Weak Bladder Relief Using Prenatal Yoga

Video Transcript

"Another nice preventive exercise is the Cross Legged Relief. What it does is helps you with the weak bladder. Now you can do it in the beginning of the pregnancy when it starts. And usually in the second trimester, it kind of eases up a little bit. But you might also start having problems again in the third trimester. So we're going to have Emily show it for us. So again, coming unto hands and knees, go ahead and put that underneath the knees and she's be crossing her right knee over her left. Bring your hands out. You can drop down the elbows if you like. Cross the right knee over the left, press that if you need to, yes, beautiful. Now, as you come down, try to evenly distribute the weight between your elbows and your knees. Do you need any adjustments? You good? Perfect. Now it?s also working with the breath and it?s holding in that kegel muscle, giving a little bit of control over the bladder. So take a nice deep inhale, take the cleansing breath first. And then exhale completely and begin. Inhale, tighten that kegel muscle, exhale slowly and gently release. Another deep inhale, tighten that kegel. Exhale slowly with control gently release. Inhale tighten, gain control. Exhale gently and slowly release. Press up to your hands and crossing, and its right leg over the left and lower yourself in a child. Relax."