Over a year ago, we published a video which has helped thousands of women dilate their cervix
faster. However, we constantly learn new things based on science as well as our experience at
Nathalie’s clinic. And so, we wanted to publish an updated video to help you dilate your cervix even
faster. Yes. So, in order to dilate your cervix faster, you need four things. First, you need
to make sure that your body is able to produce labor hormones and that it can also utiliize them.
Second, once that is done, you can then help your body to actually produce more labor hormones. Yes.
Third, you have to make sure that your baby’s head puts more pressure on your cervix.
And fourth, of course, if you want to dilate faster, eventually, you are gonna
need contractions. Right. So in this video, we are going to share with you our three steps protocol
and all the tools that I use at the clinic, to help women accomplish all the things that
we just mentioned. Yes. This is Nathalie a pregnancy and birth consultant
and TCM therapist and that’s Mathias a researcher and science geek and on this channel we help
expecting mommies naturally and science-based. We are happy that you are watching this!
And now, let’s get started.
As always when it comes to anything related to your pregnancy,
please always talk to your provider first before you try anything that we mention in this video.
Moreover, at the end of this video, we are going to show you how you can get our labor
preparation brochure which teaches you exactly how to apply the tools that we mention in this video.
Exactly. So, in the first step of our 3 steps protocol we help women create an environment in
which the body is able to produce labor hormones or more labor hormones, particularly Oxytocin,
and most importantly to utilize them. Right. Because producing labor hormones is one thing. But they
are useless if your body cannot use them to dilate your cervix faster, right? Exactly. And in order to do that,
you have to give your body the right nutrients. At the clinic, we normally start with this process in
week 30. However, please don’t worry if you are at a much later stage. It’s still gonna work, okay? So,
first of all, you will need vitamin C because the production of Oxytocin depends on it. Yes. Second,
you need Vitamin D because it plays an important role in the regulation and function of oxytocin
in your body. And third, you need magnesium because the receptors of Oxytocin in your body
require Magnesium in order to be able to absorb and utilize Oxytocin, okay? Yes. And so, this is really the
basis before we help the body produce more labor hormones in order to dilate faster. And of course,
we provide more information about the required nutrients and how much you need in our brochure.
Right. So, in the second step of our 3 steps protocol, we help the body soften the cervix.
Obviously, you need a soft cervix as otherwise, your body will not be able to dilate your cervix.
So this step will help you get faster to a point when your body is able to dilate your cervix.
It will also help you dilate faster if your cervix has already started to dilate.
Plus, it will increase your chances that you go into labor spontaneously. Yes. And for this phase,
we use up to 6 tools. Four of them have the purpose of helping the body produce the right
kind of hormones. The remaining 2 tools are supposed to increase the pressure of your baby’s
head on your cervix. Yes. So, let’s go through the four hormone enhancing measures first. Yes. The
first one are dates. Scientists have found that eating between 60 and 80 grams of dates per day
will influence your hormone levels in your body which can help you prepare
your uterus for labor and also soften your cervix. Ideally, you start to eat dates no later than week 37
unless your provider tells you otherwise, of course. And please keep in mind that dates contain lots of
sugar. So, please be very careful if you suffer from diabetes or gestational diabetes. And eat
plain date only. So that’s dates. Right. The next tool to help you dilate faster is acupuncture
which means the stimulation of acupressure points with needles. However, you can also
apply acupressure which means that you would stimulate those acupressure points not with
needles but with your fingers. Or your partner does it for you, unless you too have a partner who
falls asleep while they do that. Yeah, well that was once only after a long day at the office, okay?
Anyways. Both acupuncture and acupressure are great tools to help your body soften your cervix.
And according to scientific studies they can also help your body release more Oxytocin.
And we normally start with acupressure no later than week 37. Right. The next tool
to help you dilate faster is reflexology which we normally apply from week 38. Reflexology is
similar to acupressure. But in that case, the acupressure points are located on the soles.
Actually, reflexology is a wonderful tool because it allows us to stimulate specific
organs in the body. For example, we can stimulate the Pituitary Gland which is in charge for the
release of Oxytocin. Yes. By the way: at the end of this video, we are going to share a
video with you in which we show you exactly which acupressure and reflexology points to stimulate
if you want to dilate faster. But it’s also covered in our labor preparation brochure, of course, right? Exactly.
And then the fourth tool which could help you soften your cervix and dilate faster by releasing
the right kind of hormones is sex. Yes. Actually, scientists are still indifferent if sex can really
help you dilate faster. Yes. However, it could help because first, semen contains prostaglandins
which is another hormone that your body needs for your cervical changes. And second, it can
help your own body produce more oxytocin. In fact, some scientists say that sex can even help induce
labor. But please don’t be worried. That's only possible if your body is ready for labor, right?
