When I was pregnant, my baby was asynclitic (head down but head tilted to the side). I didn’t learn about this until after my emergency c-section. After 44 hours of labor, we ended up in an emergency c-section because labor just wasn’t progressing. Looking back, I often wonder — maybe forward leaning inversions could have helped baby find a better position.
So let’s talk about it 👇
💡 Why do Forward Leaning Inversions?They create extra space in the lower uterus and help baby adjust into a more optimal position. This can:✔️ Encourage rotation if baby is asynclitic, posterior, breech or transverse✔️ Balance the ligaments supporting the uterus✔️ Reduce back/hip discomfort✔️ Potentially make labor smoother
👩🍼 Who should do it?
* Moms-to-be with low risk pregnancy from 24 weeks onwards
* Especially if your baby isn’t in the best position after 32 weeks
* ALWAYS after checking with your care provider
🧘♀️ How to do it:
1. Kneel on the edge of a couch/bed
2. Lower your hands, then elbows, to the floor (hips stay high!)
3. Stay for 3 deep breaths
4. Come up gently with support
5. Have a partner closely to support you
⚠️ Who should avoid it?
* If you have high blood pressure, glaucoma, severe heartburn
* If your doctor has advised against inversions
* If you feel dizzy or unwell in the pose
🌸 Pregnancy can feel overwhelming, and I know inversions sound scary — but done correctly and safely, this simple practice can really support your body (and baby) for birth.
For more information on the Forward Leaning Inversion, please visit the Spinning Babies website where it goes into detail on how to do the forward leaning inversion
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This isn't an umbilical cord wrapping around the baby's neck risk?
This is what i do every time i throw up honestly really helps that too. Good to know it has other benefits
Definitely saving this for my prenatal routine! Thank you! ❤️
Looks risky though
This is beneficial if you want to turn the baby..if they are breeched.
Otherwise, if the baby is already head down (the way supposed to be for delivery) could flip & become breeched & you don’t want that.
How do I get back up? 😂❤ I would try it with help. 😅
Never do this unsupervised 🥴🥴🥴🥴
My midwife told me to do this when I had trapped gas and it worked like a dream to alleviate 😂
I’m not sure if I would be able to get back up again
What is this for?
I did this an hour before my ultrasound (not knowing it was actually beneficial, just felt good) and when we saw our baby he was head down for the first time. This was at 29 weeks
No, Very Risky, Don’t spread this hazardous movement.
This is so risky
Y'all this is ai do not do these!
Looks tooop risky 😮
I totally disagree with all these comments! It’s low risk if you do it properly and is proven to help baby settle into the proper position for delivery. I had a breech baby my first time, then did this exercise and was able to deliver vaginally for my second
are you bharti?
Don’t do this. It’s dangerous. It doesn’t “reposition the baby” like she says bc our organs aren’t free floating and the baby is suspended in amniotic fluid.
What? Noooo
😮😮😮
Which trimester you do this ?
The way my back feels this look amazing
Not recommend very dangerous
Absolutely risky. Please do not do this. You could slip, lose balance and topple over. No exercise is worth this risk.
That chair looks very dangerous! Be careful
What should be time duration for this exercise
Are aisa koi करना mt nhi to bacche ko problem ho sakti h
Why not do downward dog directly? Instead of this
mujhe chakkar aate he
it's very risky, I would not prefer
don't do this😮