Would you run a marathon without preparing your body for it?

Obviously, you wouldn’t!

You would stretch your ligaments to get more flexibility into your body. You would strengthen the very muscles in your body that you are going to need when you run. Etc.

A delivery is not any different.

The more flexibility there is in your body and the more strength you have, the smoother, faster and less painful your delivery is going to be.

On top of that, the right exercises will also support the cervical changes at the end of your pregnancy which will help you dilate faster and increase your chances of a spontaneous labor.

We show you how it’s done:

In our birth preparation course, we show you 12 simple exercises to bring more flexibility and strength into your core, hips, groins, thighs, back and pelvis.

They can also help you prepare your cervix during the final weeks of your pregnancy.

And don’t worry! They don’t require a lot of time! If you do the exercises that we show you 15 minutes a day 3 times a week, then you are already doing a great job preparing your body for labor!

Preparing your body for a smoother and faster delivery is one thing.

Even more important is bringing baby into a better position for labor.

This does not only mean head down and engaged. Ideally, your baby also faces your back instead of your front because in that position, baby can move through your pelvis much more efficiently.

In fact, if baby is facing your front when labor starts, then labor often goes very slowly and it is also more likely to be more painful.

Help your baby move into a better position:

In our birth preparation course, we teach you many different ways to bring baby into a better position!

This includes techniques as well as positions that you can adopt during the final weeks of your pregnancy which help your baby to better align with your pelvis.

Bringing baby into the best position helps you have a smoother and faster delivery!

There is one main factor which has a considerable influence on your labor. And that’s your cervix.

Your cervix is the key to a spontaneous labor, to a faster dilation, to avoid a medical induction and much more.

Because of that, it is crucial to support the body with the changes that your cervix undergoes at the end of your pregnancy. This is what we do in Part 1 of our Cervical Preparation Program (CPP)

Cervical Preparation Program Part 1:

In the first part of our CPP in our birth preparation course, we help the body soften the cervix to get faster to a point where the dilation process can start. We also support a spontaneous start of labor in order to avoid a medical induction whenever possible.

In order to do that, we first need to provide the body with certain nutrients because they are the basis for the body to produce and utilize (more) labor hormones.

Then we apply one or several natural tools to support the ripening process.

Among others, we show you how to apply acupressure and reflexology to prepare the cervix for labor.

But we also show you which exercises can support the cervical changes in the body.

Allow yourself to go into labor with the confidence that you have done everything in your power to have a positive birth experience!

Most women panic when they are 39 or even 40 weeks pregnant but are not yet dilated. However, that’s not necessarily a problem because the biggest part of your cervical dilation happens only once contractions have started.

So, contractions are the other main factor which influences your delivery.

In fact, contractions are not only required to dilate, they also help your baby descend in your pelvis.

Cervical Preparation Program Part 2:

So, in the next step (Part 2 of the Cervical Preparation Program in our Birth Preparation Course), we help the body bring on contractions naturally, just in case you don’t go into labor spontaneously.

We show you several natural tools that could help you bring on contractions. We show you their benefits, what risks are involved for you and your baby and how fast you can expect them to work.

And much more…

The part of your body which is going to experience the most strain is your perineum. This is the area between the anus and vagina and it often tears during a delivery when the baby’s head exits the birth canal.

As a result, it is only understandable that so many women are afraid of tearing.

However, there are very powerful tools that can help you prepare your perineum to reduce the risk of tearing. The only problem is that most women either apply the wrong tools. Or they apply the right tools the wrong way.

In our Perineal Preparation Program of our birth preparation course, we show you how to successfully prepare your perineum for your delivery in order to reduce the risk of tearing.

In fact, we show you the only tools that are really effective according to scientific studies, so that you can focus on those while leaving away all the useless tools which will not work.

The final weeks of your pregnancy can be challenging and exhaustive.

Your belly feels like a rock, your feet are swollen, your sleep sucks and there is not much left of your patience…

Don’t worry! Every pregnant woman feels the same way!

The good news is that – during those final weeks of your pregnancy – your body already prepares for the big day. Even though you might not be able to see those changes from the outside.

For example: some women will not dilate before labor starts. That’s okay!

Understand what’s happening in your body:

We show you exactly what happens inside your body so that you can understand how you can support those changes (and speed up things).

