http://www.newmoonbirth.com/2009/07/can-you-spare-five-minutes-a-great-coping-technique/ Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:24:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.newmoonbirth.com/2009/07/can-you-spare-five-minutes-a-great-coping-technique/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Julie Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:24:58 +0000 http://newmoonbirth.wordpress.com/?p=206#comment-28 I love this as a concept, but I'm challenged by how it actually works in practice. I understand that this particular woman was successful with it, so that bodes well for other laboring moms. The specific part that I'm having trouble with is how to lie down to take advantage of the non-peak minutes. The energetic move from laboring position (whatever that might be) to corpse pose is one thing. And then, how do you get to sleep so fast before the arrival of the next contraction? Perhaps I'm extrapolating "rest" into "sleep" mistakenly. Perhaps 45 minutes of intermittent rest is still of great value at this stage. I really would like to understand this so I might use it at my next birth. I love this as a concept, but I’m challenged by how it actually works in practice. I understand that this particular woman was successful with it, so that bodes well for other laboring moms. The specific part that I’m having trouble with is how to lie down to take advantage of the non-peak minutes. The energetic move from laboring position (whatever that might be) to corpse pose is one thing. And then, how do you get to sleep so fast before the arrival of the next contraction? Perhaps I’m extrapolating “rest” into “sleep” mistakenly. Perhaps 45 minutes of intermittent rest is still of great value at this stage. I really would like to understand this so I might use it at my next birth.

]]> http://www.newmoonbirth.com/2009/07/can-you-spare-five-minutes-a-great-coping-technique/comment-page-1/#comment-27 Cortney Tue, 21 Jul 2009 06:52:38 +0000 http://newmoonbirth.wordpress.com/?p=206#comment-27 THIS is amazing! Adding it to my toolbox as well. Thanks for the fantastic information, as usual. THIS is amazing! Adding it to my toolbox as well. Thanks for the fantastic information, as usual.

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