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[@VanessaSanchez]

When she said 500 squats a day... I was like ummm this might not be the video for me

[@kaissafowler5954]

Vanessa Sanchez 😂😂😂😂😂

[@lindabass2321]

Hahahahaha 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@lizethdelgado2898]

hahahah😂😂😂😂

[@JahmericanQueen]

Vanessa Sanchez I see we’re on the same page 😂😂.

[@jmontoya84]

It’s not that hard. Do a variety of squats in the mix in like reps of 50-100

[@journeyjulie3973]

Seriously. I did everything right with my first. Yoga and hiking on a daily basis, red raspberry leaf tea, spinning babies exercises, squats, great posture, no sugar, etc. I was obsessed with prepping for a natural labor. But I had a looooong difficult labor and difficult recovery. Seriously there is only so much you can control. So if you have a hard labor or need surgery, don’t beat yourself up. Yes, these things can make labor easier. But they aren’t a control mechanism to make everything turn out ok. Life can throw you some crazy curve balls and sometimes no one is to blame.

[@walkingwith_dinosaurs]

And there's a good chance that if you didn't do all of that the process would be even worse

[@susieq9705]

I’m actually due tomorrow with my first!! We are so anxious to meet her🥰🥰🥰 Pray for a natural and smooth delivery!!

[@nikki9064]

Me too

[@faithwilson4618]

Susie Q how did it go? I’m 19 and pregnant with my first and I’m so terrified

[@amandadye7411]

how was it??

[@susieq9705]

Faith Wilson I had my baby 4 days after her due date!! The labor and delivery was the hardest thing I’ve ever done!!! The first few days after she was born was also very hard. But we are slowly getting into a routine and I am so in love with my baby!! You CAN do it! Don’t be afraid!!

[@susieq9705]

Amanda Dye It was the hardest thing I have ever done!!! But so worth it!

[@KNellyy]

I'm keeping these for when I get pregnant in 10 years

[@paolaornelas3661]

Same!!!!

[@saeidkh1227]

Same here... I'm taking notes, lol

[@lillysmith8091]

i always save videos for things that arent gonna happen within a decade haha :)

[@martinascopes5274]

@@lillysmith8091 Same :D

[@-lavender-777]

Katelyn same

[@beautifulsoul8560]

Hi Sarah, I love your channel and your advice on beauty and being a mama is so helpful. I’m not a mama, but I love taking notes for when I am in the future and I also help take care of kids and having a down to earth role model is great. Also your beauty advice is amazing because you like what you like and you’re honest about it. It is so greatly appreciated because a lot of the bigger KZbinrs are sponsored and you show the products you truly love.

[@janieschwartz5920]

Omg I don’t even workout now I can’t imagine working out when I’m pregnant

[@haydenriel5827]

Start now! Cause girl it only gets harder when your preggers! ❤

[@stitchwhich]

I plus size and still worked out a bit daily when not on bed rest. I did my squats by picking one spot in my house that if i passed that spot i did 2 to 4 squats. Those squats add up.

[@Marie-oh8es]

Same😂

[@purplecowmovement7677]

Lmaoo same here

[@Nostalkingwelcome]

Honestly same

[@naturindabrenda8863]

I love these I am 10 weeks and overweight, been struggling with exercises but I did these with you and I feel more encouraged

[@niketapechan876]

I watched this with my first pregnancy almost two years ago... now I’m pregnant again with my second ❤️

[@MRRMS116]

I wish I had found your video at the beginning of my pregnancy. Im currently 37 weeks and my hospital doesn't have a whole lot of resources for healthy exercise and natural remedies for an easier birth. Im still going to start doing some of your recommendations even though baby girl will be coming any day now. Thanks for the video! Oh and this is baby #1 for me so this video will come in handy when we try for baby #2 😄

[@srh3932]

So how did it go ??

