Aniball

Thank you so incredibly much

Aniball

Aniball

The second time I used it, I was surprised that I pushed it out (at 5 pumps) and it gave me so much confidence that I didn’t even do it again until my birth where I pushed for 30 mins and was relaxing my body the whole time
Highly recommend :)

Aniball

I used Anibal only around 10 times in total before giving birth and I truly believe it made a huge difference to my birth experience.

As a first-time mother I was especially keen to prepare properly and thanks to using the device I avoided any incisions or a C-section. I gave birth with only second-degree internal tears and I strongly feel this was due to practising with Anibal beforehand and preparing my body.

I won’t pretend it was easy. It was uncomfortable and I really didn’t enjoy practising with it at the time. However I trusted the process and stuck with it and it was absolutely worth it.

From the moment I was fully dilated it took only 24 minutes to give birth which still amazes me. My recovery was incredibly quick. I healed very fast and by the next day I felt back to normal.

I am especially surprised by how smooth everything was as I am a geriatric mother and I expected recovery to be much harder.

Overall Anibal was worth every penny. Even though the preparation wasn’t pleasant the outcome made it completely worthwhile and I would recommend it to anyone considering it.

I am writing this from my hospital bed with a healthy 1st baby and an intact perineum. I had what the midwife said was the quickest first mum labour they’ve seen, total about 6h with 1h pushing, and said my perineum prep showed when they saw no tears despite the rush. They helped a lot with warm compresses and pacing, but I also credit the Aniball. Obviously it needs some common sense to avoid hurting yourself (hence why some don’t recommend it) but used properly, it’s fantastic, I highly recommend it.

Can’t recommend this product enough. Using from I was 37 weeks in my first pregnancy and had an excellent labour thanks to the preparation of aniball.

I got this to prepare myself for the birth experience and so far, I love it! It's been really great at pairing my breathing with gently moving a larger and larger balloon around and, most importantly, has gotten be used to what that sensation 'feels' like. It has taken away a little bit of that fear of the unknown with this being my first pregnancy. Looking forward to using it after birth as well to help repair and tone up the area again.

I used Anibal at my first home delivery and I did not have any tears just some skin scars. This month I have my second baby and I purchased only the spare ballon as I already had the product and used like before and again no tear not even a scar. I am so happy I found this product and glad that it took the fear from tears away from my head and give me peace, as I was sure that I’m gonna be flexible down there. Huge thanks for those who developed it for mothers 🙏

I've used the Aniball for 10 days straight in preparation for my due date in a week. I wouldn't say I enjoy it (and was dreading it initially) but I've liked the feeling of progressing with understanding the breathing, my pelvic floor and the expulsion exercise. Makes me feel like I'm more in tune with my body, I'm preparing myself and I'm a bit more aware of the sensations I might feel in active labour. I obviously won't know whether it's prevented tearing until a little down the line but I think if you follow the instructions properly and take it easy, it's a great tool to give you positive pre-birth mindset. As an FYI, I fully deflated it to insert as that's much more comfortable. Definitely prefer to perineal massage.

I've used the Aniball for 10 days straight in preparation for my due date in a week. I wouldn't say I enjoy it (and was dreading it initially) but I've liked the feeling of progressing with understanding the breathing, my pelvic floor and the expulsion exercise. Makes me feel like I'm more in tune with my body, I'm preparing myself and I'm a bit more aware of the sensations I might feel in active labour. I obviously won't know whether it's prevented tearing until a little down the line but I think if you follow the instructions properly and take it easy, it's a great tool to give you positive pre-birth mindset. Definitely prefer to perineal massage.

The only advice I give to all my pregnant friends: "get yourself an Aniball to prepare for vaginal delivery."

Product and instructions were good but I’m afraid I couldn’t get on with it. Didn’t manage to get to full insertion in spite of repeated attempts at relaxation.

I used the Aniball every 2-3 days from 37 weeks of pregnancy. I believe that this, along with perineal massage, prevented me from having any tears (first baby) and could have even contributed to my short labour (5 hours from first contraction to delivery). I had some minor grazes but two weeks post partum and I feel more or less back to normal down there. Aniball may seem unconventional but I feel that it really worked for me!

Aniball is the best and most helpful birth tool by far. I invested in all kinds of things for baby number 1 and second time around knew this was all I needed. Practising with the Aniball teaches you exactly how a babies head will feel pushing out of you and trains your skin to stretch gently. I genuinely did breathe my babies out, first with only gas and air in 7 pushes and then with no pain medication at all in 4 pushes. My midwives were amazed. Why don't morr people know about it?!?!

The whole process of using the Anibal allowed me to become in tune with my pelvic floor, get familiar with the stretching sensation and feeling of where the head is in the vaginal canal, practice the breathing out technique and get instant feedback by feeling how this moved the Anibal down. I am an anaesthetist and had a good working epidural from the onset of labour (pain was not in my birth plan), during the 2 hrs of passive I sat up fully and loaded my epidural to make sure it was covering the perineum for active pushing, I could still feel all the usual pressure sensations that I got with the Anibal, but no pain - I pushed the baby out in a controlled way, slowly using the breathing that I had practiced. I only had a 1st degree tear, which I was extremely happy with. My babies head circumference was 34 cm

This is a great tool and I will recommend to any mum planning a vaginal birth. I am so glad I have religiously exercised with Aniball. My baby ended up being born on 42+1, was 3.8kg and had a really big head… I still managed to deliver her naturally and I do think it is thanks to Aniball that I was already used to the sensation of having something big to push out! I have still torn but it was very slight compared to what midwives expected given the size of my baby and they have told me that I have done super well. I do think that all of my exercise paid off and I am recovering quickly.