It’s not that you will go into labor if you are only like 30 weeks pregnant for instance,
right? Absolutely. So those were the 4 tools to help your body produce more labor hormones to
help soften your cervix and eventually, to dilate faster. Now, as already mentioned,
next to labor hormone enhancing measures, it is also important that you help your body increase
the pressure on your cervix from above with the help of your baby’s head. And this is also what
we do in step 2 of our 3 steps protocol. Yes. So, how can you get your baby to increase the
pressure on your cervix? Well, the most ideal situation would be if your baby is head down,
facing your back and if your baby is engaged. Because in that case, your baby’s head can
apply well to your cervix. And so, with every cm the baby moves further down in your pelvis,
baby increases the pressure on your cervix. Right. The best two ways to get baby into such
an optimal position and to increase the pressure on your cervix in general are the following two,
given that your baby is head down, okay? If your baby is breech, please watch the video that you
can find in the description below this video in which we show you how to turn a breech baby.
But if your baby is head down, try the following two methods to increase the pressure on your
cervix in order to dilate faster. Yes. The first one is the right sitting position. At the end of
your pregnancy, it is really important that you sit upright and, at least occasionally,
lean forward. Because this will help your baby’s body to better align with your pelvis.
As a result, your baby can find a better position, baby can more easily enter your pelvis and thus
increase the pressure on your cervix. Right. And then the other thing that you should do is exercising.
In fact, a 30 min walk per day from week 36 or even earlier can already be enough
to get your baby into a better position. However, the best thing you can do are
birth ball exercises because when you do these circling movements, you offer your baby different
angles into your pelvis. And this will make it so much easier for your baby to enter your pelvis and
thus to increase the pressure on your cervix. Yes. By the way: sitting in the right position during
the last few weeks of your pregnancy as well as birth ball exercises are so important, that we
recorded two videos about these topics that we are gonna share with you at the end of this video.
And both topics are also covered in our brochure. Now, again, the goal of the tools in step 2 of our
3 steps protocol is primarily to help your body soften your cervix so that you get faster to a
point when your cervix is ready to dilate. Yes. However, the reality is that when you apply these
tools, your body does not stop after your cervix is soft. In other words, these tools can help
you dilate, and in particular, dilate faster. Yes. In fact, oftentimes, applying these tools
is all that it takes for a woman to go into labor spontaneously as soon as her body is ready for it.
If you do not, or if it’s not going fast enough for you, then you need step 3 of our protocol
and that’s labor induction. Exactly. There are two natural tools which can help you bring on
contractions. And contractions is really what you will need eventually in order to dilate faster.
Because the reality is: women normally only dilate a little bit before they go into labor,
mostly one, two or three centimeters. However, the biggest part of your cervical dilation can
only happen with the help of contractions. And the great thing about our natural tools is
that they could send you into labor within 12 to 72 hours according to scientific studies. The
first tool to help you naturally induce labor is nipple stimulation. Scientists found that nipple
stimulation can send a woman into labor within 48 to 72 hours. Yes. However, it is only likely
to work if your body is ready for labor. In fact, the odds for you to go into labor from nipple
stimulation are much higher if your cervix is soft In addition, if you already had some contractions
in the past, then according to scientists, the chances of getting contractions from nipple
stimulation are double as high. Yes. And then if nipple stimulation does not work, you could
also try to bring on contractions with the help of a mechanical reaction in your intestines. So
what does this mean? Well, what many women don’t know is that their uterus sits right in front of
their intestines. Yes. And so, if something were to cause a reaction in the intestines, then it
could have a spill-over effect on the uterus and bring on contractions. And this is exactly why so
many women try Castor oil because it is a laxative which can cause a reaction in your intestines.
In fact, according to scientific studies, Castor oil often works so well that it sends women into
labor within 12 to 48 hours. but: Castor oil tends to work better in women who gave birth to at least
one baby in the past already. Yes. But of course, there are also other things which could cause
a similar reaction in your intestines. For example spicy food. Just keep in mind that spicy food will
only work for you if you are not used to spicy food. Right. Always keep in mind though that
neither nipple stimulation, nor Castor oil nor spicy food can bring on labor as long as your
body is not ready for labor. So that is why we always say to women: start to prepare your body
for labor early, with the tools that we describe in the first 2 steps of our 3 steps protocol.
If you do that, you are not only more likely to go into labor spontaneously. You also make sure that
the tools from part 3 of our 3 steps protocol are more likely to work. Right. So, again,
in our labor preparation brochure, we show you how everything works that we discussed today,
including how to find acupressure and reflexology points, which nutrients you need and how much of
it, how much Castor oil you need etc. You can find it in the description below this video. On top of
that, we recommend watching the following three videos on our youtube channel: Yes. The first one
which is supposed to pop up now
discusses some of the tools that we have mentioned today in more detail, and it also
teaches you how to apply those tools. The second video teaches you how to do birth ball exercises
in preparation for labor. Yes. And in the third video, we share with you the best sitting position
if you want to go into labor spontaneously. And of course, you can also find the links to those videos
in the description below this video. Right! If you have found this video helpful, we would be
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