[@kristenmarsh7508]

I just what to start by saying I love your channel! I'm almost 31 weeks with my first. I have PCOS and after 3 years of fertility drugs and doctor appointments, I took a step back and tried the natural root. I changed my diet, started Belly dancing and yoga, some acupuncteur, and meditation. I was about to lose all hope and try another round of fertility drugs. Before I could start my doctor wanted me to take a pregnancy test, and there after almost 4 years and hundreds of test my first positive! And I totally agree staying active if you can is great, we still hike to our cabin and I still belly dancing!

[@melodyhuebschman4126]

I can't believe you do so many squats, cant comprehend. I can't wait till I can put these tips to use!

[@bebop504]

You can start out by doing 100 each day, this is doable by doing 10 sets of 10 squats. Then gradually increase.

[@SNG23]

I’ll do the stretches but she’s tripping with the 500 a day squats 😅

[@jessicashavalier55]

I'm 19 weeks with my second child. I totally agree on everything that you stated in this video! Especially the squatting- I swear this made my labor easier!

[@chelso0o]

I'm 10 weeks along and everything that you said, physiologically, makes absolute sense. Thanks so much for this video!

[@WeirdandWeirdur]

500 SQUATS?!?!

[@stitchwhich]

Weird and Weirdur2024. Its not hard. I never counted my daily squats but i made a rule any time i walked past the stairs i would do 2 to 4 squats. When i was admitted at 41 weeks to be indused without pitosin (wasnt making that mistake again pitosin is evil) i did a lot of laps around the ward at the hospital and at opposite ends of the ward i would do 2 squats. One of the nurses counted my laps and did the math i did approximately 100 laps ×4 squats = 400 squats while in early labor. I also did light yoga with the aid of my doula. My early labor was painless after my water was broke i went from 7cm to complete in 45min so the worst of my labor and delivery was only about 2 hours. Btw im not a small woman i was 230lb during that pregnancy but i kept active the more you move while pregnant the easier labor is.

[@suzanneb7637]

I had to take an aerobics class in college and our teacher LOVED squats! There were days we would come to class and she would be so chipper and chime off "we're going to do a thousand squats today!" Sometimes they were in fun routines so it wasn't as noticeable. Other days we'd play "musical squat ups." We'd get in a circle with yoga balls and squat up from sitting on the yoga balls, played to music like musical chairs. Except when you got out you just took a ball and continued doing squats outside the circle. 😐 first class of the day on a campus with a LOT of stairs. My booty was poppin though.

[@ilyanaantonyuk2198]

If you exercise regularly before and during pregnancy, 500 is nothing really. But I guess it makes you feel how unfit you are if you can't do even half unless you are sick all along

[@thesaintmustwalkalone708]

OK, these comments under tours are so prideful. It's as though people think if they have a good labor, they have figured it all out... Lol.. 5 babies here... Despite being basically in the same shape, they are all vastly different. How you carry the baby, where the baby attaches or is positioned, if you are also carrying around a toddler, etc all play a role in a normal pregnancy. Just because a person may have a hard time doing squats does not mean they are just unfit. They very well can be, but you can't compare your one or two pregnancy journey against all others when there are so many factors to consider...

[@mindyb3197]

@@thesaintmustwalkalone708 this is true and i was told by my obgyn not to do squats. What position of the baby helps? Tell me more please☺ with my first I pushed for 3 hours and had an episiotomy im so scared that's gonna happen this time

[@jennifermendez1356]

Great tips! I am 38 weeks and I walk, jog, eat well and drink TONS of water. Hoping for a smooth delivery. Baby is head down, cervix has softened a bit but I'm still closed. Dr says baby is in a good spot. I have done the squats but not really focused on them. This is my first baby and with all the tips I have been getting from other mommy's I will definitely use it when we decide to have our second child. Thanks for the tips!

[@mikaylaf4038]

My son is almost 7 months old, and I’m missing being pregnant and watching your pregnancy updates and seeing your bump in pictures is making me miss it more! We’re very similar in build, and I had a similar “shape” if you will with my pregnancy and miss it so much. My husband and I are trying to wait until our son is a little older for personal reasons, but “baby fever” is kicking in for sure! Love your channel; you’re inspiring and lovely to follow!

