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Natural forms of pain relief for birth and labour
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items I used all of these natural forms of pain relief during my home birth with my second baby. Alongside hypnobirthing, I found these items helped me to manage the pain of birth.
This little device really does help during labour. I used this exact Tens machine during labour to help me manage the pain. Tens machine work in 2 ways, they release natural forms of pain relief into your system whilst also distracting you from the p...
BabycareTENS.com
Affirmation cards and relaxation tracks. I listened to these throughout my pregnancy and then used positive affirmations during labour. I also listened to my relaxation tracks during the early stages of labour too to enable me to relax my mind and bo...
Positive birth affirmation cards and relaxation kit
Acupressure to relieve pain. I never thought I would say this but a comb really did help me during my home birth. As well as using a TENS machine and hypnobirthing, I squeezed a comb in my hand to hit pain relieving acupressure points and it really d...
Wave Comb Acupressure Tool for Pain Relief
For the early stages of labour, I used a hot water bottle on my back to help ease the period like sensations. My husband filled one up and placed it on my back whilst I was in an all four position. The water if not everything else is a warm distracti...
Amazon.com: Hot Water Bottles
I used my birth ball more than I expected. Kneeling on the floor with my head and arms on the ball, rolling backwards and forwards helped me to stay in a good position whilst I birthed my baby's head. The movement also became rhythmic which I found r...
Birthing Ball
My gosh do you sweat during labour. I remember feeling so hot, my husband grabbed this little fan and held it on my face during contractions. Honestly, it was a dream and the power this fan has is amazing. We also used it on the pram when we went to ...
Baby Stroller Cooling Fans
Hypnobirthing was a lifesaver during both of my labours. Not only was I able to zone out and focus but my husband was incredible as he had been on our hypnobirthing course too. I could not have done it without him, he had so much knowledge for our hy...
Hypnobirthing With Hannah