Not too long ago, husbands/partners were not allowed to be in the delivery room and now they are asked to participate a lot. One of the tasks we have been advised and trained on is perineal massage to reduce the risk of perineal tears and episiotomy. This is more involvement from Minkz than I was expecting, but my big belly prevents me from reaching myself. There is also a gadget that you can purchase (via connections in Canada or Israel because it is not approved in the U.S.) called an Epi-no (in the pic above) that can make the job easier for you.
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Oh, so thats what it looks like. i read about this contraption but the description was, um well not great sounding. oy, this is scaring me.
hehe. partner participation.
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