[@mskjaer496]

Ive just started watching this channel in the last months.. And I would have never guessed it started as a beauty channel.

[@terradyne9827]

Scrolling KZbin for hours and finally found your video to the point and very helpful, thank you!

[@jenniferkaufmann7600]

I so love this new direction your channel is headed in

[@sallyannc3176]

No matter how 'fit ' you are some people really struggle with joint pain during pregnancy due to the hormone Relaxin - it can really loosen some people's Sacro-iliac joints or lower back. This can make even walking very painful. Also, there's very little we can do on the outside that actually affects the inside i.e. your Cervix! One of the things that can cause difficulties in your labour is the 'lie' of your baby - my first was OP (Occiput-posterior) and so I was in 'hesitant labour' for a couple of days as you don't get the normal pressure of the babies head on the cervix so you don't dilate so easily. I did get fully dilated - with the helpof drugs - but then as she descended her neck started to tilt and she became a 'face presentation' as so she just couldn't descend so I ended up with a c-section. Baby number 2 was in a normal lie and popped out in 4 hours! It is good to limit the amount of added sugar for sure - gestational diabetes is not good for you or your baby! - but one of the best things to avoid is alcohol! There is no evidence at all that red raspberry leaf tea 'ripens' the cervix!! I was disappointed there was no mention of taking Folic acid from even before you start to get pregnant (if you can) to prevent Neural tube defects i.e. Spina Bifida

[@ElizabethhAnn3131]

I’m 23 weeks with #2! I just bought a yoga ball a couple weeks ago & my goal is to squat 100x’s a day! Gotta get this bod prepping for labor! Thanks for all the helpful info 💜

[@emd.3974]

I also highly recommend arming yourself with the knowledge of c-sections as well as mentally and emotionally prepping yourself just in case. I prepped my body for natural labor and ended up needing an urgent c-section; while I had looked into c-sections, I didn't prep for one emotionally. My son is almost a month old now and is our little miracle

[@goldielikes3]

Love your channel! Thank you for this 💕I’m all about prenatal yoga! I’m a yogi, have been since teenage years, and had a wonderful, peaceful water birth with my son at a birth center, pushed for a total of 15 minutes before he slid out. (Now pregnant with baby #2 and love watching these kinds of videos, especially while prepping for a home birth:) Yoga is one of the only types of exercise that you don’t have to have done before you were pregnant to start during pregnancy (always check with doc/midwife of course). And YES, red raspberry leaf tea worked beautifully for me, as well as dates! Look it up. Scientifically shown to help with easier labor. Good luck, mamas! 💗🌸

[@christinehendricks7206]

As always, LOVE this advice! I’ve been implementing it since the start of my second trimester and I feel great! Hoping that as I reach 25+ weeks I will continue to be feeling good! ❤️

[@BiotechArab]

I have developed umbilical hernia by 7 months of pregnancy due to too much squats and carrying weights as well.. not recommended during pregnancy.. ok with pilates and little squats but keep in control of your abdominal wall muscle to avoid developing a bad diastasis recti or to a worst than that (hernia) .. walking and swimming is the best for strengthening and preparing your muscles for a hard work at labour

[@mckenzierose4664]

4th pregnancy, 3rd baby ♥️ we lost our last so this little miracle is our rainbow baby. Im 8 weeks along and everything is going so well so far 🥰

[@anastaciazometa4188]

I'm 31 weeks and seriously just thought about truly amping up for this marathon. I have worked out throughout this whole 2nd pregnancy but I love the info you gave

[@whollythine2555]

This helped me, I had a 4 hour 1/2 labor... subscribed! :)

[@meee6809]

Really needed to see this i had a difficult first labour and this helps a lot in prep for 2 one thanks a lot and do make these videos they seriously help a lot of people

[@duckie587]

I'm 15 weeks with my second! With my first I was 10 years younger but I will say, staying active is key! I walked a lot with him and active labor did not last long.

