LAMAZE 6 Healthy Birth Practices | Giving Birth Happier, Healthier + Easier

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Giving birth doesn’t have to be complicated! It all has to do with preparing for labor and preparing for birth with the right information. In this video, you learn the Lamaze 6 Healthy Birth Practices to shape your mindset for a vaginal birth, unmedicated birth or labor and delivery with an epidural, but most importantly a POSITIVE BIRTH.
Lamaze classes provide childbirth education that gives you the tools and knowledge to be confident in how to have a baby. If you hear lamaze, you might just think about the lamaze breathing techniques, but there is so much more to the Lamaze view of birth! We talk about striving for a natural birth by knowing about birth interventions, having proper birth team support like a birth doula, knowing labor and pushing positions, and more!
If you don’t know what to do during pregnancy to prepare for having a baby, this video is a great place to start! Whether you’re in your first or last trimester, whether this is your only childbirth class or you’ve taken multiple childbirth classes, the labor and delivery tips you learn from Bridget, a lamaze certified childbirth educator, in this video will help you achieve the happier, healthier, and easier birth you deserve!
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[@ana88037]

I never leave comments anywhere, but I feel the need to share how this woman changed my perception when it comes to giving birth - I was anxious and scared before, but she taught me how to believe in my body and accept labor as a natural process. I gave birth to my girl 4 weeks ago naturally without any tearing, and she was 4,5 kilograms (10 lbs)! From the bottom of my heart - thank you Bridget. I will recommend your channel to every future mamma I know in order to raise awareness about how beautiful giving birth truly is ❤️

[@danieladeac6090]

4.5 kg?!?!?!😳 UNBELIEVABLE! 🙏🏻❤️

[@maidahabdi9991]

What do you think helped you avoid tearing???

[@ana88037]

@@maidahabdi9991 I can't be sure what helped out the most, but I can share my "routines" with you that (I think) gave me the best possible outcome. I walked a lot; not everyday, but whenever I felt I need to get moving. Sometimes laying or sitting all the time felt like the worst thing to do while being pregnant. I exercised on fitness ball a lot (like Bridget showed in her videos), especially in the last month, which helped my girl to get into perfect position for labour. Drinking a lot of water is also a huge thing. I read somewhere genetics has nothing to do with it, as my mom teared during all three labours. Oh, and I had a very active sex life during pregnancy, and I can assure you it definitely helped as your pelvic muscles strenghten during sex. Hope it helped!

[@Lydiaheart411]

@@ana88037 congratulations beautiful

[@maidahabdi9991]

@@ana88037 thankyou for the detail reply, i had a severe tear with my second bubz. So happy for you and congratulations!

[@HiImHipster]

YES. These kinds of videos helped me so much in labor. My labor was 3 hours long from the time my water broke to when she came out. I was 35+4. At 7 they switched nurses and my new nurse thought I had an epidural bc of how well I was coping! I had her at 7:37! No medication whatsoever except the mild pain meds they give you after and pitocin. Breathing and following these practices helped soooo so much to have a comfortable and healthy labor. I recovered so quickly and my whole experience was absolutely surreal ♡ wishing this and more to all of the parents here ♡

[@elliegault]

How did you have a vaginal birth when it was preterm birth? Curious to know if I have that option if that were to be the case for myself. Is that more common that I realize?

[@squishbugg]

I am literally here listening because I’m not feeling well and her voice is more relaxing than my hypno birthing tracks. I feel like I am going to be listening to random videos of hers during labor lol

[@jennifergonzalez3277]

I just want to say thank you! I followed as much as I could of what you teach about thriving during birth. I was able to have an unmedicated vaginal birth in the hospital. From the time I got to the hospital to the time I had my baby in my arms was less than 4 hours. It was amazing. And I just kept telling myself to feel my body and my baby and what we were doing together. I stayed at home for as long as I could and once I got to the hospital they wanted me to stay in my bed since they but you in the L&D er before a delivery room but I just kept telling them I had to pee so I could walk around and stand by my bed pretending I couldn't get myself in bed lol. I did give birth on my back but only cause I felt the need to push before I could even think about what position I was in lol. But meditation was a life saver when it came to pain. But all in all I just want to say thank you! Oh and I was a VBAC.

