Here are some tips for your birth partner, a positive and encouraging birth partner can make the world of difference throughout your labour and birth, get your birth partner to check these out.
Keep you company and help pass the time during the early stages
Hold your hand and give you sips of water
Massage your back and shoulders, and help you move around and change positions
Comfort you as your labour progresses and your contractions get stronger
Remind you how to use relaxation and breathing techniques
Support any of your decisions, even if they're different to what you planned
Encourage and support you through your labour and birth with positive comments, such as you're doing a great job, you're amazing, you've got this!! Just when you think you can't keep going because your exhausted these encouraging comments definitely help.
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