I can’t recommend Aniball highly enough! Used for both pregnancies. Gave me so much confidence and allowed me to control pushes. My two daughters were born at 7 lb 11oz and 9 lb 4oz (with a 99th percentile head size!) and I didn’t tear at all with either.

I got the aniball for my peroneal exercises as I can't reach my hand down to do them properly. Practising the sensation of gently releasing your peroneal muscles with your breathing and feeling the stretch has been very useful. The most important part is learning to take things very slowly at the point of maximum tension which is difficult. The only criticism is that the ball has to be deflated to enter the vagina so when pumping it up tonaize, you can never be sure what size the ball is and therefore I sometimes worry I have pumped it too big and will hurt myself. Because of that fear, ai haven't been able to pump it past 22cm. Some mechanism to know the size when it's inside you would be useful.

This is my second time using Aniball for birth training.

I used it following the instructions in the booklet (which is very clear about how to use safely, how to clean, various different exercises, and also focuses on keeping you thinking about control and sensations, rather than becoming super focused on balloon circumference or competition / comparison with others). I also watched the aniball videos online, and also videos of others reviewing/ trying aniball. I tended to do about 10 mins / 15 mins most days, and put on meditations / hypnobirthing mantras while I was doing it.

My second baby was born 39+4, an unplanned home birth, with a very short and intense labour (it felt like we skipped stage 1 and 2 and went straight to the birth). This kind of super fast birth is at higher risk of damage and need stitches for tears, just because of how fast things progress. I am so happy that I had no damage and no stitches (the ambulance and then the midwives at hospital were suprised but kind of did a “ah yes of course” when my parter said I’d been using Aniball). For my first birth, which was more as expected (planned birth centre delivery, about 7 hours in stages 2 and 3), I used Aniball for preparation and for anti- incontinence after.

It’s still surprising to me that it appears few people (ie websites, antenatal courses) seem to know about Aniball or promote it. In my experience, which is in the Uk, they may briefly mention perineal massage or they may talk about how your vagina just stretches, but gloss over the fact that it’s all about various muscles down there.

For me, if you were running a race you’d train yourself and you’d warm up, and so you should do exactly the same thing for down there too- it should be a standard part of everyone’s pre-natal preparation.

I was terrified of tearing; the recovery, the potential impact of tearing recovery on my comfort or having any impact on breastfeeding. Both my births were very different, but for both, I used Aniball and didn’t tear. Would recommend.

This is the second pregnancy I have used the Aniball for and I cannot rate it highly enough. For my first birth 3 years ago, I did not experience any perineal trauma and I strongly feel this was due to the preparation I did using the Aniball, I felt more confident pushing and using my breathing to birth my baby. For my second birth (twins), again I experienced no perineal trauma and know through the preparation I did using Aniball again, I was able to breath my babies out slowly and confidently. Thank you so much, I tell everyone who will listen about the Aniball!

I started using the Anibal from 35 weeks every day and reached the full diameter by my due date.
I had a quick labour and pushed for half an hour which is quicker than average.
I did have a small second degree tear but feel this helped me deliver my baby without any assistance!
My friend who is also a midwife had a fab experience!
Very good price and easy to use!

On the recommendation of my doctor, I bought the Aniball to prepare as best I could to give birth to my first child. I practiced for three weeks and reached the 25cm threshold a few days before I was induced. I ended up delivering our beautiful baby girl (7.4lbs) vaginally and did not need stitches, much to the surprise of my doctor and midwife. I couldn't recommend this product highly enough. For those reading this review and considering making the purchase, know that your first few uses will be awkward, confusing, and uncomfortable. But with time and practice it does get easier, and it gives you peace of mind that you're doing all you can to prepare for an easier vaginal birth.

I cannot recommend the ani-ball enough - I would say to reap the benefits, you need to commit to training regularly! I was very fortunate to birth my baby son in the birth centre who was 10lbs and I only had lacerations and a small first degree surface tear (no perineum tear!) and the midwife said she couldn’t believe it! I can only think it was the prep with ani-ball. If you are planning a vaginal delivery, you must buy this!

Used the Anibal for 3 weeks prior to delivery. Had to have an induction, which already increases chance of instrumental involvement and only 2 hours of active labour for a 9lb2oz baby. Despite all these odds against me I had minimal tearing and now have a device that I can use for postpartum recovery.

I practised with Aniball about 3-4 times a week from week 37. I had a very quick labour. During labour midwife told me to push like I was having the biggest poo which didn't work in the first 2 attempts. On the 3rd attempt I decided to push imagining I was practising with the aniball and out came the baby in 2 breaths/ contractions - one for the head and another one for the shoulder and rest of the body. I was so pleased that I had no tear but only a very minor internal scratch. Thank you so much Aniball!

I started using Anibal from 37 weeks and I didn’t tear at all and had practically no blood loss, despite it being my first baby and having an epidural. I felt confident in pushing her out in a controlled way and managed to push her out in just a handful of contractions. I have not had any issues with continence or pelvic floor issues either. Obviously there’s no way to directly compare what would have happened if I hadn’t used it but definitely worth a try!