[@dominiquemcpherson6823]

I also did the red raspberry leaf tea and ALWAYS sitting on the exercise ball! I was already at 3cm by the time I went into labor.

[@halfwaytohomestead6066]

Just a note on the red raspberry leaf tea: this is something to DEFINTELY ask your obgyn/midwife about if you have fibroids as it can interact with your fibroids in such a way that it mat encourage them to grow more which you don't really want to happen!!

[@taylorskyblue9413]

I’m 27 weeks! Thank you so much for the tips! 🤗 I really hope I have an easy labor. The doctor said baby boy is already big at 77th percentile. I was 103lb pre-preg, now I’m at 145 and have 3 more months to go!

[@lananesnas]

Brilliant! Thank you, have put your tips in my daily Google calendar, just about 33wks, so here we go with the prep!!

[@neeicaherrera]

I’m 34 weeks with my first pregnancy. I love all your tips, my only exercise have been walking, but would definitely try the squats

[@Bmeyers26]

My first pregnancy, I'm 27 weeks and this was a very helpful video!! Thanks for all the great tips!

[@sarahr.garrett3941]

Thank you for these!!!! Wish this video was up when I had my first. Didn’t do a whole lot of “prepping” for labor because I didn’t fully understand it. Made notes. Doing these things!! Gonna try to work up to 500 squats but we’ll see how far I get. 😜 29.3wks

[@alyssajeanhicks456]

Hi Sarah, love your videos. I am 33 weeks and four days pregnant with my first baby girl and I am getting so excited! I am due September 18. Your video was very helpful except that I have not been exercising and eating healthy through this pregnancy. I’m a little scared about that but I’m hoping to implement some of the other things that you mentioned to do in the third trimester. Hoping it helps. Thanks and God bless😍

[@StrongMom]

Great tips, yes squats are great to prepare for pregnancy and labour.

[@vanessagonzalez8621]

This is my first pregnancy and you inspired me so much. I learned so much as well. I’m 6 months along so better late then never 😅. I’m surprised this doesn’t have ore views but definitely sticking around and subscribing ❤️

[@sitcomchristian6886]

Both of my labors were tough. My 1st was 29 hours with 3 hours of pushing, epidural at 15 hours in. I tore, it's cool. My 2nd was about 12 hours with 2 hours pushing, natural home birth. I tore, again. I stayed in shape, ate well, didn't gain a lot of weight, did hypnobirthing, had a list of affirmations, was very conscious of my posture day-to-day, supplemented, etc. Here's the thing: both my kids "made their exit" posterior, meaning sunny side up (face up). Generally, posterior babies make for longer labor and pushing, with lots of back labor. My 2nd was in a good anterior position for most of my pregnancy. Then once I went into labor BOOM, straight to posterior, and he NEVER TURNED. My midwife said she thinks it's probably just how I'm built, like it's a skeletal thing or something. Needless to say, I'm grateful for the prep I did because I was able to deliver my kids vaginally, but my labors were still, um, quite something lol!

[@volleybgirl12]

I'm 15 weeks into my first pregnancy. I'm so excited but the idea of labor also terrifies me. Thanks for the informative video I'm gonna start doing those exercises today!

[@amberskyesobers7288]

13 weeks with my first. Trying to soak up as much info as I can so I can make this as easy as possible for me and the baby.

[@clicksandcrochets2929]

Lots of great tips Sarah! I’m 25 weeks along with my 4th baby, and my 1st girl! Very excited!!!!

[@hol8787]

This is soooo helpful! I've heard people say they use a loofah on their nipples every day a week or two prior to giving birth to prepare for breast feeding so that it isn't so painful!

