? about birth balls

[katie-p-]

So I've heard people say to sit on your birth ball to help get labor started. How does this help get it started if its even true? Just something I've been wondering about but never asked until now

[prettypixels]

I've never heard that it would start labor... but it might help ease baby further down into your pelvis if you sit on it in kind of a squat position? I have no idea beyond that!

I love my exercise ball and sit on it all the time, regardless!

[Mrs_Hos]

It helps open your pelvis to get baby lower...helps get baby on your cervix...may not start labor unless you body is ready etc...sorry for 'minor details' I'm NAK...

[yep_theyre_twins]

I was just wondering about this today too! I've been sitting on my ball off and on the last few days b/c I thought I had heard that it helps somehow with getting labor started.

[katie-p-]

Thanks for the info that's kind of what I was thinking. Man it sure is hard waiting!