Hi! In this video, I'm going to be teaching you an amazingly simple way that you can reduce
labour pain instantly and naturally using this comb. If you're new to my channel welcome my name's Anja
and I'm a hypnobirthing practitioner. My channel's here to support you through pregnancy, birth and
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So this comb is called the wave comb and it's been specifically designed to be held during labour
to reduce the discomfort of your contractions so that you feel calmer more comfortable and more
relaxed. It also helps to prevent you needing to opt for stronger chemical pain relief such as
opioids and epidurals. When held correctly the wave comb stimulates the Laogong acupressure
point on your hand which eases anxiety, reduces pain and reduces inflammation.
The Laogong acupoint is located when the tip of your middle finger touches the palm of
your hand when you make a fist and you can see on the screen here that I have drawn the Lao
gong acupressure point on the palm of my hand. You can also see that, when I've been gripping
the wave comb, it's been directly stimulating the Laogong acupressure point. Whilst the wave comb
presses on the Laogong acupressure point which reduces pain and eases anxiety - it also works in
line with what's called The Gate Control Theory and this theory states that non-painful input
felt in your body closes the nerve gates to painful input. Put simply, if you stimulate
another area of your body with a sensation during labour, your brain cannot fully process
the sensation of your contractions meaning that contraction discomfort is significantly reduced.
There are thought to be gates in your spinal cord which send signals to your brain telling you
when you're in pain but you can close these gates by stimulating another area of your body with the
wave comb and this prevents the gates from any pain stimulus being allowed up the spinal cord to
your brain. Basically, your body can only process a certain amount of sensation at any one time
which is why the wave comb is such a great natural pain relieving tool for labour! To make sure that
you're holding the wave comb correctly and stimulating that Laogong acupressure point,
all you need to do, as I said before, is make a fist with your hand- where your finger nail from
your middle finger touches the palm of your hand that's where the Laogong acupressure point is.
I've drawn with a pen a circle on the palm of my hand to make sure that I'm placing the comb in the
correct location. Once you've done that just line up the comb on the acupressure point and then just
place your fingers around the comb. Your thumb goes on the side, your other four fingers go on the top of
the comb like this. As your contractions get longer, stronger and closer together in labour
you might want to be holding the wave comb for longer stretches of time. Lots of women don't
need to necessarily hold the wave comb right at the start of labour when their contractions
are quite far apart and they're not really that bothersome but as contractions do get more intense,
it can be great to use the wave comb to help to reduce the sensation of your contractions. If
you'd like to purchase the wave comb, I'll put the link to it in the video description below.
It's really affordable and it comes with a lovely little envelope that you can place it in to keep
it nice and safe. Before I go I just wanted to let you know that you can use the wave comb when
you're experiencing pain or discomfort of any kind so if I have a migraine or have bad period
pains, I'll hold on to the wave comb and it helps me to feel better :) I'll also hold on to it when I'm
feeling stressed or anxious about something and it always calms me down. If you've got any questions
about the wave comb, don't hesitate to pop me a message in the comments section beneath this video
and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. Thanks for watching today and see you again soon :)