When I am attending a woman birthing on a stool I use a foam mat about 2.5 cm thick to sit on. I know I don't need to get in too close until the head is near crowning so I move around a lot to keep the circulation going. Anyway, I probably have more than one woman to look after so I get up and go check what else is happening during the break between pushes.
Going to the gym regularly and doing lots of weights stuff with my legs probably helps as does my dancing. I don't find that I end up with any problems. Certainly, I believe one needs to keep moving around and changing position, just as we suggest she does during her labour.
Judy
From: "Mary Murphy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: Birthing Stool Policy
Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2001 13:42:13 +0800
Having a problem not with my knee but the metatarsals where I put pressure
on the top of my foot whilst sitting on it, I was give a little , long,
thin, slanted stool that I can rest my bum on when in the knee-sitting
position. I believe it is like a meditation stool? It takes all the
pressure off and I can rest back on it.. Also, I agree with Denise. I have
becoime much less hands on and therefore don't have to be in so close to the
woman. I believe that Caroline Flint says it all. (I used to think she was
a bit "cool" towards the Mum's, but now I see that it is really not ideal
to be so "in their faces". I also have become a convert of the Alexander
Method and have learned to use my body properly in difficult situations.
This has probably been the biggest benefit to me of all. Cheers, Mary Murphy
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> Exactly Tina: I have received several babies with the mom on the birth
stool
> ( a de By). I only recently noticed my knee acting up after a water birth
and
> a 40 minute second stage ( which actually was short as the mom was a
primip).
> I know changing positions and yoga and stretches etc would help. However,
in
> second stage I seem to get stuck in positions that require my knees to be
> bent for at least 30 minutes at a time. I have to get over this. I think
at
> the moment I need a knee brace as it even gets sore when I bend my knee
> during sleep. Oh well, I am sure it will mend with a little rest and
> relaxation, it has been a busy year. I hope to get to another 4 births and
> then I am on the plane to Sydney on December 16. Regards, marilyn
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