For example, we teach you which cervical changes your body goes through and why your baby can help you speed up things.

Moreover, we teach you the difference between false and true labor contractions.

We show you how to distinguish between Braxton Hicks contractions, prelabor contractions, true labor contractions and drop contractions. And we help you understand how these contractions affect your body.

Labor can be divided into different stages. And each stage differs from other stages.

Progressing through your dilation:

We help you understand when exactly you are in early labor, active labor and transitional labor and what happens when you are fully dilated!

We also explain exactly what happens in each stage of labor!

For example: We teach you how your contractions and mood are going to change in the 3 different stages of your dilation and how your birth partner can support you during each stage!

Understand what happens once you are dilated:

Understand what happens during the pushing phase and understand why your pelvic floor plays a vital role in the pushing phase!

Understand what happens when you deliver your placenta, when the best time to cut the cord is and what the difference is between physiological and active management of your placenta’s delivery.

And much more…

Here is the thing: your baby is not going to move from top to bottom in one and the same position. Baby’s “way out” is quite challenging.

Understanding the hurdles that your baby has to overcome in your pelvis, as baby moves from your uterus to your vagina, is the key to supporting baby’s descent.

For example: when baby enters your pelvis, you can support your baby with different labor positions than when baby exits the pelvis.

Understand the 7 cardinal movements that a baby has to go through in order to successfully descend in the pelvis!

Learn what happens inside the uterus and birth canal as baby moves through the pelvis and which role your pelvic floor plays during the pushing phase!

And much more…

Now that you know how a baby moves through your pelvis and birth canal, we can talk about labor positions to support that process.

Get to know all the different labor positions! Understand why some are superior to others depending on the situation and how you can use labor positions to help your baby into a better position for labor!

But there is more:

We also teach you everything there is to know about how to make your life easier during labor with the right labor and birth positions.

Learn everything about the right posture during labor, in order to make it easier for your baby to move through the birth canal!

Understand how you can use labor positions and the right posture to speed up labor!

And much more…

Many birth courses teach you breathing techniques which resemble panting-like breathing techniques to cope with strong contractions.

While this can make sense for a short period of time during your labor (i.e. to find back to more effective breathing techniques), it is not the best thing to do during labor because of several reasons:

– you can easily hyperventilate
– your baby receives less oxygen
– you will not be able to relax
– your body will produce less endorphins – so you will experience more pain

Advanced Breathing Techniques:

We teach you breathing techniques that can increase the oxygen supply to your baby during labor and that will help you relax and reduce labor pain.

We also show you variations of our breathing techniques which involve breathing into specific parts of your body. They will help you reduce labor pain depending on the location of that pain (and to help your baby descend in your pelvis).

On top of that, we also show you how your birth partner can help you breathe the right way and stay relaxed!

Moreover, we teach you breathing techniques which help you find your way back to rhythmic breathing in case you lose control over your breathing!

Plus, we also show you strategies that you can apply in case you do hyperventilate so that you quickly find your way back to more relaxed breathing.

And much more…

Labor is nothing to be afraid of!

Yes, there will be pain. However, there is a difference between feeling pain and suffering.

Luckily, it is possible to considerably reduce pain and discomfort you feel during your labor, with the right techniques.

We show you 10 different comfort measures (and variations of those measures), to help you make it through labor.

Even better: we also show you what your birth partner can do to help you make it through labor.

And much more…

Many hospitals still follow “no-food policies” during labor which are based on outdated studies and which were mostly introduced in the nineties.

The problem is: your body requires energy during your labor. And newer studies also show that eating and drinking helps prevent labor from slowing down.

But of course, there is a difference between eating a family-size pizza and an energy bar. 😉

We show you exactly how many calories you need during your labor, which nutrients you need and examples of foods and drinks you can have during your labor.

Labor does not always progress as expected. Sometimes, it seems to take ages to dilate from one to the next centimeter.

When that’s the case, there are normally very good reasons why labor does not progress (or only progresses very slowly).

However, it’s not always that obvious what the problem is.

Because of that, we give you a checklist that you can go through, in order to help you

1) identify the problem
2) do someething against it.

The most common problem is a malposition of the baby (f.e. when baby is facing your front instead of your back). When that’s the case, there are labor positions that you can try and other things to help baby into a better position.

