09/01/2026
“Push like you’re p**ping!”
Okay, sure. But first, tell me:
• Do you generally p**p in a room full of people staring at you or does your body prefer privacy?
• Do you typically lay on your back to p**p or do you position yourself in a way that gravity can help your body out?
• When p**ping, do you need someone loudly counting and chanting, “PUSH HARDER! 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10!” at you or do you let your body push as it feels the urge?
• Do you tense up your whole body, hold your breath, and push as hard as you possibly can to p**p or do you try to relax, breathe, and let your body do what it already knows how to do?
Instruction to push like you’re p**ping is actually great advice. But some of the birth world clearly has forgotten how to p**p.
Your body knows how to p**p and your body knows how to birth your baby.