[@deepikapadmanaban3824]

I owe you tons of thanks and gratitude.. I had an unmedicated birth, and delivered my baby on 27th. I kept remembering your words that this body is built to birth. I binge watched all your videos on labour and those ball movements and breathing techniques were my saviour in bringing labour pain and managing it. Thanks a lot for all that you do to strangers like me. Loads of love to you and your family !

[@TheNaturalBirthShow]

I love that you address the "casacde of interventions" and give amazing advice! I teach the same things (adding "Trust your instincts") in my doula prenatals and classes!

[@Milym12]

Thanks to you I had the must beautiful labor♥️ it was just 3 hours and he was there, was unmediated and During labor I just heard your videos and without you I couldn’t do it. YOU ARE AMAZING 💕

[@JA-xv3qp]

Beautiful timing! I’ve been in early labour for 3 days, and - although I said this before - I think the day is today!!

[@alena4212]

I am due in 8 weeks and love listening to your videos!! They are so encouraging 💕💕

[@rivkarother9594]

I've followed all of your videos over the last few months especially everything related to relaxing mind and body in preparation for a relaxing vbac birth. Did daily meditations and exercises and had all the knowledge to be prepared. Sadly in early labor while still home I had uterine rupture and lost my baby. Ironically I was breathing thru it as per your videos trying really hard to get thru those really painful contractions. Unbeknownst to me my previous incision tore open and my baby and placenta were expelled from the uterus out into my body. Thank God I survived although it was a few hours until I went to the hospital!!! Sadly I won't ever know what a natural labor looks like. After all that prepping it's a tough reality to face....plus the empty arms...it's painful.

[@mshah3209]

Yes, I agree with this! That small interventions lead to ripple effects ... That lead to more intervention.

[@brittanyhorne9117]

I am currently 40 weeks, today is my due date. I decided to skip the membrane sweep at my appointment. Your videos have helped keep me patient because my goal is to go completely natural. So ready to meet this little guy. I have been trying the techniques in your induction video so fingers crossed something happens soon.

[@lyrac.llamamama]

Same here today is my due date . I'm hoping to go into labor on my own and do it naturally. Although my doctor won't let me go passed 41 weeks so I'm really hoping some of the techniques help get things started before then.

[@brittanyhorne9117]

Update I had my son at 40 weeks and 3 days, I was able to go all natural! I can not stress enough how helpful the breathing techniques were. They kept me focused calm and reminded me to relax during contractions. A funny way to put it is to relax so much during a contraction that you could almost pee yourself. Don’t fight them!

[@SarahdayZ]

Perfect timing!🥰I’m due tomorrow and I am so excited but also anxious. This is my second and my first birthing experience was awful because of the hospital staff and I didn’t have a support person for the majority of the time

[@missp6938]

All the best! I'm also waiting for anytime now 😊

[@missp6938]

Due in a week's time and devouring these videos from Bridget morning noon and night.

[@danimt1125]

What about getting prenatal massages and having certain areas worked on that can begin the labor, after the due date? I was induced at the hospital with my first and it was awful! My second I wasn’t induced and the labor was amazing

[@rivercitylactation]

#5 is my favorite!! Love that Lamaze is still around. My mom took a Lamaze class while pregnant. Would love a video on the differences between Bradley Method vs Lamaze etc.

[@Rosiecat677]

I would also love a video! I took Bradley method with my first pregnancy and now in my second!

[@heidi5789]

I hope hospitals work towards becoming more friendly to evidence based birthing. I've chosen home births because I'm so scared of going to the hospital and not having anyone listen to me or care about the body's natural processes.

[@ccampbell6876]

Your videos help me keep my mind at ease and know that my body can do this!

[@TailorPribis]

I agree

[@kristennereidy4879]

Thank you!

[@alexandrac6177]

In many of your videos you cite that there is evidence or research of some kind to support what you’re saying, but I can never find it provided. Do you have a bibliography or dedicated resource page that I can look at?

[@SarahBee0]

Hi!! I am currently 24 weeks and so excited to have found you! At what point in pregnancy is it recommended to begin birth classes? It’s important to me to find a class that teaches the art of natural birth and how to help my body do it without all the medications!

[@halseygreenhalghtanner5265]

following

[@kristinezerebkina9383]

Thank you❤

[@abigail6925]

Today is my due date and I’ve only been experiencing irregular contractions that come and go and I’m hoping to start labor spontaneously soon🥺❤️ I love your videos!

