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Let’s celebrate Livia!
Livia’s mom worked so hard to bring her earth-side, and has worked even harder since to feed her and keeping growing strong! Virgina was a force of nature during her labor, and roared Livia into the world with power and grace. Congratulations to this sweet new family of three! 🎉🎉🎉

Have you heard of “curb walking”? As doulas, we recommend this technique to folks from time to time, and have had clients start labor during or immediately afterward. *This technique will not cause you to start labor if your body/baby aren’t ready, but it can help baby get into a better position and move deeper into your pelvis! ⁣labornurse
“❤️If you are nearing your due date and trying to engage your baby a little more deeply into your pelvis (to try and get your cervix to dilate), here is a little trick you can try!⁣
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🧡“Curb walking” is exactly as it sounds! It’s when you walk with one foot up on the curb, and the other on the road/sidewalk. ⁣
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🧡This forces you to have somewhat of an uneven gait, and you’ll notice a larger shift in your body weight as you take each step.⁣
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🧡You might even notice that one side is a little more uncomfortable to walk on than the other, and that’s ok! You’ll want to continue to switch sides, and obviously stop to take breaks, or if you begin labor!⁣
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🧡As your body weight and your baby moves side to side, this can help open up a little more space in your pelvis to create room for baby to turn slightly and move down….on your CERVIX! Whoop! ⁣
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💛Curb walking works similarly to deep lunges, squats, and doing figure-eights on your yoga ball! Anything to shift baby around and around can help to engage baby further down!⁣”
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