PREVENT TEARING WHILE PUSHING | 5 BEST PRACTICES

Thank you so much for this video! I just finished your built to birth course and my mindset towards birth has completely changed. Now at 35 weeks pregnant, I feel excited and confident about the day I get to meet my daughter at a birth center. Thank you so much Bridget! What you do is truly a gift from God for all nervous mothers out there. God bless you and your family. 🥰

Just wanted to let you know Bridget and everyone else here, I gave birth to my first without any medication in a water birth and I did everything she said. I went with my body's natural urges, I didn't push during crowning I simply took deep controlled breaths allowing my perineum to stretch. I birthed on all fours but after his head popped out I brought my leg forward into a lunge position for the next contraction then my bub popped right on out into my arms. I didn't tear at all. Was the best experience of my life. I'm currently pregnant with my second and hope and pray everything goes just as well as my first 🙌

Just to normalize, you can do all the right things and still tear, and it's okay. I did stretching, massage, saw a pf physio for months, had a home water birth on all fours, and my babys head was 38cm and had a nuchal hand and turns out my hymen was still entact, and I had a 4th degree tear. I did eventually have to really, really push her out because there was just a hell of a lot of baby and forehead and hand in there! And you know what? It was okay. The first two weeks really sucked but I got through it, and I feel content knowing I did my best. Still going to do things the same way for my next baby

As a pelvic floor physio specialized in maternity care, I loved this video Bridget! Thank you for bringing awareness about the pelvic floor and especially tightness. I think one tip that has helped my clients feeling the release of their pelvic floor during pregnancy is to sit on a rolled towel so they can feel the difference between the contraction and the release (on the contraction it should feel like the perineum lifts off from the towel, and on the release it comes back down). Anyhow just thought I would share this little tip! Thanks for the wonderful video!

Just want to say I gave birth this past June to my first baby, naturally with no epidural, and I didn't tear 😇 I watched your videos religiously, especially during my third trimester and found them so so helpful, thanks a ton and congratulations on your pregnancy!

I had 3 babies without tearing with either of them. And they were actually quite big (8.8 to 9.9 lbs), so I was very surprised. With baby no 2 I had shoulder dystocia and he was still born after one push (4 min total). What I think helped with me was the fact that I didn't feel the urge to push with my first and last baby, so I was able to listen to my body and let everything stretch more while pushing. With my second I think it helped that I spent a few hours in a warm bath. I gave birth laying on a bed all 3 times, because I had contractions in my legs and so I wasn't able to stand in the end. I am very grateful, because I felt like myself pretty quick and I was able to focus more on the baby and breastfeeding instead of my pain and healing.

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I love all of Bridget’s videos

And a third on the way!?? Congrats❤ wishing you a smooth pregnancy, beautiful delivery, and healthy baby!

I feel like it’s important to note that induced labour is often so much more intense, and after a shot of pictocin or another synthetic oxytocin they may really need the epidural. The pains at that point are not equal to the pain in a natural physiological birth x

Thank you so much for this. I had my first in January of 2022 and my 2nd is due August 2023. I had a hospital birth and gave birth completely flat on my back with my legs in the air and got a 2nd degree tear AND an episiotomy 😢. I'm going for a birth center with a midwife this time and doing water birth! I'm scared but excited too for a different experience. This video was extremely helpful thank you.

I wondered where you disappeared to... welcome back, so good seeing you again congratulations on your pregnancy

I had a second degree tear and it was honestly no biggie. Didnt feel it tear and the worst part about the stitching was just having someone touch down there after 17.5 hours of labor lol

I just gave birth to my second. I managed to not tear with either of them. My first I was on my back (not lying down) but definitely pushing. My second I needed an induction (medical reasons) and I was in an upright kneeling position I definitely had the fetal ejection reflex and it was crazy but amazing! Also birthing upright is a total game changer!

40 weeks 1 day today with my first - tearing was my biggest fear about birth but now going over my due date I just want to meet my baby! Still I’ll take your advice ☺️ thank you

Ma’am I think some of your videos need illustrations.. thank you

Congrats on number 3!! I’m very nervous about tearing. My mom had a 4th degree tear with me, and has had problems because of it even at 63. My baby is measuring big, 5lb 4oz at 32w5d. I know the ultrasounds can be very off, but referencing it to my anatomy scan it seems to be a trend of her being big, so I’m more inclined to believe it. 😭 I’m worried about tearing but at the same time I don’t want the doctors to try to use her size as an excuse to induce me or c section.

I tore pretty bad with my first two and have our third on the way- my main goal is little to no tearing this time!

With my first, a water birth (highly recommend), I tore 2nd degree and the midwife was coaching me to push a little bit harder and longer and my baby would be born but I don't remember if I truly felt the urge and I really wish I'd slowed down, been patient, and let my body do its thing. Now I'm 11 weeks with baby #2 and really wanting to do things differently, Lord willing, because the stitches, bruising, and pain distracted from just enjoying my new baby. 😕 I would also like to try delivering on hands and knees or upright but feel so on display! Am I the only one bothered by that? 🤔

The only info a woman really needs to birth her baby without issue is to follow your maternal wisdom. This means listening to your body, quiet all of the noise from the outside. Women and really all female mammals have been birthing their babies without outside guidance since…..forever.