[@lisir.2628]

Try taking a bath. My contractions stopped in the bathtub and picked back up afterward. Baby was born 1,5h later

[@janellek6022]

Congratulations!! You’re going to do great

[@JD-fu2mz]

Abigail, how did your delivery go? I’m 27 weeks.

[@abigail6925]

@@JD-fu2mz i had my 40wk appointment, I was 3cm and 70% effaced and my BP was slightly elevated (which it had not been at all throughout my pregnancy) so my OB sent me to the hospital to be induced. I started the induction at 6pm and my baby was born at 7:47AM vaginally and healthy 😍 I did initially want to go without pain medication all natural but once my water broke the contractions were so intense my whole body was shaking uncontrollably and I opted for an epidural. I tried using Bridget’s breathing techniques, but I couldn’t calm my body down. At first I felt very defeated getting the epidural, but I am extremely glad thatI did!

[@erinjanzen9931]

I am curious to get your thoughts on how long you could let a woman go before inducing. I wanted to avoid induction, but by 42 weeks labour still hadn't started and so I got induced. Thankfully I had been practicing hypnobirthing and was able to birth my boy without any further interventions. But I am curious, is there a point where you would recommend it just because mama is SO far past due?

[@meghan8020]

My midwife (in Sunshine Coast Australia) told me that one of her women got to 43 weeks and labour started spontaneously, and she had an uncomplicated natural birth. She said so long as there are no growth restrictions in bub, there is plenty of amniotic fluid still, heart rate is strong, and foetal movement is sufficient, and no other individual risk indicators are present, there is no reason to intervene :)

[@georgianaarhip3379]

Love your videos and I've been practicing the breathing methods. In my country it's so frustrating doctors are so eager to cut you(C-sections and episiotomies) and I can only give birth on my back, I've been trying to talk to my ob-gyn but this is non negociable. We've had a good relationship until it came to the actual birth and now I'm feeling down thinking about it. She's also not giving me good vibes about natural birth, always asking me when is my c-section programmed :/ and won't discuss my birth plan with me. It's so late now and I have to give birth with her, because the state hospitals are bs and also I can't have anyone with me at birth... :(

[@IamWhatsPoppin]

My doctor told me that they only allow delivery on the back because it's easier for the doctors and nurses to see what's going on there. This is really discouraging - is there anything I can do/say to counter that?

[@betzaidaflores2477]

Either be firm that you will not be delivering on you back because it is YOUR birth, or maybe try a birth center? I'm not sure how far along you are, but hopefully it's not too late to change

[@noorajabir2650]

I had pitocin induced birth two times.. Is it possible to have a natural birth the third time.. 🤕 plz reply bridget

[@savannaxmusic3406]

Yes!! My mother in law did this! She said it was an amazing redemptive birth!

[@kasban8672]

I'm carrying twins and the OB (that I HAD to get involved...I wanted to just use midwives) tells me I have to deliver in an operating room... :( As a 'just in case' I guess..? I'm very stressed out about this

[@lindseyh5735]

My first pregnancy was twins (di/di - fraternal) and I was told the same thing. Had to leave my wonderful midwives for an OB that I didn't want. However, my hospital really did do everything they could to get me a natural birth. They probably won't move you to the operating room until that first baby is RIGHT there, so you'll be able to labor in the normal room for as long as you need to. They want you in the OR because things can change very quickly between baby A and B. You should be able to find out what conditions they're willing to let you labor in with twins, and why. Such as do both babies need to be head down, or only baby A? Do you have to be induced at a certain week or not, and why? And please ask questions about, and prepare emotionally, for having a c-section. It's not a given, but I didn't prepare even for the possibility... and ended up having one, which just made everything confusing and horrible. (But there are reasons I believe I ended up in that situation, I would still expect natural delivery with twins.) It was actually very confusing for me because I expected to move to the OR as soon as I reached 10 cm, but we were hanging out in the delivery room for five hours after that! So I would ask them when they will move you and then you can be prepared instead of missing that communication like I did. Today I'm 40+1 with baby #3 hoping to go into labor soon so I can have a vbac. Good luck, fellow twin mama!

[@spookygamergirl]

I’m so scared of the pain…. I don’t handle pain well at all. It’s been a painful pregnancy and while I love the idea of an unmedicated birth, I think I might want an epidural. With that being said, I have heard that you CAN move into some different positions with the epidural…. Which I hope is true. I know it may be harder to get into them with decreased feeling, but I really don’t want to give birth on my back. Anyone having similar feelings, or went through this? I would appreciate any advice! (My OBGYN said I could only push on my back w/ epidural but….. I’m hearing from everyone else that I can….)

