✨Make the pushing stage easier by trying these things between contractions! Did you know there’s a relationship between tension held in the neck, jaw, throat, and shoulders, and that of your pelvic floor? (Hence my favorite saying: “Open throat, open vagina!”) Many people find that when they push or “breathe their baby out”, they’re left feeling tight in the neck and shoulders and clenched in their jaw. It’s important to release this tension between contractions so that you don’t carry it into the next push, which only makes your pelvic floor tighter and you more exhausted! Here are some go-to techniques for the pushing stage! ✨Massage your jaw: It can be soft circles around your jaw or a gentle pull down around your jaw hinge. ✨Neck massage: You or someone on your birth team can