Tip of the Day Tuesday

In an effort to have interesting and clever posts, I am going to try having some alliteration in my titles...we'll see how it goes!

Tuesdays Tip of the Day: Helping with back pain
This one has been on my mind since a girl I went to college with wrote on her blog that she was experiencing alot of back pain with her pregnancy. Several people wrote comments that they had the same thing. Sooo, this is the tip I gave her and will hopefully be useful to all of you tired backed mommies!

*Hip Squeeze
This can either be done by rebozo or your partner.
If it's done by your partner, simply get on all fours and have your partner squeeze with a lot of pressure on your hips to relieve the pressure from your back. This can be done by hand, but if you need it for an extended period of time, they may want to do it with their knees.
If it's done with rebozo, mom will sit with rebozo (or shawl) around your hips. Your partner will pull on the rebozo, squeezing the hips together. This counter-pressure may relieve the back pain by releasing pressure on the ligaments in the pelvis.
*Knee Press
Mom will sit in a chair that is braced against a table or a wall so it won't slide. Sit up straight, with hips against the back of the chair. Your partner will kneel, cupping their hands over moms knee caps. Have them lock elbows into your body while leaning forward into moms knees. The partners weight presses the long thigh bones into the hip joint to relieve pain in moms back.

I hope these tips are helpful and would love to get feedback on what works for you!
Go be fruitful and multiply!
Happy Tuesday,
Doula Tiffany