[@theofficialkranti]

this was so reassuring! i do all of this already! I definitely think women lowkey should be training for labor :) I’m 25 weeks but this was so helpful

[@Numstala]

I've been terrible about being healthy my entire life but I'm pregnant now and really working on getting better about that. I'm at least eating healthier right now, but exercising? Lol nope. I know I need to so I'm starting to look up pregnancy exercises and this video is quite helpful

[@nilsaabreu4878]

I'd love to see a "what I eat in a day" video. Love you!

[@tinamariesaraiah8298]

I love all your videos! I find them very up uplifting and inspiring. 😊

[@ThePeoplesChannel5]

I am 28 weeks and four days pregnant and having a boy. I subscribed because you love the lord and I can learn from you even though this is my sixth child and gonna be fifth time natural and unmedicated.

[@ThePeoplesChannel5]

I ended up getting a csection

[@lacey4529]

Thanks for this video I'm currently pregnant with my 3rd child and I'm 33 weeks along.

[@elisabethnuchowich2550]

Just as genetics, age also plays a crucial role. Giving birth in your early twenties, especially when you are a healthy person, makes a huge difference because that's giving birth at the prime time.

[@paolaornelas3661]

I'm not pregnant, but oh boy I love your videos, your voice and style soothes me.

[@mahamkhan910]

This video has good advice but it assumes a 'healthy' pregnancy is a choice. Of course, every woman wants to eat healthy during her pregnancy, but it's hard to when you throw up if you even smell something healthy. Birth experiences can be so varied and so unpredictable, no matter what you do to prepare. It is very important to accept and understand that anything can happen, and that there is no such thing as the 'right' kind of birth or labor :)

[@samasama2345]

Exactly how I felt. I was pretty active, 5-day a week gym person prior to pregnancy. But I've been prescribed bed rest at least 4 times since getting pregnant. You simply cannot will a pregancy to go a certain way...

[@Stephaniealicianaturalhair]

Thank you for the tips :) Also nice information on the squats.

[@brookehamilton333]

18 weeks with my first baby! I’m definitely talking to my doula about some of the tea and oil tricks. That sounds like a lifesaver 😍 Thank you.

[@jessiewilliams7804]

That’s a lot of squats lol I’ll work on that! I’m an expecting mama for the first time! Only about 5 weeks super excited! Thanks for the knowledge!

[@nikkibuggy5010]

27 weeks along thank you for the advice!

[@CelineShiko]

Wish I watched this at the beginning of my pregnancy. I’m about 10 weeks away. Maybe it’s not too late.

[@marinaishak1891]

same...

[@amandahunt8641]

Hi Sarah, I love your channel sooo much. Would you be able to do a video on stretching and exercises for women who aren’t pregnant? Because it seems like you know what your talking about and I’d love to see it. 😊

[@onelittleafrofriend]

This video is underrated

[@nuranium]

Love this so much, thank you Sarah....💜love from South Africa

[@epayne]

Just found out I'm 5 weeks pregnant! I have to rewatch all of the baby related videos you've made lol

[@MsZombielover15]

wish you all the luck in your pregnancy! Congratulations!!

[@epayne]

@@MsZombielover15 Thank you so much! It's my first so I'm a bit nervous but I'm so excited lol

[@c_elss]

This was everything I needed 🙌🏽🙌🏽

[@AnnaJD2]

Your body is a PREGNANT FIRE!!!!!and btw I love how your channel changes in a more lifestyle beauty momish one because that's your life after all!!!💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

[@AnnaJD2]

Sarah Therese definitely!!!I like it too!!!💖💖

[@sibelb4152]

Lavender essential oil is an irritant and also a sensitizing agent. Of course not everyone reacts to every irritant, but best to do a small patch test for a couple weeks before exposing such a sensitive area to it. From personal experience, I have now permanently sensitized skin due to using the lavender Dr. Bronner's soap. Despite having used the other versions (e.g. peppermint, tea tree) with no problem and never having sensitive skin prior to using it. I thought the swelling, itching, etc I endured on my face and eyes was bad, but I can't even imagine the same happening in the vaginal region...

