How do I benefit from a perineal massage?

Preconditioning the perineal tissue (skin between the vagina to the anus) for the stretching encourages the skin to become elastic and help it not to tear during delivery. This is part of traditional pregnancy care that you may wish to embrace and the routine is just simple: put your thumbs into your vagina, then press downwards and outwards (at the same time) until you feel some slight discomfort, and hold that stretch for a minute or two until you feel the area numbing   Then release the stretch and massage the perineal skin for a couple of minutes with an oil (e.g. olive or almond) or cream (e.g. vitamin E or calendula) or Bio-Oil.