In our birth preparation course, we show you exactly which labor positions you can try and which techniques to apply to speed things up!

By the way: a lack of labor progress can be an issue in both, early and acive labor. We look at both phases separately and tell you what you can do.

Here is the good news: once you are 10cm dilated, the worst of your labor is over.

Pushing that baby out can go pretty fast, particularly, if baby is in a good position and if you apply the right pushing technique.

Unfortunately, most childbirth classes still teach the traditional way of pushing which involves straining and grunting.

However, there is a much more effective technique. One that helps you push your baby out with more power and which does not exhaust you as much.

Pushing 2.0:

We teach you a pushing technique which is superior to other techniques and we also show you how to apply it.

We also explain in detail what happens during the pushing phase. This is important because the things that happen during the pushing phase are often the reason for confusions.

For example: contractions often take a break once the pushing phase starts. This is a normal process and has to do with the fact that your baby now leaves the uterus.

Unfortunately though, it is often confused with a slowing of labor which is why they often administer synthetic hormones to speed up the process.

So, knowing that the pushing phase can start with a break can help you avoid unnecessary medical interventions.

Of course, we also teach you what you can do if labor DOES slow down.

We teach you when the optimal time to push is and we also show you lots of different pushing positions to help you deliver your baby – no matter if you have an epidural or not. 

Most women are going to have an epidural.

However, first of all, epidurals are not always effective.

And second, there are also lots of other forms of pain relief that a woman may want to try first, both medical and natural ones.

Helping you manage labor pain:

In our birth preparation course, we teach you which forms of medical pain relief exist and what their risks and benefits are.

We also explain why medical pain relief such as an epidural often lead to even more medical interventions.

Most importantly though, we teach you how to apply lots of natural ways of pain relief, such as

– Acupressure
– Aromatherapy
– Quasi-Acupuncture
– Auriculotherapy
– Hydrotherapy
– Massage Therapy
– Reflexology

And much more…

Most deliveries do not require any instruments to deliver the baby. However, sometimes, there are exceptions.

For example: it could be that baby is not in a good position to move through the birth canal.

When that’s the case and a natural delivery is not possible, then instruments may be required to deliver the baby.

With instruments, we either mean ventouse or forceps. Both tools are used to help your baby move through the birth canal.

It’s not what we want for your delivery. But we want you to know what to expect just in case you do need an instrumental delivery. 

Similar to the dilation phase, the pushing phase does not always progress as expected. 

When that’s the case, there are normally very good reasons why labor does not progress (or why it only progresses very slowly).

However, it’s not always that obvious what the problem is.

Because of that, we give you a checklist that you can go through, in order to help you

1) identify the problem
2) do someething against it.

How can you deal with such situations?

Similar to a prolonged dilation phase, the most common problem of a prolonged pushing phase is a malposition of the baby (f.e. when baby is facing your front instead of your back). When that’s the case, there are labor positions that you can try and other things to help baby into a better position.

In our birth preparation course, we show you exactly which labor positions you can try and which techniques to apply to speed things up!

Aromatherapy can be used to help the body deal with stress and anxiety. Studies also found that it can help reduce labor pain.

We show you how to apply aromatherapy, not only during labor, but also in preparation for labor.

And of course, we also show you which herbs you can use to lower your stress levels and to deal with your anxiety.

Auriculotherapy is similar to acupressure. However, in that case, the acupressure points are all located on the ears, rather than all over the body.

Similar to acupressure, we can use auriculotherapy

– for relaxation
– to deal with anxiety and stress
– to prepare the cervix and body for labor
– to support natural labor induction
– to relief labor pain
– and to speed up labor

The advantage over acupressure is that you simply need to stick so-called “ear seeds” (they cost under 10 USD and include 600 pieces) to the acupressure points. And then you can just leave them there to have a permanent stimulation of the acupressure points.

Teaching you Auriculotherapy:

In part 3, we show you what exactly auriculotherapy is and how to apply it!

Simply look up the treatment protocol depending on your needs and watch the videos which show you how to find and attach ear seeds to the acupressure points.

In the first two parts of our course, we have introduced acupressure as a natural means

– for relaxation
– to deal with anxiety and stress
– to prepare the cervix and body for labor
– to support natural labor induction
– to relief labor pain
– and to speed up labor

In part 3, we show you what acupressure is exactly and how to apply it!

