In this article, we will reveal the truth about orgasmic birth and how to have one.
Have you ever wondered if it’s possible to experience an orgasm during childbirth? The idea probably sounds far-fetched or even crazy to most people. After all, labour is extremely painful. But some women swear they’ve achieved a blissful birth through a technique called orgasmic or ecstatic birthing. While orgasmic birth may not be for everyone, discovering how to work with your body during this profoundly intimate experience can help make it a source of empowerment rather than trauma.
What is Birthgasm and the Science Behind it?
The blissful birthing method, also known as orgasmic birth or Birthgasm, is an alternative approach to childbirth that focuses on pleasure and empowerment during labour and delivery. The key idea behind this method is that childbirth does not have to be a painful experience and that women can tap into the pleasure potential of labour and even experience orgasms during birth. The blissful birthing method incorporates specific techniques to help women experience greater pleasure and empowerment during labour and birth.
Orgasmic birth works due to the intense stimulation of the pelvic area during labour and the strong emotional experience of birth. The stress and pain of childbirth can excite the sympathetic nervous system, known to trigger arousal and orgasm. Oxytocin, the “love hormone” released during sex and birth, may also play a role. Some women describe an ecstatic rush of hormones and endorphins during delivery that provides pain relief and pleasure.
While orgasmic birth is still considered a fringe phenomenon, some researchers argue that Western culture has disconnected sexuality from the birthing experience. Opening one’s mind to the possibility of pleasure during childbirth could help many women have a more empowering delivery. With the right mindset and techniques, orgasmic birth may be possible for some – though certainly not for all women.
Techniques for Achieving Orgasmic Birth
To achieve an orgasmic birth, the key is to relax into the experience and embrace the sensations, not fight against them. Some techniques to help facilitate an orgasmic birth include:
1. Breathing Exercises: Focusing on your breath during labour can help you relax into the experience. Practice deep, open-mouth breathing to increase oxytocin release and decrease pain perception.
2. Movement: Being in an upright position, like standing, walking, rocking or dancing, uses gravity to help move the baby down and can make contractions feel less intense. Movement also releases endorphins and can speed up labour.
3. Assuming an open birthing position: Lying on your back limits the pelvis, while upright positions like squatting or kneeling open the pelvis, allowing for an easier delivery and increased stimulation.
4. Perineal massage: Gentle massage of the perineum, the area between the vagina and anus, increases blood flow to the genitals and relaxes pelvic floor muscles. This may enhance sensations during crowning and delivery.
5. Visualisation: Visualising your baby moving down the birth canal and imagining your cervix opening can help reframe the birthing experience in a positive, empowering way. This visualisation may allow some women to experience orgasmic sensations.
6. Making sounds: Moaning, crying out and vocalising during labour and pushing helps to release endorphins for natural pain relief. The sounds can also be sexually arousing for some women.
7. Sensual Touch: Having your partner gently stroke, massage and caress your body during labour can help stimulate the release of oxytocin, the “love hormone”, which induces feelings of trust, calm and pleasure. Oxytocin also causes uterine contractions, so sensual touch may even help speed up labour. Focus on areas like the lower back, inner thighs, feet, hands and ears.
8. Letting Go: The final key is to simply let go, relax into the experience and flow with your body. Don’t fight the sensations, embrace them. Let your mind and body go with the rhythm of your contractions. Release any fear or tension. by trusting in the natural process of birth. Go inward and experience the bliss. By fully immersing yourself in the journey of labour and birth without resistance, an orgasmic experience may unfold.
Is Orgasmic Birth Right for You?
When deciding if an orgasmic birth is right for you, think about what you want most from your birthing experience. Do you want to feel as much pleasure and empowerment as possible? Or do you prefer to focus primarily on safely delivering your baby? For many women, a combination of both is ideal.
1. If experiencing orgasm or intense pleasure during birth is very important to you, orgasmic birth techniques may help you achieve that goal. The methods aim to release endorphins and oxytocin to ease pain and create ecstasy.
2. If you’re more concerned with an uncomplicated birth, you may want to explore other natural childbirth methods. Orgasmic birth isn’t for everyone, and there’s no “right” way to give birth. Go with what feels best for you.
So, while it may sound too good to be true, many women report experiencing pleasure and even orgasm during childbirth. The key is letting go of fears and preconceptions, and embracing the birthing experience with an open mind and body. An orgasmic birth is about tapping into your body’s innate ability to find pleasure in the journey of bringing new life into this world. If you release expectations of how it’s “supposed” to feel, stay present in each moment, and go with the flow, you just might discover bliss in the midst of birthing bliss. Who knows, you could become one of the lucky women who experiences the ultimate oxytocin high.
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