What if tearing isn't inevitable? There is so much more you can do than "hope for the best," and it starts with a part of your body nobody ever taught you about: your pelvic floor.
My friend Sarah Almodovar is a mom of three, a prenatal yoga teacher, and a pelvic floor expert. She started by teaching yoga on a rooftop in NYC, and now she helps moms all over the world show up to birth prepared, confident, and far less afraid.
We're talking about the thing you've all told me you're most scared of - vaginal tearing - and how to take the fear out of it with practical tips to lessen your chance of tearing.
What We Cover:
Why vaginal tearing is such a hot topic (and why it's only a tiny part of your birth experience)
Why the pelvic floor's real job is to release and open, not tense and push
Sarah's 3 tips for moms worried about tearing
Why "one, two, three, push" doesn't make sense, and what the research says about spontaneous pushing
Why your birth team matters for your pelvic floor, too
Red flags your body may be sending you now, like leaking when you sneeze, painful sex, or tailbone pain
How learning to relax your pelvic floor can influence labor length, risk of tearing, and even C-section risk
Why seeing a pelvic floor specialist and a Webster-certified chiropractor during pregnancy is worth it
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