Breathing
Improve baseline breathing efficiency to support changes as pregnancy progresses
Autonomic Nervous System
Nurture your autonomic nervous system so it can support you through conception, pregnancy, birth & life
Baby
Model healthy breathing patterns, as babies often copy those around them
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Is your unconscious breathing pattern helping or hindering your health and well-being?
Do you notice any of these symptoms which may suggest inefficient breathing?
Breathing through the mouth (awake or sleeping)
Air hunger or excessive breathlessness
Snoring, noisy breathing, stopping breathing during sleep
Noisy breathing at rest
Frequent sighing, sniffing or yawning
Noticeable breathing at rest – fast, upper chest, irregular
Unconsciously holding the breath (e.g. e-mail apnoea)
Large breaths prior to talking
Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA)in pregnancy
Many unanswered questions about screening, diagnosis & treatment of OSA in pregnant people
Nasal congestion is common in pregnancy and may impact adherence to CPAP treatment.
Assess pregnant people at high risk for OSA:
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BMI higher than 30
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chronic hypertension
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pregestational diabetes
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gestational diabetes in a prior or index pregnancy
in the first or second trimester for symptoms of sleep-disordered breathing (loud snoring, nocturnal gasping or witnessed apneas, or daytime sleepiness or excessive fatigue). Use home sleep apnoea testing rather than overnight pulse oximetry.
Ways to work with Louise
Invest in developing healthy breathing patterns whilst awake and asleep, so you nurture your own wellbeing but also model calm, steady breathing for your little one from the very beginning.
Not pregnant
Pregnant
Two one-hour virtual individual functional breathing consultations with Louise - request more information
Supporting a child