Category Archives: Natural Childbirth
Good Things to Eat and Drink When You’re in Labour
by Crescence Krueger.
Eating and drinking well during early labour, when contractions are gentle, short and spaced more than five minutes apart, will give you the strength you’ll need when things get more intense. Focus on complex carbohydrates and easily digested protein. Here’s are some good options:
- A bowl of rolled oats with yogurt and fruit
- Whole grain muffins or bread or pasta
- Brown rice
- Steamed vegetables
- Eggs
- Baked sweet potato
Staying well hydrated in active labour, when strong, long contractions come five minutes apart or less, is essential for you and your baby. Take frequent sips of fluids that … Read more…
Pregnancy is the perfect time to start exercising
Exercising when you’re pregnant comes highly recommended (in an uncomplicated pregnancy) even if you were completely inactive before pregnancy . In fact, The Canadian Guidelines for Exercise in Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period recommend that all women participate in aerobic and strength conditioning exercises as part of a healthy lifestyle during pregnancy(1).
Prenatal yoga is an excellent form of strength training for expectant moms because it targets key areas of a woman’s body that come into play in childbirth like the pelvic floor and hips. Yoga postures for pregnancy like squats, the standing pelvic tilt and sitting meditation using kegels … Read more…
Pregnancy Yoga Poses
Pregnancy squats strengthen your legs and reduce stiffness. They also help tone and stretch your back muscles and hips. Squatting takes pressure off your spinal discs, which helps ease back aches. Practicing squats also helps alleviate constipation.
You can practice this prenatal yoga exercise easily at home. By doing 15 squats daily, you will align your pelvis, strengthen your legs and condition all muscles involved in the birth process. This exercise is ideal to do throughout your pregnancy. You can even practice pregnancy squats during early labour.
Pregnancy squats
Repetitions: 15
• Stand with your feet slightly wider than hip … Read more…