Similar to auriculotherapy, all you need to do is look up the treatment protocol depending on your needs and watch the videos which show you how to find and stimulate the acupressure points.

For example: Do you want to use acupressure to relax? Simply look up the points that you need for relaxation in the table! And then locate and stimulate them with the help of our follow-along videos!

Hydrotherapy means the application of water, such as taking a shower or a bath.

Both cannot only help with labor pain. Studies found that they can also help speed up labor.

But: there is one problem: you have to know exactly how to apply these tools because if you do it the wrong way, it can also have the opposite effect!

Of course, we show you exactly how to apply hydrotherapy so that you can enjoy all its benefits!

We talk extensively about labor positions in the second part of our course.

But what if you need to quickly look up a certain labor position?

Or maybe you just need some inspiration for your labor?

Simply come here where we show you which labor positions you can try!

A massage treatment can help with labor pain and to deal with stress.

However, a massage treatment is not the same as a massage treatment, particularly when you are in labor.

When you are in labor, a massage treatment should focus on your sacrum where most women love to feel pressure and touch and where lots of useful acupressure points are located.

We show you different kinds of massage techniques to help you deal with stress and anxiety and to help you with the pain during labor.

Remember the tools that we mentioned in part 1 of our course to help you naturally induce labor (as part of our Cervical Preparation Program)?

In part 3 of our birth preparation course, we show you exactly how to apply them!

You probably know what acupuncture is!

Quasi acupuncture is quite similar. However, in quasi acupuncture, we do not use those long acupuncture needles.

Instead, we use teeny-tiny needles which are attached to little plasters and stick them on acupressure points.

The advantage here is that these plasters send out a constant stimulation of the acupressure points.

Quasi acupuncture can be used

– for relaxation
– to deal with anxiety and stress
– to prepare the cervix and body for labor
– to support natural labor induction
– to relief labor pain
– and to speed up labor

In part 3, we show you what quasi-acupuncture is exactly and how to apply it!

Simply look up the treatment protocol depending on your needs and watch the videos which show you how to find and stimulate the acupuncture points.

In the first two parts of our course, we have introduced reflexology as a natural means

– for relaxation
– to deal with anxiety and stress
– to prepare the cervix and body for labor
– to support natural labor induction
– to relief labor pain
– and to speed up labor

In part 3, we show you what reflexology is exactly and how to apply it!

Simply look up the protocol depending on your needs and watch the videos which show you how to find and stimulate the reflexology points.

For example: Do you want to use reflexology to speed up labor? Simply look up the points that you need for that in the table! And then find and stimulate them!

Sometimes, your baby is not in an optimal position for labor. When that’s the case, there are ways to support your baby.

For example: you can help baby turn into a better position. Or you can help baby descend more easily.

We show you such techniques and how to apply them.

For example: we show you how the “Abdominal Lift” works in order to help your baby into a better position. We also show you how your birth partner can help you with the abdominal lift with the help of a shawl.  

There are lots of apps out there to help you time contractions. But are they really any good?

We tell you why you need to be careful with those apps and we also show you a better way to time your contractions.

We also give you a template so that you can start timing your contractions straight away!

In part 1 of our course, we talk about tearing and how to protect your perineum from tearing.

In part 3 of our birth preparation course, we teach you exactly how to do that.

We only focus on four tools – because they are the only ones that can really reduce the risk of tearing – according to scientists.

We show you what these 4 tools are and how to apply them!

You will get lifetime access! So, if you get pregnant another 5 times, you can access our course and watch the videos another 5 times (and even more often if you like)! 😉

The answer is “no” unless you want to apply certain tools that we mention in our course.

For example:

If you want to apply auriculotherapy, you are going to need “ear seeds” (they are under 10 USD for 600 pieces).

If you want to apply aromatherapy, you are going to need some essential oil and a diffusor or a bottle of aroma oil.

However, none of these things are mandatory to make your delivery a positive experience. We also explain several treatments which do not require any tools that you would have to purchase.

The only thing we do recommend is investing in a birth ball! 😉

Don’t worry! We have a 100% satisfaction guarantee! If you are not happy with our course, let us know within 14 days after your purchase! And we will refund you the money!