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(HOST How to Mom TV: EMILY FRANCES) Hello Everyone, this is EMILY FRANCES, Welcome
to How to Mom TV (www.howtomomtv.com) If you’re pregnant, you’ve probably heard
of Kegels. You may be thinking “what a weird word.” What are they? What do they do?
Well if you talk to prenatal yoga teachers, doing Kegels during your pregnancy can be
a life saver not only during labor and delivery but also while you recover after you have
the baby. Deb Flashenberg is the founder of New York
City’s Prenatal Yoga Center. She’s a pre natal and post natal yoga teacher and child
birth educator. She sets the record straight on why these
vaginal, pelvic floor exercises are so beneficial.
(DEB FLASHENBERG-PRENATAL YOGA CENTER) “You wanna work both sphincter muscles.
If you want to stop stop from peeing, you engage the vaginal sphincter. To stop from
passing gas, you use the *** sphincter. The vaginal and *** sphincter are both toning
up. The way kegels help in delivery is because as the baby’s head is descending through
the pelvis it actually rotates. It’s called internal rotation and if it has a springy
pelvic floor to meet, it’s gonna help the rotation of the babies head to help it birth
easier.
(HOST How to Mom TV: EMILY FRANCES) Kegels are also good postpardum as it takes
a while for your pelvic floor to strenghten after giving birth. In fact, don’t be surprised
or ashamed ladies if you pee in your pants from sneezing or blowing your nose. It’s
totally normal. Thanks so much for watching and have a great day.