Maternity Acupressure - The Best Natural Way to Induce Labor
Maternity acupressure was such a miracle to me.
The whole childbirth experience was so beautiful - difficult but beautiful, and I think it went so well, in part because of the way that we induced.
Let me explain.
I've had so many friends who planned on going natural all the way.
They had their birth plan in place with their doctor.
They had gone over everything with their husbands and new exactly what they intended, but when they got to the hospital everything changed.
After being there and laboring for a while, the doctor gets concerned that things aren't moving along fast enough.
So, they give them pitocin, to speed things up.
Then the contractions suddenly get way more intense.
Now they can't deal with the pain, so they get some drugs to help.
Now there's nothing "natural" about their childbirth at all.
The drugs slow down the contractions, so they get more pitocin.
Now the pain is really extreme and they need something more to cope with it.
So they get an epidural.
Half of them end up with caesarean sections when all they really wanted was a beautiful natural childbirth.
This happens all the time.
So, when I was researching natural childbirth and induction, I found some great material on maternity acupressure.
I had heard some old wives' tales about it, but didn't really know what to think.
But the more I read and researched, the more excited I got because so many studies showed that it worked.
Here's what I found:
So I got a great book about it and my husband and I read all about it together.
He learned the techniques and found the right pressure points.
After I was 38 weeks along, we started trying to induce one night.
I was so ready for my little boy to come.
At first it didn't seem like anything was happening so we stopped after about an hour.
A few hours later, I woke up and my contractions were really coming along.
So, I woke up my husband and we did a little more of the acupressure.
Within 15 minutes things were really moving along.
My contractions were 5 minutes apart and we called the doctor and headed to the hospital.
Three hours later, my little boy came into the world and it was absolutely beautiful.
I didn't take any drugs.
I didn't have an IV or anything and I was aware of everything that happened.
My pains were real, but as my husband continued the techniques we learned the pain was totally manageable.
I had a completely natural childbirth and it was the most beautiful and miraculous experience of my life.
And it all started with natural induction through maternity acupressure.
The whole childbirth experience was so beautiful - difficult but beautiful, and I think it went so well, in part because of the way that we induced.
Let me explain.
I've had so many friends who planned on going natural all the way.
They had their birth plan in place with their doctor.
They had gone over everything with their husbands and new exactly what they intended, but when they got to the hospital everything changed.
After being there and laboring for a while, the doctor gets concerned that things aren't moving along fast enough.
So, they give them pitocin, to speed things up.
Then the contractions suddenly get way more intense.
Now they can't deal with the pain, so they get some drugs to help.
Now there's nothing "natural" about their childbirth at all.
The drugs slow down the contractions, so they get more pitocin.
Now the pain is really extreme and they need something more to cope with it.
So they get an epidural.
Half of them end up with caesarean sections when all they really wanted was a beautiful natural childbirth.
This happens all the time.
So, when I was researching natural childbirth and induction, I found some great material on maternity acupressure.
I had heard some old wives' tales about it, but didn't really know what to think.
But the more I read and researched, the more excited I got because so many studies showed that it worked.
Here's what I found:
- Stimulation of specific acupressure points induces labor in up to 83% of women within 48 hours.
Some within 25 minutes! - Maternity acupressure stimulates contractions safely, and helps your cervix to dilate naturally.
- Studies show that acupressure significantly shortens labor time by as much as two hours!
- These techniques can even lessen labor pains effectively without drugs.
So I got a great book about it and my husband and I read all about it together.
He learned the techniques and found the right pressure points.
After I was 38 weeks along, we started trying to induce one night.
I was so ready for my little boy to come.
At first it didn't seem like anything was happening so we stopped after about an hour.
A few hours later, I woke up and my contractions were really coming along.
So, I woke up my husband and we did a little more of the acupressure.
Within 15 minutes things were really moving along.
My contractions were 5 minutes apart and we called the doctor and headed to the hospital.
Three hours later, my little boy came into the world and it was absolutely beautiful.
I didn't take any drugs.
I didn't have an IV or anything and I was aware of everything that happened.
My pains were real, but as my husband continued the techniques we learned the pain was totally manageable.
I had a completely natural childbirth and it was the most beautiful and miraculous experience of my life.
And it all started with natural induction through maternity acupressure.
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