Hi lovely lady! In today's video, i'm going to be teaching you how to do
j breathing. J breathing is a hypnobirthing breathing technique
and lamaze breathing technique that you can use when you're giving birth to your
baby. J breathing should be practised every
day in pregnancy in preparation for your baby's birth so
you feel really confident about using the j breath in childbirth.
My name's Anja and i'm a holistic pregnancy coach
specialising in hypnobirthing. I'm mum to a little girl
the founder of hypnobirthingwithanja.com and I'm
absolutely passionate about helping pregnant mamas all over the world
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J breathing helps you to work with your body's natural expulsion reflexes
in labour. You shouldn't have to forcefully push
your baby out and go all tense and rigid like this... the j
breathing technique helps you to breathe your baby down and
out of your body smoothly and work with your natural urges to bear
down. The j breathing technique also reduces your risk of vaginal
tearing and reduces your chances of needing an episiotomy.
So this is how to do j breathing- you breathe in slowly and deeply through
your nose then as you breathe out you're sending
some of the air down your throat and down towards your
baby and as you do this the air escapes very very slowly and
lightly through your nose. It's best if I
demonstrate this technique because the explanation
can sometimes feel a little bit confusing until you see how it's done.
I'm now going to demonstrate exactly how to do j breathing
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The reason j breathing is called j breathing is because when your baby's
being born they're travelling down your birth canal
and they're coming out and up into your arms like the shape of
the letter j. As you're breathing out, you may want to
visualize the letter j or visualize your baby traveling down
your birth canal coming out of your body then
up into your arms. Before practising your j breathing technique in pregnancy,
and when you're using it during childbirth, it's very very important
that you relax your upper body so always make sure that your forehead is relaxed
your jaw is relaxed that your shoulders are dropped down and feeling loose.
If there's any tension in your upper body
that's just going to create tension and restriction of space
in your lower body and it's going to make contractions more painful and it's
going to be harder for you to breathe your baby out into the world.
At all times, make sure that your upper body is relaxed
especially that you've got a floppy and loose jawline.
In labour, you may want to be making some noise
as you breathe out and that's perfectly okay. As long as you're relaxed and
focusing your energy down towards your baby and out of your
vaginal opening, you're doing the breathing technique
correctly. I'm now going to demonstrate how to do the j
breathing technique with a little bit more noise...
um
mmm If you're watching this video thinking
"blimey she's breathing out for a really long time I can't do it for that long"
please don't worry I've not got a baby in my belly at the moment and I've got a
lot more space in my lungs than you will have if you're heavily pregnant.
So just practice the j breathing technique and breathe out for as long as
feels comfortable for you. Some mamas absolutely love
the j breathing technique and find it really easy
to learn and master but if you think it's not for you,
after practicing it for a while, then please see my other video where I'm
going to be teaching you the down breathing technique
which is another hypnobirthing breathing technique to help you to give birth to
your baby calmly and comfortably. Thank you so much
for watching this video today! I hope you found the j breathing video
useful and that you're going to start practicing your J breathing technique
every single day in your pregnancy because practice does make perfect!
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bye!