{"id":4097,"date":"2020-04-17T14:13:28","date_gmt":"2020-04-17T18:13:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/birthyoudesire.com\/?p=4097"},"modified":"2022-05-01T11:16:17","modified_gmt":"2022-05-01T15:16:17","slug":"reducing-stress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/birthyoudesire.com\/reducing-stress\/","title":{"rendered":"Reducing Stress in Today\u2019s World"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Reducing Stress in Today\u2019s World<\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_3769\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3769\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3769\" src=\"https:\/\/birthyoudesire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/anthony-tran-vXymirxr5ac-unsplash-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3769\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Anthony Tran on Unsplash<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before the pandemic, parents faced traditional fears around birth. Will it be painful? Can I do it? What if I need a cesarean? What if something goes wrong? Will I be a good parent?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, as the world fights a pandemic, families are facing many new uncertainties. How can I get to my provider safely? Will I get sick just walking into the hospital? Will my partner be with me? Will I be alone?\u00a0 Can I have my doula with me? How do virtual doula services work?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>What you can do right now<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a doula one of the things I can do for my families right now and at birth is to educate them and update them on their choices. Demystify the process. Facilitate relaxation and remind them of their existing self-care rituals as well as create some new ones.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Some of the practices we have been working on include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Practice mindfulness in prayer or meditation<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Accept support and offers of help from anyone who understands or listens<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Decrease existing stressors when possible- financial, social, environmental<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Facilitate visualization and positive imagery<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Introducing aromatherapy<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Communicating with providers about herbal options and tinctures<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Participate in creative outlets like writing, painting, dancing, and singing<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Practice yoga, Pilates, or dynamic stretching<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Express honest communication and listen to your partner alone or in virtual therapy<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Practice contemplation in nature, pet a cat, cuddle a dog<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Join and participate in parents&#8217; online groups<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Moving forward<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In labor, having a doula at your side, physically or virtually, can help to reduce the unknown,\u00a0 answer questions about what is happening now and what is to come, and improve communication with their provider.\u00a0 Your doula can recommend the best positions for labor and address your pain. Help you with relaxation, breathing, and pushing. She can remind you of your intentions, goals, and desires. The doula can help you to understand what is normal and when to call your provider. She can encourage skin-to-skin bonding, bonding with your partner, and infant feeding.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The postpartum period can already be difficult and isolating is now even more so due to social distancing.\u00a0 Friends and family who had planned to come and support you in recovery may no longer be able to. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your doula can step into their shoes and help you to field questions, and concerns, and get your referrals as needed. Typically your doula is much easier to reach than any provider. She can be an interim situation to help you to manage your anxieties while balancing when you do need to call your provider. Knowing that there could be a great risk of postpartum depression at this time, your doula can breathe with you and remind you of your self-care practices. She can be with you when you feel alone.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Learn more about how to deal with stress and anxieties <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betterhelp.com\/advice\/anxiety\/learning-how-to-deal-with-stress-and-anxiety\/\">here.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<span class=\"et_bloom_bottom_trigger\"><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a doula one of the things I can do for my families right now and in birth is to educate them and update them on their choices. 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