Birth: Prenatal Balance

Birth: Prenatal Balance Support
~ Physiologic &/or Emotional Support for the Birth Giver ~
(for comfort, ease, & fetal position in pregnancy &/or for labor)

Prenatal balancing appointments are available to anyone who seeks to reduce physical and/or emotional tension for comfort, ease, and/or fetal position support during pregnancy and/or in preparation for labor/birth.

“Relaxin is not your ticket to relaxin'. In fact, the fact that relaxin is there at all really requires you to work back to your natural alignment ASAP to prevent tissue damage and have an optimal delivery." ~Katy Bowman, M.S. in Aligning or Relaxin Before Pregnancy?

Appointment includes:
- Discussion of how the Birth Giver, baby, and/or partner is doing, relevant history, and their needs and wishes;
- Instruction/demonstration of self-care practices the Birth Giver can be doing throughout the rest of pregnancy to support well-being, balance, and space for baby;
  - Depending on the Birth Giver's needs & wishes, these practices will include physical, energetic, and/or emotional support techniques;
- Instruction/demonstration of gentle partnered exercises the Birth Giver can be doing with a helper throughout the rest of pregnancy to further support well-being, balance, and space for baby;
  - Any partner/helper who will be assisting the Birth Giver with these exercises throughout the rest of the pregnancy should attend the appointment(s) in order to watch and practice these exercises;
- Guiding client(s) in performing exercises/practices (so the Birth Giver &/or partner/helper experiences how to perform them on their own);
- Facilitating the Birth Giver's practice of any of activities from start to finish (particularly recommended for activities requiring a helper when a helper is not available); &/or
- Follow-up suggestions (which may include referrals to local practitioners offering complementary services).
Birth Givers who might be interested in this support include those who:
- Have concerns about their baby being in (or potentially being in) a breech or posterior position near the end of their pregnancy;
- Wish to create more space for their baby in the womb for labor, which may support ease and efficiency of labor;
- Suffer from aches, pains, and associated discomforts during pregnancy which may relate to imbalances that can be resolved or ameliorated with particular practices and self-care;
- Seek to address imbalances influenced by modern living or other recent or current repetitive habits, such as long car rides; many hours spent stationary in front of computer &/or TV; frequently carrying young children on one hip; history of wearing high heels; etc.;
- Hope to avoid "back labor" and/or otherwise prolonged and complicated labor that might be avoided or minimized with new practices and habits in pregnancy; &/or
- Worry that an old or recent injury (such as falling on one's butt or tailbone, car accident, etc.) may be limiting comfort, movement &/or space for their baby.
How many Prenatal Balancing sessions? / How Long?: One prenatal session may be all you need &/or want! The first session is booked for at least 2 hours (although 2.5 to 3 hours can allow more time offer more support, and not rush through everything). Subsequent sessions (if you want more) can last anywhere between 2.5 hours and 1 hour, depending on your needs, preferences, and comfort with the practices.
Choosing Between Single or Package Pricing: You may book your Prenatal Balancing sessions with me one at a time, or to take advantage of a discount, you can buy a package. If you buy a package and don't end up using all the sessions before your birth, the unused sessions can be used for TRE® or Physiologic Recovery Care (which you can consider as a postpartum balancing session) in the Fourth Trimester (first 3 months after the birth).
- My Birth Doula clients who would like to book a follow-up appointment for Prenatal Balancing support are entitled to a discount off of my hourly rate, as described in my Birth Doula package.

Please see here for hourly & package rates, etc.

Partners who seek emotional and/or physical balancing support might benefit from my Breema® Bodywork, TRE®, &/or other Self-Care support services.

“it is not the physiological state of pregnancy that is responsible for pain, but the alignment and gait habits that a woman brings to her pregnancy that is the underlying cause." ~Katy Bowman, M.S. in Pregnancy and Pain

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