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managing pain during labor is a major
concern for most expecting moms but what
are the best ways to do it and if you
choose to get an epidural are you out of
other options there are a ton of ways to
manage pain during active labor but one
you may not have heard about yet is the
use of peanut balls join us today with a
little demo of how this works we have
the birth nurse Mandy RV back with us
but also happens to be an authorized
peanut ball trainer in our area welcome
and we have our pregnant producer Joanna
modeling what this is all about here so
baby I've never heard of a peanut ball
before aren't they crazy looking they
are crazy looking but what is it and how
does it work it is a lot like a birth
ball we took it from physical therapy
and we put it into labor it it opens the
pelvis in a very unique way and it can
be done in the bed oh really
yeah over 60% of families have an
epidural while they labor so we need to
know how to keep the process going how
to keep the labor progressing even
though you're in the bed and you have an
epidural because an epidural can
sometimes slow the process down a little
bit it keeps you from being upright okay
so that can that can slow it but you
still have ways to get that baby out
okay so how does it how does it all work
yeah it just looks like this Joanna if
she's comfortable and she says she is
not in a bed so how does this keep
things moving don't worry the labor
process this allows the baby to find her
route out okay he's gonna know how to
widdle in there and how to make it the
most effective for labor so just giving
her space so we opened the hips just by
resting and I would make sure if we were
in a bed that you were resting and
comfortable okay you would hang out for
like 20-30 minutes and then we would do
something else you ready oh gosh yeah
let's do it
I know okay so yeah I've noticing the
different sizes yeah that's that all
about there are four you're gonna sit up
and this will be the back here bed okay
it's not really yeah we don't want
friends go in it into labor no we still
need four sizes
okay of peanut balls dislike faces now
is that it looks comfortable there
this okay how is this it's ready
comfortable right there huh
it's restful yeah so it should be really
comfortable and the sizes depend on how
tall you are
and what position we're going to be
doing so this is the smallest and the
big momma I did not bring in because we
don't need any of that but you can sit
on the biggest one and all of these go
in the bed with you okay and then you
just kind of rotate them every half hour
depending on what's right what you're
feeling yes okay what about when it's
time to push can these be helpful yeah
absolutely so we're gonna go back to
your cell here good nap baby out right
now so this is gonna go just like this
and you're gonna tuck so when you're
pushing you're gonna actually pull the
ball toward you with your hands yeah I
know okay and pushing uh-huh I love it
huh so excited for this baby that's
about right
but what if mom said you have used these
I mean what do they say they I have
taken these balls like I'm getting the
room ready and I've just met someone and
I take these balls in and she says I'm
not ready for that
yeah and I think well what is going on
here she says I've seen that and that's
what made my baby come out last time can
I have like a popsicle first they know
that it works really helps shorten lever
yeah interesting is great love it
people can find your website you're here
to help right yo does that my website is
Mandy RV calm cool and all hospitals in
the Roanoke Valley and the New River
Valley should have peanut balls alright
cool so after your local hospital Thank
You Mandy thank you guys