Snaps for my doula

I emailed her an update about my appointment with the OB and the symphysis pubis pain. About the dilation and effacement, she writes, "Less work to do on the big day!" Ooh, I like the sound of that.

And about the pain, she says "What we want to do is adopt positions that will allow the sacrum to move unrestricted during birth so that less pressure from the baby's head will be applied to the symphysis. This means squatting, hands and knees, kneeling, standing, side-lying, or completely on your back... but NOT semi-reclining during which you are lying on your sacrum and it cannot move due to the bed beneath you. "

Now THAT'S helpful stuff! Thank you!