Bellylift
Why: promotes health in broad ligaments, these
wraps all around uterus and connect to the back
of the pelvis. Promotes health in the round
ligaments, these attaches under the broad
ligaments and pubic bone.
Bellylift
Why: promotes health in broad ligaments, these
wraps all around uterus and connect to the back
of the pelvis. Promotes health in the round
ligaments, these attaches under the broad
ligaments and pubic bone.
During pregnancy Bellylift is helpful if you experience:
-lots of Braxton hicks
-baby having ”too little space”,
-baby’s movements causing pain and “bruised” feeling
-pain in uterus
-back pain
-uterus hanging forward too much
-stabbing pain in legs or vagina
-pain during sex
-pelvic pain
-baby not engaging in pelvis during end of pregnancy.
Do the exercise once a week from pregnancy week 18. From week 37 its okay to do 1-2 daily.
During childbirth Bellylift is helpful if you experience:
-Very painful contractions, pain between contractions, very long contractions or double peaks.
-Long early labour, irregular labour, start and stop labour.
-Baby’s head is not engaged.
-Water released without contractions.
-Baby is OP.
-Baby at inlet (station -5, -4, -3, -2) and doesn’t descend as expected.
Contraindication: do not do if any bleeding during pregnancy
Bellylift
-Put rebozo or wrap around belly, from pubic bone to upper part of the belly.
-Pregnant person stands on all four. It’s nice to lean over a chair or couch with chest, to reduce weight from arms.
-Support person collects the fabric bit by bit in the hands, so the fabric is evenly tight all around the belly.
-Hold the fabric in hands with thumbs up.
-Stand close to pregnant persons hips.
-Lift the belly up with the rebozo/wrap, until pregnant person indicated that support person is lifting all the belly’s weight.
-Support person does small circling movements for 3-10 minutes.
-Slowly SLOWLY release the belly.
Forward leaning inversion, FLI
Why: promotes health in the short ligaments that connect at the back of the uterus and
back of pelvic.
During pregnancy FLI is helpful if you experience:
-Baby is breech or transverse.
-Baby is not engaged in pelvis late in pregnancy.
Do once a week from pregnancy week 28.
If breech or transverse after week 34: ask your Aktiv Baby Instructor for more
instructions.
During childbirth FLI is helpful if you experience:
-Very painful contractions, pain between contractions, very long contractions or double
peaks.
-Long early labour, irregular labour, start and stop labour.
-Baby’s head is not engaged.
-Water released without contractions.
-Baby is OP.
-Baby at inlet (station -5, -4, -3, -2) and doesn’t descend as expected. Babys head is not
engaged.
-Baby at midpelvis (station -1, 0, +1) and doesn’t descend nor rotate as expected.
-Cervix more open on one side.
-Baby has been breech or transverse after week 34.
-During breech births FLI should always be done.
Contraindication: Do not do if you have heart problems, glaucoma (high pressure in
your eyes), high blood pressure, too much amniotic fluid.
If you have heart burn – wait until it goes away.
Forward leaning inversion
-Kneel on a couch, with knees close to the edge.
-Knees hip width apart
-Come down with your hand on the floor.
-Let lower arms rest on the floor.
-There should be a straight-line shoulder-
elbow and hips-knees.
-Let your head hang freely.
-Take 3 deep breaths.
During childbirth stay head down for up
to 5 minutes!
-Come up to a standing kneeling. And
take a deep breath.
-Sit back on your heels and take a deep
breath.
Have a support person next to you the
first few times!
Side-laying release, SLR
Why? Release tension in muscles in pelvis and
pelvic floor.
During pregnancy SLR is helpful if you
experience:
-diarrhea, constipation
-recurrent urinary tract infections
-pain during sex
-feeling that baby will fall out of vagina
-baby not engaged in pelvis during end of
pregnancy
Do SLR once a week from pregnancy week 18.
Daily from week 37 if baby not engages.
During childbirth SLR is helpful if you experience:
-Very painful contractions, pain between contractions, very long contractions or double
peaks.
-Long early labour, irregular labour, start and stop labour.
-Baby’s head is not engaged.
-Water released without contractions.
-Baby is OP.
-Baby at inlet (station -5, -4, -3, -2) and doesn’t descend as expected. Babys head is not
engaged.
-Baby at midpelvis (station -1, 0, +1) and doesn’t descend nor rotate as expected.
-Cervix more open on one side.
Contraindication: Do not do if any bleeding during pregnancy
Side-laying release
-Lay on a couch/bed. If very soft then put an ironing board or similar under hips.
-Lay on your side very close to the edge. Belly needs to hang over the edge. No more
than four finger width between edge of bed/couch and hips.
-It’s nice to have a chair that the pregnant person can hold on to, for a feeling of
security.
-Stretch out legs.
-Support person checks that hips are on top of each other and shoulders on top of each
other and neck in line with spine.
-Support person holds one hand around upper pelvic bone – at all times! Needs to keep
person stable and so she/he doesn’t fall forward!
-Support person lifts upper leg up and forward and lets leg come down slowly.
-Let go of leg and let leg hang. Pull leg a bit towards belly, so the knee gets bent.
-Let leg hang for 15-20 minutes.
-Repeat on other side.
Disclaimer: Information on this page does not replace medical advice nor medical treatment. If your pregnancy, health or the health of your foetus deviates from the norm please discuss with your midwife or medical doctor before using Aktiv Baby.
Information på denna sida ersätter inte medicinska råd eller medicinsk behandling. Om din graviditet, hälsa eller fostrets hälsa avviker från det normala var god diskutera med din barnmorska eller läkare innan du använder Aktiv Baby.
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