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Bouncing on stability ball

marlaurenmarlauren member
edited July 2014 in 3rd Trimester
I am due in 4 days and have my
final check this Thursday morning. I haven't been dilated or effaced at all so we bought a stability ball today I've been bouncing on. Has anyone tried this? I know it doesn't mean anything to not be dilated yet, but I figure anything can help.
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  • WashingtonQueenWashingtonQueen member
    I bounced pretty much my entire last month with both my pregnancies.
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  • boymomstrongboymomstrong member
    I bounce too, not sure it helps at all but it feels good to me to be so weightless! :)

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  • rachuwrfrachuwrf member
    What does bouncing do? Just up and down or side to side or what?
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  • Erin1510Erin1510 member
    Sitting on my ball as I type  :)

    Its more comfortable than sitting on the couch at this point since his head is so low. If I sit on the couch I just feel his head grinding in my pelvis.

    I bounce, rock side to side, do figure-8s with my hips. It relieves pressure in my pelvis and lower back. 
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  • tealowltealowl member
    I do figure 8's, bounce, side to side...I know there are probably vid tutorials online for this, I haven't looked at any though. The ball is more comfy than my couch!

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  • shamyfowlershamyfowler member
    I don't know if it helps with dilation, but I bounce and rock to help relive back/hip/pelvic pain.
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  • spacepotatoesspacepotatoes member
    rachuwrf said:
    What does bouncing do? Just up and down or side to side or what?
    Being on the ball helps relieve pressure on the lower back and pelvis. Also helps open up the hips to get baby in a good position for birth.

    I bounced on it for the last month and it helped the discomfort a lot. Didn't help get anything going, though! My water broke at 39 weeks and I still had to be induced. Only a finger tip dilated.
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  • JessaPrimateJessaPrimate member
    I did it a few times, but I wound up using it a lot more in labor as something to lean on.
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  • Pepper6Pepper6 member
    I used my stability ball a lot the last month to help relieve pelvic pain.  I also used it pretty much the entire time I was in early labor to try to help move things along, but I don't know if it really helped or not...felt nice though.
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  • BabyMayinMarchBabyMayinMarch member
    I used it quite a bit with last pregnancy.  I haven't pulled it out this pregnancy. 

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  • cnchavez69cnchavez69 member
    I'm always sitting on mine to relieve the pressure that is constantly there now.  The rocking really helps things to feel better.  I'm 50% effaced but no dilation yet so don't think it really helps with that but it keeps me from aching as much! 
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