In Pregnancy Where to Start

Activities for every pregnant woman

"The Daily Do" for pregnancy. 

Daily balancing activities (First Principle) will help your womb and pelvis be more aligned for the baby. Balancing activities may make Optimal Fetal Positioning more successful.

1. What to do in pregnancy

Start here. Start today.

The first thing to do while pregnant -  any time during pregnancy  - is to bring your body into balance. Don't make that sound hard. Just do the things on this list. Mind you, ask your doctor or midwife if there is any medical reason not to do any of these exercises before you begin.

Here are 6 things you can do everyday - today!

3 Principles in Pregnancy

Balance, Gravity and Movement will help you prepare for and progress through childbirth. Begin these activities in early pregnancy, before pregnancy, or as soon as can. Your posture and movements are a major influence in baby's position. Body work can improve the womb's balance - which may be necessary for some women to achieve optimal fetal positioning.

Posture in Pregnancy; Rest Smart

Gravity-friendly maternal posture is the 2nd Principle of Spinning Babies. Here are some Rest Smart suggestions for pregnancy. These postures can also be used in labor. Think of your belly as a hammock and let the baby lie with his or her back settling into the hammock. Pass the flashlight test.

Can I prepare for an easier labor this time?

Here is a second list of activities for women who have had difficult births before: cesareans, long labors or asynclitic babies. If you've done the usual Spinning Babies exercises for two weeks and your baby is still breech, transverse, or posterior, click on the title above. Women who have pelvic pain (in joints or in the lower back) or discomfort from the baby's movements are also candidates for this "second list."

To help baby engage in the brim

Sometimes labor seems late to start because the baby isn't able to enter the pelvis. Usually the first baby will engage about two weeks before the due date. Many of the occiput posterior babies don't engage before labor starts. Some do, of course. When the baby hasn't engaged and the due date has come and gone, I've almost always found the baby to be in the posterior position. When labor does start, contractions can be strong without much dilation and the baby remains high in the pelvis. Before the cervix opens well, we need to help baby come down into the pelvis well.

Posterior symptoms in Pregnancy

Posterior symptoms in Pregnancy

There are physical symptoms that the baby may not be in an ideal position, as early as 34 weeks of pregnancy. Discomfort may begin even earlier if the mother's ligaments are really tight.
Many people suppose that a pregnant woman will have back pain if her baby is posterior.
Back pain is not a reliable sign that the baby is posterior.

Pregnant with Twins

Twins and Spinning Babies
"I am expecting twins, can I use the same Spinning Babies techniques for my pregnancy and labor?"
Yes! The First Principle of Spinning Babies works well with multiples.
If you can, start early. Otherwise, start today! If you begin late in pregnancy, you may need to add professional help to balance uterine ligaments.

For pregnant nurses and bodyworkers

Twisting to help patients and clients on a bed or a massage table can eventually twist and tighten the uterine ligaments...