Appropriate ways used to stimulate nipples to accelerate the childbirth process

Nipple stimulation is a way that is recommended by the medical officer to accelerate the normal childbirth. It is recommended for the woman to reduce her worried which may happen near the childbirth date prediction. The woman often feels so worried and nervous about that. The contraction and a painful childbirth process will be the most frightening situation for the woman.

The nipples stimulation can be preceded by a circle movement. We can do a smooth rubbing and massaging around the woman`s nipples area. this technique will stimulate the woman`s breast to get some contraction. The oxytocin hormone will launch the normal childbirth process by controlling the woman`s cervix contraction before the childbirth process. Another benefit of the oxytocin hormone is that it can able to restore the uterus to pre-pregnancy shape more quickly after childbirth.

Some prohibition for the woman to do the nipples stimulation

The nipples stimulation can be done only in the normal childbirth situation, and the woman is not recommended to do that if she gets some risky situation during the pregnancy such as the diabetes, hypertension, preeclampsia, having the caesarean section, etc.

Techniques for doing the nipples stimulation

This technique will have the similarity from the technique of the nipple stimulation when the woman wants to do the breastfeeding. It can be done by massaging the woman`s areola (darker area around the woman`s nipples). It is done not only by twisting the woman`s nipples. Put your hand palms on the areola then doing the circle movement and press it smoothly. Do this technique for an hour and do it in three times a day.

Do it for 15 minutes for each breast. Then you can do it gradually for an hour. This activity can be helped by the husband so that the woman doesn’t feel so tired to do the stimulation.

The nipples stimulation will enhance the childbirth process if it is done when in the childbirth period or in nearly childbirth date prediction. Make sure that the woman`s cervical becomes smoother and ready to get the opening childbirth process.

We should consider the following cases when conducting the nipples stimulation:

• The nipples stimulation can`t be done on both your breast at the same times, but we can do it one by one.
• You are not recommended to do the nipples stimulation if there is a contraction in 3 minutes or 1 minute.
• The stimulation is prohibited during the contraction.

Summary:

• Stimulation is a technique that can be used to enhance the normal childbirth process.
• The nipples stimulation can encourage the oxytocin hormone production which can enhance the contractions.
• The stimulation can be done by doing the circle movement and pressing the nipples smoothly. Do it for 1 hour alternately.