BIRTH IN SIDE LYING POSITION LIKE A SUPERWOMAN!

Squatting to birth a baby has been around for as long as women have been birthing babies. This position allows gravity to act as your friend by bringing the baby into the birth canal. It helps open the pelvis and can be achieved with the help of a birthing bar attached to the bed or even a birthing stool.

But if you haven’t practiced squatting leading up to your birth, asking the muscles of the pelvis to squat and bear down in the heat of the moment may lead to some injury.

Also, this is only an option for those women who haven’t had an epidural. You’ll get no judgement from me regarding epidural or no epidural—that is a completely personal and situation-based decision.

However, I like you to remain open-minded to how your birth may deviate from your list of preferences, and make sure you leave all your options open. Enter the side lying birth position! An option for just about everyone.

Birth partners and nurses can help roll you onto your side if you’ve had an epidural and even help support your top leg.

Take a look at the short video above to learn more.

When I was pregnant with my first child and sucking up as much information as possible to become more prepared for birth, I was shocked at how classes talked about pregnancy and labor and baby basics and postpartum recovery, but not one of my classes addressed how exactly I would push this baby out.

NOT ON MY WATCH!!!

I want to talk about the nitty gritty details of pregnancy and birth so women feel more confident heading into one of the most challenging events their body will ever perform in.

🌟 6 WEEKS OF PROGESSIVE WORKOUTS

These specifically-designed exercises will help your body support your baby during pregnancy, prepare you to birth your baby, and lay the foundation for a more complete recovery.

All exercises are safe for all trimesters and fitness levels, so you can start where you’re at and make modifications for common difficulties you may be experiencing.

🌟 6 WEEKS OF INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS

Exercising Safely in Pregnancy: If you want to know (which exercises are good for you (and the baby!) and how to prepare your body for labor, this course will guide you on the path to a healthy pregnancy.
Posture and Body Mechanics: Your everyday movement can be just as important as exercise. Learn how to make simple adjustments to your normal activities that will keep you moving comfortably and away from pregnancy pain!
Pelvic Floor Health and Perineal Massage: A strong core is so much more than ab muscles. I’ll teach you why it’s essential to strengthen AND relax your pelvic floor during pregnancy resulting in an easier labor and delivery, a decreased likelihood of tearing your lady bits (yea sorry, that’s a thing), and a faster recovery.
Pain in Pregnancy and the Maternal Supports That Can Help: Pain is NOT a natural part of the pregnancy process that you’re just “supposed to put up with.” I’ll teach you how to remedy common pregnancy discomforts at home, keeping you from making extra trips to the doctor.
Stages of Labor and Positions/Pushing Techniques: Did you know that there are things you can do in each stage of labor to keep yourself more comfortable and help your body to birth your baby. Should you even “push” and what are you visualizing, and how should you breathe to be most effective and cause less trauma? Learn all this and more!
Making the Most of Your Postpartum Time + Your 6-week Appointment: I’ll guide you through the things you need to do during recovery so you’re prepared for what to do in between snuggles and late night feedings. When is it really safe to go back to exercise? Do you need a belly binder? What body movement should you avoid in the early days following birth? And, what should you really be asking (and telling!) your OBGYN at your 6-week appointment?

I KNOW PREGNANT WOMEN!

See, I have more experience than most of these influencers have combined and it’s NOT because I’m a decade older than they are.

I’m a Physical Therapist AND Diastasis Recti Expert who has specialized in prenatal and postnatal fitness for nearly fifteen years.

I’ve created an expert-level prenatal class that’s FUN, easy to understand (and do), and fits into your busy lifestyle. I’ve removed all the unnecessary and annoying fluff in most prenatal workouts, to give you that honest, big-sister-talking-to-you-over-decaf-coffee truth about your pregnancy.

These days, you want to be in-and-out of the hospital as quickly as possible. And the traditional birthing classes and prenatal workouts won’t give you all of the tools and information you really need.

I've been doing really well after this pregnancy--probably the best I've ever been post-partum. I think a lot of it has to do with how in shape I was this time around... I think that the strategies that you talked about regarding labor really helped me. I didn't hardly tear this time, and feel that I pushed correctly for the first time. And I was bouncing around feeling great only days after. I think it really makes a difference to understand your body and how it works.

--Sara

It was great to have a series of exercises to do safely that will help with the pregnancy and delivery, but also the content and discussions I found very helpful, especially being a first time mom. This is a great concept with the combination of exercise and information and I thought it was terrific.

--Audra

Your class allowed me to streamline my approach and prospective to the entire motherhood process and I was able to tune out all of the E True Hollywood horror stories fellow moms like to tell expecting mothers. All of the education and tips you armed us with helped me in having a stress free and complication free delivery. Thank you!!! Thank you again for such a great experience. I will recommend your class to any expecting mommy.

--Latonzia

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ABOUT ME:

Hi! I’m Carrie, Women’s Health Physical Therapist and mother of three. When I was pregnant with my first child many moons ago, I searched far and wide for an exercise class that would strengthen my body, teach me tips to make labor easier, and help me connect with other moms. No luck.

After each of my births I longed for someone to take me by the hand and gently guide me through strengthening my body safely. I was too tired to take this on myself. Hello? Anyone out there?

And then when I discovered I had an abdominal separation I was fearful I wouldn’t be able to do the exercises I enjoyed ever again. False!

I used my expertise as a Women’s Health Physical and learned from the best of the best to design these programs according to my own “wish list”….they are the very programs I was desperately searching for as a pregnant and postpartum woman. I hope you love taking them as much as I loved creating them.

Love,
Carrie