Labour / Birthing Comb by RustiK, Natural Pain Relief, Splinter Free Pear Wood, Acupressure, Can be used with Anxiety or other Pain/Stress Situations.

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Gripping a comb — or having a doula or partner squeeze your hand during labor — could, in theory, activate some pressure points. To enable personalised advertising (like interest-based ads), we may share your data with our marketing and advertising partners using cookies and other technologies. Women need two more hours of sleep than men every night, claims health influencer - but is he right? I used the comb throughout my entire labour however its effects were best felt when it came time to push!

The ultimate Valentine's Day countdown - here are 10 romantic gestures to help sweep your partner off their feet! The third explanation for why birthing combs work so well is because of “ gate control theory of pain. I was hooked on eating Sainsbury's cooking Chorizo at 2am: BRYONY GORDON was addicted to drugs and alcohol before finally managing to get herself sober. Your hand has many acupressure points: Many areas on the palm of your hand, when stimulated, can help reduce pain in your stomach and lower back and reduce the emotional stress response in your body that can accompany physical pain. The idea is that hitting these pressure points triggers the release of brain chemicals like endorphins, which help block pain signals.

What works for one mama may not work for you, and what works for you at one minute may not work later! Essentially, nerve impulses that are transmitted to the spinal cord are interrupted by the feeling of the comb being tightly gripped, acting as a distraction for the brain and altering the birthing person’s perception of pain.

Surrey and Sussex NHS Healthcare Trust's maternity department posted information about the comb 'labour hack' to Instagram, pictured above. Distraction - Using a comb during contractions provides a distraction that can help ease the mental stress of labor. Made from splinter-free, sustainable peach wood, complete with travel pouch and accompanying instructions and information.Many moms say complementary strategies were helpful whether or not they ended up also using medications like an epidural. In a 2019 article, she wrote that its effects are thought to be down to it acting as a distraction, acupuncture or the brain only being able to process so many sensations at once — and therefore acting as something else to feel instead of contractions. Even if you’re skeptical of some methods, like the labour comb, there’s no harm in having a selection of strategies in your labour toolkit to draw from on the day – this way you can trial them all and see what is most effective for you. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others.