How to get more comfortable during Braxton Hicks

 

 

This excerpt is actually about contractions, but it is always good to practice with Braxton Hicks:

 

from page 131 under the chapter: Why birth hurts - Why it doesn't have to:

 

"...I learned that simply letting my uterus 'hang out' by releasing all of my abdominal muscles as a contraction started made a big difference in how it felt. When ...I BRACED for a contraction, pulling in my abdominals, I was hurting and miserable...Letting go lessened the pain considerably and it also sent a message back to my brain that I didn't have to be afraid....."

 

from THE BIRTH BOOK, by william and martha sears, available from kinokuniya KLCC for rm58.50