pelvis and the spinal column. To locate it, you must place your hands on the large hip bones and surround them until you find the place where the pelvis meets the spine with your thumbs.
- You can do a friction massage, making firm circular movements with your thumbs, or press the tips of your spine with the tips of your thumbs and then slide your hands to the waist and from there to the sacrum several times in a row.
- Press firmly and long on the area with the heel of your hand (the meatiest part), allowing the weight of your body to flow through your hands towards your partner. Do not apply pressure, just let the force of your own weight pass with the massage to the muscle that is under tension.
COXIS
It is the last portion of the spine and you must massage it through compressions. She needs to kneel in a cat position or lie on her side. You must place your hands, one on each side, where the spine ends. With your hands outstretched, perform an oscillating and rhythmic movement, or firm pressure in the area that will help the base of the spine to relax.
HEAD
The face also has tension that accumulates in the abdomen, buttocks, vagina and perineum. By softening the expression on the face, the rest of the body is relaxed. Gently draw small circles on the eyes, cheeks, and forehead. Then, with two fingers, he puts pressure on the temples progressively, and then slowly unpacks. The tension will disappear.