The Wave Comb Acupressure Tool for Pain Management and Anxiety

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We recommend drinking 1 cup per day from 32 - 33 weeks, and providing you don't have braxton hicks as a result, increase this to 2 cups per day from 33 - 34 weeks. In this case, the contractions are your painful sensations, and the comb is a non-painful stimulation that helps close the gate, so your brain focuses on the comb rather than the contractions. Acupressure involves using fingers, hands, elbows or other tools to apply pressure and stimulate certain points on the body. It’s a distraction: Concentrating on when to squeeze the comb and when to relax your hand gives you something else to think about besides the labor pain you may experience.

The Laogong accupressure point is located where the tip of your middle finger touches the palm when you make a fist. In a post on its Instagram page, it said the alternative 'birth comb' method can help women cope with contractions when giving birth. As a result, because your hand has such a large network of nerves, the brain will prioritize the signals received from your hand over the nerves in the back, abdomen or pelvis.Usually, if you can keep your jaw relaxed instead of grinding your teeth, then the rest of your body will follow, including visualizing your cervix opening up. Surrey and Sussex NHS Healthcare Trust's maternity department posted information about the comb 'labour hack' to Instagram, pictured above.

At the peak of a contraction grip the comb in your hand on the lao gang acupressure point and along with some calm breathing, you've got this Mama! You can use your birth comb throughout labour, and alongside all other self -help and pain relief methods.

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However, others claimed squeezing a comb acted as a useful distraction from the pain while in labour. Acupressure is a natural way to help manage pain during labor, and using an acupressure comb is one way to apply pressure to certain points on the body.This natural and very effective pain management tool helps women in labour by activating Gate Control Theory. It can distract the brain away from the waves of birth as they build, by focusing it on the acupressure point in the palm of your hand. The “gate” refers to your nervous system that either allows pain signals into your brain or denies pain messages into your brain. Whether you decide to use medication or to withhold it, it’s important that you feel you’re in control of the decision. Breathing – Abdominal breathing is the most typical breathing strategy used during labor To do it, close your mouth and take a slow, deep breath through your nose.