How to Reduce or Eliminate Back Labor in Future Pregnancies

I had back labor with my first child and the next child I did not have back labor. Here is a tip I learned which can possibly eliminate your back labor. I used this technique for my second child which I believe is the reason I don't have back labor.

Back labor is tremendously painful. In my first labor, I had back labor. With back labor, the pain did not go away between contractions which gave my body little time (if any to rest). I had a natural labor and the back labor was extremely painful. Going without drugs was best for myself and the baby but it was extremely painful with back labor.

For my future labors, I decided to look into how to eliminate back labor. I could not imagine having back labor again with my second child. Since I wanted to have a home birth with my second child I would not have access to pain killers. So I needed something to eliminate the pain of back labor and also help my baby progress (my first baby did not progress and I ended up with a c section) although I still wanted a home birth whether or not I was going to have back labor.

I spoke to a chiropractor at a church we were visiting and he told me about how chiropractic help might help eliminate back labor and have my second baby naturally. I took his advice and I found a chiropractor. By straightening the spine it is suppose to help eliminate and prevent back labor and help the baby progress.

I took his advice and went to see a chiropractor at the beginning of my second pregnancy. Of course I could not get x-rays because I was pregnant. However I still stuck with it because I wanted to eliminate back labor and help avoid a c section.

I was also given a couple of other tips to help lessen the pain of labor. The first was my midwife recommend I see a chiropractor who specialized in the webster technique. This technique focuses on the tailbone and helps ensure the baby stays positioned correctly and has a straight passage down the birth canal. I went to see a chiropractor who specialized in the webster technique during the last two months of my pregancy.

It was also recommended that I see a deep tissue massage therapist to help loosen the c section scar tissue. I did this as well. In some cases a previous c section could hinder the labor, and therefore it is a good idea to have a deep tissue massage to loosen the adhesions from the c section. Some massage therapists will not massage a pregnant woman, so I had to make a lot of phone calls to find a deep tissue massage therapist who specialized in pregnancy.

I was glad I did all of these things because I did had little to no back labor for my second birth. The other thing that was done is the people assisting my birth used counterpressure on my back. This helped lessen the pain of the entire birth, but it was not needed until the very end of my labor. My midwife said had I had back labor I would have needed the relief of counter pressure much earlier.