[@spookygamergirl]

*can push in different positions

[@jivingdodo]

Love you are clearly making reference to parents as well as (or instead of?) just mamas 😍

[@springbrooke6874]

I’ve been watching your videos my entire pregnancy And I called my hospital to ask questions and the person who answered in L&D already told me I won’t be able to walk around or change positions, that the questions I’m asking sound like I should have a home labor , I’m concerned I’m not going to have control and choices in my birth .. what should I do now ? Im due in 8 weeks and don’t know what or where else I can go

[@yankytank09]

If you don’t mind me asking, what state are you in? You can look at your state’s laws.. I know most places if you were to get an epidural, then it limits your mobility.

[@springbrooke6874]

@@yankytank09 Alabama

[@Svet-Lana2022]

I would say if you don’t want to switch so late into your pregnancy, the biggest thing you can do is stay and labor at home for as long as possible! As a first time mom often early labor may seem like we are about to give birth, but usually when you are in progressed active labor, you are so focused on riding the contractions that you won’t be really chatty even between breaks in the contractions, you would be more focused on preparing for the next one.

[@mariechosgaire6984]

I'm due in 6 weeks and partners are not allowed into the hospital due to Covid restrictions. They ring your partner to come in before the pushing and then they have to leave once baby is out. 😔 I'm not going to be able to do it alone for sure.

[@clo13570]

Check with your pregnancy and birth provider about how you can labor at home as long as possible. This is a great strategy sans COVID, and has become crucial in these difficult, restricted times. Blessings to you and your growing family!

[@mariechosgaire6984]

I'm 2 hours from a hospital and don't drive so have to use public transport to get to the hopsital. I'll have to leave early while contractions are manageable. Just have to do without my partner.

[@lisir.2628]

Mindset matters! I had no emotional support (single mama here) and was fine with it. It was even empowering, knowing i will do it on my own. It truly was amazing

[@ashleypeed6525]

Do you mind me asking what state you live in? I’m in California and I’m worried they are going to do that here

[@lisir.2628]

I live in Austria. I chose to do it all on my own though! It possible, i know it sounds easy but (as Bridget also states): you are built to birth. Your body can do this. Believe in yourself!

[@AdahRedha_AdahPanda]

I am close to my due but I just realize that again, I don't feel connected to my baby. I just realize that I just want to give birth and be done with pregnancy. How can I fix this? I dont think this would be a positive birth experience as I am unsure of my own feeling..... i feel numb...

[@Svet-Lana2022]

Sounds like you might have pregnancy depression. I would say it’s super important to reach out to people you love and trust with these feelings.

[@shizzlemywizzle1]

You don’t have to “fix” anything. Not everyone is happy or excited about pregnancy. Completely normal. ❤️

[@shannonclaire7800]

Could you please please please talk about low blood platelets at the end of pregnancy. I had my bloods done and mine are at 139 million, I’m 38 week pregnant should I be worried? I already have an history of PPH in child birth and im worried

[@Svet-Lana2022]

That sounds like a question for your provider?

[@shizzlemywizzle1]

Hope that you were able to address this with your doctor. KZbin isn’t the place for medical advice

[@shannonclaire7800]

@@shizzlemywizzle1 i talked to them and they was not worried at all and in fact my platelets ended up going back up to a normal number in the end. Thank you and your right KZbin’s definitely not the place for medical advice.

[@alysenicoley]

I feel like a lot of these are impossible to follow if you give birth in a hospital. Like moving around how you want, not giving birth on your back, and keeping the baby with you. That all really isn't up to me when I go to the hospital. I am not sure how I would do any of those things...

[@meghan8020]

That’s such a shame 😥 All of these are regular practice in my hospital in QLD Australia. Being informed of your rights, knowing the difference between law and hospital policy, and finding a doula or birth companion to advocate for you may help. You’re right. In many hospitals, hospital staff will steamroll you into what’s suits their practice, rather than what’s right for you. ❤️

[@elliegault]

They make it seem like you have no choice, but you do. Move where you want and get in the labor position you want, you aren't a sick patient, unless there is a medical emergency, you have complete control. I had the same exact experience with my first baby that you described and learned they use verbiage that sounds like they call the shots and that's just not true. Be confident and decided. You can do it! 🙌