When pushing

Question

When in labor and pushing, do you push from the front or back?? Also anything you thought was helpful during this time?

Answer

This may sound silly but it works and works fast lol. I had an emergency C-section with my first daughter with my second daughter I wanted to have a vbac and experience the birthing process. My doctor explained that it would be like a first time birth for me and that had me worried I wouldn't know what to do and be pushing forever. Needless to say I was able to keep the epidural turned up and had baby out in three pushes! The trick is my doctor took a towel and rolled it up and basically played tug of war with me lol and boy did it work. What it does is help you make the most out of every contraction and push through the whole thing. It honestly was a breeze pain free and quick. After delivery was over I over heard the nurses talking about my doctor and how they wished every doc did that and that she has record birth times. I gotta say I'm worried now because I plan to vbac this baby as well and my doc has gotta be close to 60 now iv been with her since I was 18 for my first female exam and while I think it's great that we've have such a good relationship and she will have delivered all of my children I'm worried I might just pull her right off the floor with the tug-of-war this time😂

Answer

If doing an epidural ask your labor nurse to insert her fingers just a bit and put pressure down to your bottom. It gives you a focal point. My epidural so was strong I couldn't tell where or how to push. I knew to bare down like I was trying to make a BM but I didn't feel like I was doing s good job till my labor nurse did the finger trick. Once she did that I had but a handful of pushes and my son was born. For a first time mom, took me less than 48 minutes to push my son out.

Answer

You push like you're pooping but you kinda use both front and back...

Answer

When time comes you'll feel it exactly where you need to push.

When pushing

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