{"id":1340,"date":"2021-05-19T21:43:22","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T21:43:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/s37407.p1377.sites.pressdns.com\/resources\/how-a-birthing-ball-helps-with-pregnancy-lab\/"},"modified":"2021-05-19T21:43:22","modified_gmt":"2021-05-19T21:43:22","slug":"how-a-birthing-ball-helps-with-pregnancy-lab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/how-a-birthing-ball-helps-with-pregnancy-lab\/","title":{"rendered":"How a birthing ball can help during pregnancy, labor and beyond"},"content":{"rendered":"

You may have walked by them dozens of times at the gym without as much as a second glance, but now that you’re pregnant<\/a>, birthing balls (which, yes, are the same as exercise or yoga balls) have piqued your interest. What’s the deal with them? And how can you use one to your benefit during pregnancy, labor, delivery<\/a> and postpartum recovery? Let’s get the ball rolling and find out.<\/p>

Here are expert tips and advice for using a pregnancy bounce ball before, during and after giving birth<\/a>.<\/p>

How can a birthing ball help during pregnancy?<\/h2>

Birthing balls can be used at any point during pregnancy and for different reasons along the way.<\/p>

Early on, they can alleviate discomfort in your spine, hips and lower back.<\/p>

“They’re super comfortable,” says Jennifer Mayer, a New York City-based doula and founder of Baby Caravan<\/a>. “Many of my clients find birthing balls more comfortable than regular chairs during pregnancy, as they can provide relief from a variety of symptoms, including hip and low back pain.”<\/p>

In some cases, Mayer even advises swapping out your desk chair for a pregnancy ball.<\/p>

“Birthing balls can be particularly helpful for moms who work at an office desk during the day, and they’re great to use while watching TV during the evening in lieu of the couch — which, yes, can be uncomfortable when you’re pregnant,” Mayer says.<\/p>

As your pregnancy progresses, the exercise balls can help ready your body for labor and delivery.<\/p>

“One of the biggest benefits to using a pregnancy ball is that it helps open up your hips to make room for baby to descend into the pelvis,” says Mayer.<\/p>

Here are are a few pregnancy ball exercises to try — and they can work in labor, as well:<\/p>

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Proyecto encajemos a la bebé on the go. Se siente un poco “tanto nadar para…”… han sido 9 meses sin enfermarme (thank god for food), sin antibióticos, fortaleciendo de cada manera posible abdomen y core en general, tomando probioticos todo el último mes, pensando en lo fácil que fue todo el proceso de parto natural con Gael y que no tendría por qué ser diferente… pero la bebé se ha cambiado de posición y tiene circular en el cuello rumbo a la semana 40. Supongo que es un “guayabo” natural pensar en parto y que quizás debamos hacer una cesárea, nada grave, siempre fue una posibilidad solo que “no era el plan” (que cuadriculada… lección numero uno con esta bebé: no todo es como tu quieres). Nacerás como quieras bebé, el doctor te dió hasta el jueves de la semana que viene, y hasta entonces que no quede duda en mi de que hice todo lo posible para que te acomodaras bailarina, asi que hoy #birthingball + 2.5k para este par para celebrar nuestra última semana juntas asi. It does not get any more female than this. #thefutureisfemale #laraVi #39weekspregnant #wegotthispart2 #bellyout #birthingballexercises #birth #female<\/a><\/p>

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