[@No_aestheticly_pleasing_drinks]

Wow Sarah looks so different now...

[@sashastubblefield5080]

I’m 18 weeks pregnant today with my first baby! Planning for an I medicated vaginal birth at a birth center in January! Thank you for your tips! 💕 Hope you are doing well!

[@egraf1198]

I’ve always been active and healthy and didn’t notice first trimester at all, where peeing more often and feeling tired just on week 11 were my only symptoms. On week 13 now and really getting more squats into my fitness routine plus uphill walking

[@zacriana]

I'm a several weeks behind you and I love your videos 🖤

[@mimahmeemee]

Thank you :) i think this is helpful! I may not be able to do 500 squats a day but I will aim to exercise, stretch more :) God bless!

[@Realshugarbaby]

I gave birth on December 16th 2018. It was terrible (but I went with a doctor in a hospital and the service was terrible. I wasn't even treated as a human being and it was so traumatic...). This time I have a midwife and I'm going the natural way! Should happen any time now, due on July 22nd 😁 I wish I had found this video sooner! I'll keep it in mind for my next little one ❤

[@Alyssa18633]

Is it also good to do ballerina squats even when you’re not pregnant ?

[@paolaornelas3661]

Yes, you use different muscles than in a regular squat, it helps with hip flexibility

[@Benni777]

😂 probably!

[@ellawinberg1]

Alyssa Of course, why not?

[@emmy9327]

Yes yes and yes

[@BirthingBravelyandBeyond]

I tried these and they definitely help!!!!!

[@RainMayoMusic]

wth 500 squats??? im just doing 20 and im dying. lol

[@chelsey6725]

Idk if I can get that low. I probably won't get back up.lol

[@destinygwynne8286]

26 weeks first pregnancy... dude.. I can barely go for walks my sciatica is so bad. How does one do 500 freaking squats😂 props to you.

[@melijahh]

I'm 14 weeks along with my third baby. Hoping to use some of these tips as the first two babies were pretty painful haha.

[@leenaparsons9876]

I'm jealous of people who can just CHOOSE what to eat in the first trimester!?!?

[@jaelrobb8325]

Leena Parsons are you referring to morning sickness?

[@dh.asrarmilibari1979]

Very helpful tips !💘 thank you so so much I’m first time mum to be ♥️

[@maipham4766]

Omg just found your channel, love it, can you make a pregnancy full day of eating video and maybe a video about best products for newborns etc.???? I’m 31 weeks pregnant 🤰🏻

[@benecialynn3247]

I read on a medical website you arent supposed to do squats because it confuses baby about the position they are supposed to be in and they can breech.

[@MsSamzilla]

So I’m an L&D nurse. While yes, being active is amazing and does actually make labour “easier”, the second, third etc baby is always easier and a quicker delivery in most cases.

[@shiileah7511]

Am here since am 29 weeks pregnant to see the tips pray for me

[@happysoul2045]

14 weeks Ma first baby Will try to do squats ♥️

[@loraudely9815]

Wow!

[@sarahx0x067]

I’m 15 week first pregnancy :). And I live I. Quebec Canada :). Love your Chanel

[@suzbartos1439]

Thank you for this Sarah! I'm 31 weeks! Aside from walking I haven't been doing too much but I don't really exercise much beyond that anyway so I'm cautious to introduce something new. These look totally doable though, how often should we be doing these stretches? On the daily?

[@emmelinelozano3866]

First baby on the way !!!! ^^

[@lizanya4982]

Just found this video... Just from the first point I'm kind of upset. I have pubic symphisis dysfunction so any form of exercise hurts like hell... I haven't been able to exercise my whole pregnancy let alone pop a single squat. Does anyone have any tips on working out without being in pain?? 😞😞

[@kimberlybenavidez4944]

All amazing tips! Only issue I come across is organic can get pricey. Any suggestions on low budget healthy options?

