There is another pose that I would suggest doing every day during your pregnancy. (Actually I would suggest doing this pose every day for ever.) It is a wonderful pose for opening the hips. It also helps to alleviate or prevent those nasty sciatica pains.
To get into the pose:
1) Begin on all fours, with your knees directly below your hips, and your hands slightly ahead of your shoulders. Slide your right knee forward to the back of your right wrist; at the same time bring your right shin across your body on the floor. The outside of your right shin will now rest on the floor.
2) Slide your left leg back, straightening the knee and descending the front of the thigh to the floor. Lower the outside of your right buttock towards the floor. Place a blanket or pillow under the right buttock to stabilize the hips and keep them even. Push the left hip forward and the right hip back.
3) Walk your hands back toward the front shin and push your fingertips firmly to the floor. Lift your torso away from the thigh. Lengthen the lower back by pressing your tailbone down and forward.
4) To go deeper or to increase the stretch in the hips, you can walk your hands forward to extend the arms and rest your head on the mat or cross the arms to rest the your head on your forearms.
5) Hold the pose for as long as you feel comfortable, then switch sides.
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