Perimom Perineal Massage Tool

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Pour about a teaspoonful of massage gel onto your fingers and apply it to the perineum, taking care to ensure that your thumbs or fingers are also well-lubricated.

Insert your thumbs or fingers about an inch inside the vagina (up to the first knuckle or just past that), resting your palms against your inside leg. While you’re at it, it’s a good idea to clip your fingernails short so they won’t scratch or poke at your delicate skin. You could also enter a second finger or more and work to spread the vaginal opening wider from 3:00-6:00 and 6:00-9:00 or 3:00-9:00. Letting a partner explore this part of your body can be an incredibly vulnerable experience, so it’s important to try this with a partner you trust.

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So you’re convinced it’s worth the 5 minutes a day to reduce your risk of tearing, but the logistics of how to do perineal massage seem confusing?This leaflet explains why this could be helpful and gives instructions on how to perform this exercise. Regular perineal massage is ideal to promote greater elasticity of the muscles in the perineum , but don’t get discouraged if you miss a day or two- just pick up your routine the next day. Our support line offers practical and emotional support with feeding your baby and general enquiries for parents, members and volunteers: 0300 330 0700.

You can just focus on your perineum or you can add in other forms of stimulation, like penis stroking or anal penetration with your fingers or a butt plug. These muscles hold in pee and poop until you are ready to empty, and have a role in sexual activity and childbirth. It’s been prescribed and defined and changed and redefined so much that I don’t understand how anyone can feel authentic in their experience of it anymore.

You can start practising perineal massage whenever you like, and many women will start during the third trimester. I have managed to do this a few times on my own now and I can say that it gets easier and more comfortable with each use. My baby's birth went quicker than expected and there was no time for an epidural which I desperately wanted. Perineal massage during pregnancy involves the gentle, manual stretching of the tissues that shape the birth canal .