[@Prayingforuniversalhealinglove]

Im 28 weeks 4 days with our first baby! Im having a girl! So im really looking forward to doing things to helping with labor!

[@jay02021]

So Raspberry leaf tea is not good enough? I should get RED Raspberry leaf tea?

[@EmmaSigers]

“Guaranteed” seems a little insensitive to women who cannot help that they are high risk.

[@sarenateegrace7603]

Emily Kilgore I dont think she was trying to be insensitive :)

[@sarenateegrace7603]

Emily Kilgore I feel like these tips may even help the mothers who are high risk! I was high risk when I was pregnant and wished I did these steps!

[@carowilliamscaro]

Emily Kilgore - I absolutely agree. While I’m sure her intentions were pure, this way of speaking or giving advice can definitely set one up for disappointment. They’re all great tips, but nothing discussed here is a “literal” guarantee and not every one is able to utilize these “tools.” She even said at the start that those were huge claims, and that in itself is a huge understatement. I admit that cringed at her statement of (and I’m loosely quoting here) *it doesn’t take a brain surgeon to figure out you will have a tough labor* if these “literal tools” aren’t utilized. ... Yikes. Of course I’m super happy she’s been able to be so active during pregnancies and has had “easier” labors with her methods (truly, that’s amazing and I hope the third birth is just as she hopes!), but this is definitely a topic that should be handled with extremely careful verbiage and huge disclaimers at the start. I believe I’m a pretty great example of “prepare for the best & expect the unexpected.” I am a mother of two boys, I did yoga every day during my first pregnancy 12 years ago (and years before getting pregnant), felt great the entire time. My super sweet midwife smiled at me at one point when I pulled out my “what to expect” book during an office visit to ask a question... She answered my question and then said, “now also be prepared to throw everything we just discussed out the window; you never know what can happen.” I appreciated her honesty and even more so, months later, while I was being rushed to have an emergency c-section after what was supposed to be my “natural / med-free / superwoman (lol)” planned birth. My contractions were too strong and my son’s heart would stop beating with each contraction. I wasn’t disappointed with having a c-section; I was very lucky to have everything I did at that point and *extremely* grateful for my whole birthing team. That being said, I hope my tone in this comment isn’t coming off snarky or angry or preachy; I just want excited mamas-to-be to also have a realistic approach to what is and what could be... and for anyone who isn’t able to follow along with this “advice” to not feel down on themselves. Whether you’re expecting and about to run a marathon or are reading / watching videos from bed rest, you’re absolutely amazing & doing what’s best for you and your little peanut 🤗 I genuinely wish Sarah & all expecting mothers here the very best 🙏🏼♥️

[@EmmaSigers]

Carolyn Williams I couldn’t agree more! Sometimes no matter how much you utilize these “tools” things just don’t turn out like it does for Sarah. A lot of how her labors go could come down to simply genetics. I’m sure everything she does helps but genetics plays a HUGE part in how your labors go and how high risk you are.

[@emd.3974]

Carolyn Williams, I didn't do yoga but I did light cardio and stretching during pregnancy and my natural labor was almost exactly like yours. The only difference is after I agreed to let the Dr's break my water to help progress things I almost instantly went from 5cm to 8cm but my son came down to quickly and caught my cervix between his head and my pelvis; which I'm told would have caused major damage of I pushed

[@courtstenn]

Did you ever poke holes in the evening primrose oil ? When I was pregnant in 2015 I was told to poke them first to release the oil :)

[@deemaldi7420]

Great video, thank you for the tips! Do you happen to remember the brand of evening primrose oil you used and the mg?

[@trippiezi4998]

People complaining about 500 squats like they have to do it. Just ignore it if u don't wanna do it. 😒

[@alishajennings2013]

I'm 28 weeks with #6. I do all these things with all my babies but I forgot when to start the EPO so that's why I'm watching lol.

[@nffannow]

I’m having my third soon. Due Christmas Eve day:)