The 2nd class we were taught some of the reasons for having low back pain, how to stand and sit and get out of bed in the right posture. What are some of the exercises that we can do to strengthen our abdominal muscles, and some simple massages that the Hubby can do for the Wife.
Hubby and I were 10 minutes late for the class. We missed the introduction but I guessed the physiotherapist was explaining about the anatomy of the human body. Each couple was to sit on the yoga mat provided.
I realised that the reason for my backpain was due to the increased weight gain, my poor standing and sitting posture and weak abdominal muscles (I stopped exercising for such a long time).
When we did the exercises, it was so much fun. The physiotherapist went round to check all the moms one by one. The hubbies are suppose to help to check and encourage us to do it the right way. Pelvic tilt really did somehow soothe my back a little by releasing the tension from the back (not to have arch back). I shall do this exercise more often.
Then it came to the massage portion. Hubby is very nice. He was very diligent to practice the massage techniques on me. I asked the therapist "how often can we do this massage?" and Hubby immediately replied "Once a year!" and there were some laughters. LOL. It's actually okay to do it daily.
Hubby posing w skeleton after class
I just tried out the abdominal massage myself this morning using Johnsons Baby Oil. While the light massage is to promote blood circulation, the aroma from the oil is also supposed to relax you.
3rd class
We learnt about recognising when labour starts, when to come into hospital, the different stages of labour (3 stages), breathing and relaxation techniques.
For me, vaginal bleeding is probably not a good signal for me to go hospital coz I have spotting. I have to look out for rupture of waterbag and 5 mins apart uterine contractions with each contraction lasting 20-30 seconds.
The 3 ways of breathing techniques to relax the body and cope with pain are:
- Sighing out slowly
- Short sharp breathing out
- Pan-pant blow
