4 EASY ways to relieve PAIN IN LABOR with COUNTER PRESSURE

[@birthtoolbox]

Don't miss the SECRET to making this happen in labor!

[@mostja]

Alice, I gave birth to my little one last week - and I can not thank you enough for your lectures and especially for this technique. It was really a game changer for me . From the beginning of the first contractions to the very end of pushing phase, my partner doing counterpressure for me was something that saved me from all that severe pain, and I even managed to deliver my baby without epidural.

[@birthtoolbox]

CONGRATULATIONS!! I am so happy for you and feel honored that the videos on the channel were part of your story. Great work to both you and your partner. I love that you found a tool that worked. And thank you for coming back to the video to leave this comment and let me know. You have truly made my day Anastasiia.

[@rangehand19]

Thanks for the tips! Preparing to help my wife with our 4th little one! Does kind of sadden me to hear the "pregnant person" lingo... women go through so much and deserve the distinction they earn as mothers. All the best!

[@birthtoolbox]

Wishing you the best with your fourth!! I have 4 too, it’s great.

[@cheyannem]

Yes I agree! Seems like everyone’s more than willing to take that away from WOMEN for a few men’s sake. It’s pathetic

[@MSwift-mg5sz]

Trans agenda is removing women from childbirth… very sad

[@scottcantdance804]

​@@cheyannem in all fairness, if they're pregnant, they're not men. They're still women, just confused about what they are. So this one has nothing to do with men.

[@elizabethalyn]

I agree, being called a "pregnant person" and not a woman or mother is demeaning!

[@aeldreth16]

This is perfect timing! I am almost due and having a ton of back pain. I needed more info for this in labor! Thank you!!

[@birthtoolbox]

Glad you found it helpful. Share it with your partner too.

[@birthtoolbox]

Hope the birth went well!

[@PhweeQueen]

Thank you, ma'am! I'm my best friend's birthing partner, and I'm grateful to know more about how to myself useful.

[@birthtoolbox]

There are a lot of videos you’ll find on the channel. Let me know if you have any questions.

[@GinaHarris-s8d]

so happy to have found this .....I'm just starting at 58!!! No clients yet but worried I won't be prepared or pick right comfort method...

[@birthtoolbox]

So glad you are here! Subscribe and get more tips.❤️❤️

[@joybear394]

Class 10 homework 👍🏻. For class ten I had nearly 5 pages of notes! Typically, as a doula, I use two hands with my thumbs on the back, or a massage tool that spans the spine and has balls or rollers on both ends. Though I do carry balls with me, too.

[@birthtoolbox]

Love that you took so many notes!!

[@tanyalancasterbeisert8244]

I loved counter pressure in my last labor!! The ball is a new one that looks like it could be great to try this time around!

[@birthtoolbox]

Counter pressure is so simple and so helpful, isn't it.

[@clairewoodfin3336]

Thank you for this video! You took what seemed like a big complicated topic and made it approachable.

[@birthtoolbox]

You are welcome! That’s always my goal with teaching. 😀

[@melissa6109]

Great video! Very helpful and will definitely put this tool to use! Great supplement to your live KZbin classes. Thanks, Alice for putting together these amazing resources.

[@birthtoolbox]

Good job with the homework! YES, put this to work. It's a great tool for the tool box. I am glad you are finding the classes and videos helpful.

[@mikaa7748]

Doing my hw! Husband enjoyed the video too! Thanks!

[@birthtoolbox]

Wonderful!

[@LeftieLoosie]

Love the counter pressure tip! It's the thing I am most excited about as far as new learning goes for my 4th delivery!

[@birthtoolbox]

A powerful tool in your tool box.

[@melamoo1]

Doing my homework for class 10. Thanks again!

[@birthtoolbox]

Nice work Tamela!! LOVE IT.

[@samanthaconnolly1133]

Alice I’ve watched this twice now! Once on my own and tonight with Denny. Class 10 homework complete:)

[@birthtoolbox]

YAY!! Star student! Great job! Don't forget to practice too.

[@shellyld]

I always love your videos! Counter pressure has been very useful for me with my moms.

[@birthtoolbox]

It's a great way to relieve some of the intensity, right?

[@shellyld]

@@birthtoolbox yes! One way that one of my moms liked was sitting on a birthing ball with dad behind her. He used his fist on her lower back/ tailbone, and I pushed back on her knees. This brought a lot of relief.

[@theostrihons1628]

So with my first, I couldn't stand having my lower back touched. I wonder if it maybe just wasn't the right kind of touch? Will put it back in my toolbox to try variations for baby #2. Thanks Alice!

[@birthtoolbox]

I always say different pregnancy, different baby, different labor! You never know what tools will work this time. Glad you are filling your box up with options.

[@jeffnewton66]

Amanda and I finally got around to our homework!

[@birthtoolbox]

Start students!

[@catherineyoung1433]

Doing my homework for Class 10! Great video! Thank you! 🖐😊🙌

[@birthtoolbox]

Great work Catherine! Hope to see you tonight.

[@nasiaab.9722]

Before you could say “so if birth is your thing …” I was subscribed! New doula here!

