How to Push in Labor | Best Labor Positions for an Easier Birth | Pushing out a Baby Easily

Did you know there's actually a technique to pushing and the old way of pushing on your back is NOT it?! Let me tell you why and help you have a much easier pushing experience. This is supposed to be the easy part of labor anyways!

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[anneloved]

First time moms who are here to gather tips .... hope all of us safe delivery ❤

[whatshethinks]

17 months postpartum and just came back to say this worked!!!! I did not have to push AT ALL. I walked around rocking until I felt him engaged and then got down in this position (knees in ankles out) with the next contraction and he came out in that one contraction!

I WILL TEACH MY DAUGHTERS THIS.

THANK YOU❤

[chikabeauty]

Thanks so much for this. Will definitely try it next month. Safe delivery to all pregnant women in Jesus name amen

[MrsLady]

Had my baby 03/08/24, had him on my hands and knees, 3 pushes, no tears. Way better than my previous deliveries.

[quanitesda]

Praying for everyone's safe delivery including my own in Jesus name we pray amen❤

[frogsofindia]

This is how I pushed my 2nd baby out in the tub at home. My midwife instructed me to bring my knees together (I was in a sitting squat position while holding my husband's hands). With each contraction, I pushed and bent my elbows to engage my core. It worked really well! It was only 15 minutes of pushing compared to 5 hours of pushing with my first baby. They both got stuck in the same place (in transition with a cervical lip) but my 2nd midwife was more knowledgeable about positioning. Bringing the knees together really helped! Wish I knew this with my first baby instead of suffering for hours. Gonna share your videos with my sister, who's trying for her first baby. Every person should know this critical information!!

[HannahLussenden]

I learned all the tricks before birth and in the moment there was absolutely 0 thought. Nothing I learned applied. Just did what my body said. She came out in 4 pushes on my knees.

[MrsAegeanPearl]

I think the most difficult part in that situation is to convince doctors and midwifes/nurses to not deliver on your back, because I feel like they just want to force you to deliver the way they're used to instead of giving you options. I'm due pretty soon and I've been doing some research lately on how there are much more convenient positions or breathing techniques, that will help with delivery and lower the risk of tearingy but I don't know how I'm gonna hold up to that pressure and basically defend my will against them in that moment.

[ninaluehring]

Remember ladies they work for you. So if you get checked every hour your laboring will slow down and you put your foot down if you're not happy about something. This is your delivery day. Not the dr.s

[christinaheath]

I gave birth to my first baby in hands and knees position with two pillows under my elbows for additional support and this is by far the most comfortable position I've ever given birth in. Now, that said, every baby is different and every birth is different. I'm just so glad for this insight of opening up the pelvis area by simply changing position. Thank you so much for making this video. I really wish I had this information and illustration when I was birthing my breech baby. It really would've sped things up when it came to finally pushing my baby's head out the birth canal and resuscitation would not have been necessary. Thank you so much for helping to educate women, A Werking Mama. You're doing a great thing here! *HUGS*

[iLivPeachy]

I’m due in 2 weeks! I’m started to feel a lot of pressure and possibly contractions tonight! I feel like I was meant to see this on my feed. Thank youuu 🙏🏽♥️🙌🏽

[briannabennett]

I had an epidural with my first and mostly delivered her in my sleep lying on my side. When I woke up, the nurse went for a cervical check and saw she had crowned to her brows. 100% pain free, no pushing required. Due with my second next month and currently obsessed with trying to replicate the ease of my first time.

[reborka]

I told my mom I don’t want an epidural and before I could even finish she said “you’re going to want it, this isn’t a competition” it’s like ma’am, if I get an epidural I’m gonna have to be confined to a bed and birth on my back! I haven’t had a baby before but it just feels instinctual that I’m going to want to move and be on my hands and knees so I can open my pelvis. I’ve always hated being in that position at the obgyn, it was uncomfortable, I can’t even imagine trying to give birth like that. Of course that’s not to say it doesn’t work for others, me personally being upright and in control of my pelvis seems most natural for me. But we’ll see once I give birth!

[izzyandart]

First time mama here and having baby very soon in Feb. Thank you for the information and education! I will definitely try this. ❤

[theblackmoonofghost]

Just want to comment on how well-spoken you are, I could easily understand every point you made in the video and will definitely keep in mind when I go into labor a couple of months from now!

[skullgarden]

I birthed my son on my hands and knees like a bear lol. I remember I was laboring in the hall, upright, and felt my son drop into my pelvis. I looked at my midwives and said “he’s moving down” then instinctually got on the couch. 4 pushes later he was out. No tears.

[johannabonaparte]

This made a lot of sense. Thank you! This is my first pregnancy and I'm due in 3 months. I'm so terrified so I'm watching as many tips/tutorials as I can to be prepared mentally and physically.

[anneliekedevries]

Thank you, I've seen women on their knees giving birth in videos of rural indigenous tribes. It felt so much more natural to me and now you have confirmed why! ❤🙏❤

[TamiShey]

Hospital makes laboring so hard. My first experience was awful laying on bad the worse birth for me and luckily on my 2nd baby I refused epidural and went natural route no drugs and it was amazing I didn’t tear and since the doctor was late I got panic but I had a chance to choose the position I want so I did squaring position and I didn’t even had to push my body just did everything by itself so I don’t know if it was the position that helped me so much. I love giving birth on squaring position was so easy and pain free, I think laying back is so much more painful.

[crhm]

Gave birth like this after trying on my back and side ways. By crowning i changed to knees, was way more „effortless“ and didn‘t tear one bit. 🎉