If your pain is on the left side, you will want to stretch the left, so folding the left leg and bending toward the left.

Hello, please talk to your provider as everyone is different. As mentioned in the video, if you do not have symptoms while sleeping on your back (dizziness, light headed, nausea, feeling unwell), it is normally fine. New studies suggest that after 28 weeks it would be preferable to sleep on your side, or elevate yourself with pillows if you want to sleep on your back. But check with your provider :)

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@@despinababi2318 I know it can be confusing as some yoga / Pilates teachers teach different methods. The rationale for contracting on the exhale is to follow the natural relationship between the diaphragm and the pelvic floor at rest. When we exhale, the diaphragm goes up and so does the pelvic floor. When we inhale, the diaphragm goes down and the pelvic floor follows. So by contracting on the exhale and releasing on the inhale, we are simply following that natural mechanic if that makes sense. For many of my clients, we were able to achieve a much better contraction and release by doing it that way, making their practice more efficient. However I always say if it is counter intuitive to you and you’ve been doing it the other way for years, it may not be necessary to change the way you do things if it works for you. I would recommend getting assessed by a pelvic floor PT to check if your activation and release is efficient with your technique and go from there. By testing both ways, they will tell you what’s best moving forward and if it’s worth investing energy into changing your technique. Hope this helps!

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Hey Diana, this is something I would suggest you discuss with your healthcare provider. Hope they are able to help!

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Oh No! Sorry to hear that, but congratulations on our first pregnancy! Have you been trying any techniques from the video that help? If you have any questions, I would love to help. Please feel free to reach out, I would love to answer them!

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Please let me know if it helps!?! If you have any questions, I would love to help.

Oh No! Sorry to hear that. Have you been trying any techniques that help? If you have any questions, I would love to help.

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The tissues are elastic, if you stretch slightly more than your partners size it is not going to impact pleasure.

Yes you could do that.

So sorry to hear this! Have you been trying any techniques that help? If you have any questions, I would love to help.

@@BeyondBirthingPelvicFloorPT I’ve done stretching and yoga but will try adding what’s in the video!

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Sorry to hear this! Have you found anything that has helped relieve the pain at night?

How can I help? I would love to hear more.

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Thank you! Super Excited!!

Thanks for your question, I cannot comment on this since you are asking about a medical condition. This is something you should discuss with your health care provider.

Hey thanks for your comment, indeed the triceps are the ones that are recruited to generate the strength to apply the pressure, however I just meant that the biceps are the ones in contact with the hip bones, just so people understand which part of their arms should be pressing against the bones if that makes sense.

@@BeyondBirthingPelvicFloorPT totally get it. i was confused at first wondering how flexing biceps would be comfortable for woman in labor.

Please let me know how it goes after following the suggestions. Look forward to hearing!

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Unfortunately not :( Babies come whenever they come and there is not much we can do to control this!

Can they be minimalized? To allow rest as well.

Wow! You did extra research! Way to go! Thanks for Sharing

This is something that is difficult for me to answer since I have not assessed you and pelvic girdle pain can be multi factorial so I would refer to your provider for this. However as a general rule of thumb, if there is no increase in pain during or after the exercise, it should generally be okay to do, but I would still check with a professional who has assessed you first.

Sorry to hear, Can you share more about the pain you are feeling?

Thank You!

Yes absolutely. Highly recommend to turn in bed using a "log roll" strategy (shoulders and hips are all moving at the same time and aligned with each other - rather than having your hips leading and shoulders following), and also have something in between your legs while you roll to keep your legs parallel (ex: thick pillow - not a thin one!).

Please see a chiropractor ASAP. I have the same pain and I'm 7 months pregnant. No amount of exercises helped. I just went to a chiropractor and she said she could have helped more had i come to her earlier

Thank you for sharing your experience.

Thank You!!

Thank you! We are excited too.

We are so excited too! That means a lot, thank you!!!

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I am so happy to be of help!! glad to hear it helped relieve pain.

Glad it was helpful! Love hearing the impact. Would love to know how it helped you?

Thank you for sharing your insights. I believe women should listen to their body and do what feels good for them.

Thanks for your insight. I still believe that women should listen to their body while using the Epi-no and not push themselves to go too far if it feels like it is too much, as trying to push to 10 cm against body signs & physical tolerance may cause injuries and this is not the goal.

@@BeyondBirthingPelvicFloorPT Stinging is a sign of early tearing. SO do not inflate as much, in which the dial helps.

I gave birth 2 kids without tear. 1st baby round head 32cm, 2nd baby 35cm. Last time I trained with epino for the girl is 8,5. Boy is 9cm. And for both of them I started training at 32weeks. Cause I’m afraid of giving birth early at 38w and I was right. I gave birth both of them at 38w3d. 3kgs3