[@birthtoolbox]

WELCOME!! I'm so glad you are here. Please share with your doula friends!!

[@beatricehu2625]

Hello Alice, do you use the techniques during contractions or in between? Thank you!

[@birthtoolbox]

Hello! Great question, use this during the contractions.

[@debriddle2]

I just found your channel and appreciate your education so much. I’m wondering if you have any tips for the mother of the laboring person. Both my daughter and son in law have told me they want me at the hospital with them. I feel both honored and blessed by this request. ( I am a retired nurse, but never L&D). However, I really don’t know what my part should be, I want this to be about them as a couple. Should I just mostly find ways to support and relieve my son in law as he supports her? He is a wonderful husband and I know he will be an amazing daddy. Any tips for the grandma?

[@birthtoolbox]

I love that your daughter and son-in-law asked you to be part of the big day! I have a couple of thoughts about this. 1) I've had several grandmas-to-be take my childbirth class so that they are up to date on how labor works and the options that your daughter will have in labor. (you can get full access to the classes if you want to join my channel...super afforadable option) 2) I would talk with them about how they would like you to help. They might want you on the sidelines or they might want you to help with comfort measures. Of course, they might not actually know either, but it would be great to ask. I hope that helps. Let me know if you have any other questions, Alice

[@debriddle2]

Thank you so much for your kind reply. Because of your response, I had a conversation with my daughter and feel that we are on the same page concerning my role. My son in law doesn’t do well with medical stuff and has such a hard time watching her be in pain, so I am learning as much as I can so that I can be in the background gently prompting him and supporting him. Thank you again.

[@dennyconnolly1722]

Class 10 homework. Thanks, Alice!

[@birthtoolbox]

Yahoo! Go team Connolly!!

[@PrachipgoradiaSattvayoga-dd7dn]

Good and quite informative but still don’t understand how much pressure to apply to the birthing lady

[@birthtoolbox]

It depends on her. Try what you think and then let her tell you to press more or less! Different people like different amounts of pressure.

[@christinareid5682]

Thanks for the informative video Alice! Class 10 homework done!

[@birthtoolbox]

Great job! Don't forget to practice too.

[@laurielovesyou]

I had a very fast VERY painful labor all just below my panty line (absolutely no pain in my back or belly). From the first contraction to birth was under 5 hours. It was a home birth and I’m currently 20 weeks pregnant again doing another home birth and am living with horrifying PTSD from how traumatizing my last labor was. Will these techniques help with precipitous labor and abnormal labor pain like i experienced before? Is there anything i can do to avoid having ALL of my labor pain condensed to 1 small area??

[@birthtoolbox]

This is a great question Laurie, but really hard to predict. Counterpressure usually does relieve some of the pain from contractions. The key word is "some". It doesn't relieve all of the pain. Do you have access to a tub? I would recommend having that ready to go for your next labor. Feeling pain in one small area is unusal and every birth is different. Did you move and change positions with your last birth? I'm wondering if some asymmetrical movements might have helped.

[@chinkyfist6655]

Does counter pressure mean you are pushing in? I don't understand how the pressure is applied.

[@birthtoolbox]

Yes, it means pushing in as much as the person you are supporting wants. The amount of pressure is dictated by her.

[@juliacarter1280]

I am now having back labor! I have found that all that's working for me right now is leaning up against the wall! Everything else hurts.

[@birthtoolbox]

Can you lean against the wall in a shower and position the water spray at your back? That can be helpful. Good luck Julia.

[@leohaapaoja2084]

I've been watching a lot of doula content the past couple of days and I just want to thank you for being the first doula I've seen that says pregnant person instead of woman or mother! I'm considering becoming a doula and one of the things I'm really passionate about is making a safer community for LGBTQ people during their pregnancy and birth :)

[@birthtoolbox]

Thanks for your comment Leo! I love your passion. There is a lot of work to do and we need more great doulas!

[@mariaballerina1654]

And what about the majority of us who would love to be called women and mothers? Yes we can have inclusive language for Trans men, non binary etc. without exclude women too. She could say pregnant women AND birthing persons, that way she could include everyone especially the 99,99999% percent of us.

[@monicataylor7414]

@@mariaballerina1654 “person” includes women. We are still people lol

[@gerardoramos8935]

Could I use a Thera gun on a light setting instead? Would seem ideal.

[@birthtoolbox]

Yes! Great idea if you’ve got it, try it.

[@huesophie299]

@@birthtoolbox Oh really?? i had though thera gun was not supposed to be used on pregnant women at all.

[@birthtoolbox]

Some people use a Racquetball for applying pressure amzn.to/33pOoOD.

[@sherifelkassaby4805]

great explanation, thank you for that, but please make the video shorter and remove the chitchat ❤

[@birthtoolbox]

✅ will do

[@MrKingtuts]

I lose some rest because of my lower back pain. I feel that my hips will go out of position when I rest on my side. I never experienced this kind of situation once again when I learned about this back problems guide called Kenzano Ayb (Go ogle it). I can now have enough sleep once again now that my back discomfort is fully gone.

[@birthtoolbox]

glad you found something that works