Expectant mothers about to give birth, especially closer to the sign gives the PDR (preliminary date of birth) constantly listen to your instincts: if the fight started? It's those fights that report that the crumb is born today!
Let's see how to distinguish between real contractions of "preparatory" or false, and determine what to do when the real Svatko started and the process has begun.
Orchestra Rehearsal
There are so-called false contractions Brektona-Hicks contractions, which can begin and lead to uterine contractions, but they do not build up and tested. It happens that mom is waiting time at home, and someone just in a hurry to the hospital. Both of these options are possible.
Pulling pain may occur in the pubic area or sacrum. Sometimes there are "postrelivaniya" in the back, which also act as a precursor of sorts.
However, the real contractions have a number of characteristics:
• painful sensations occur with a certain frequency;
• intervals between contractions become less;
• fight unabated, and intensified and become more frequent.
If these symptoms are present, it means - it's time to act on this "cheat sheet."
GOING to the hospital
note the time and note the frequency of contractions. At the start of labor interval between contractions - 30-60 minutes. At this stage, you can not panic, and calmly deal with the usual household chores a couple of hours, watching the time, and their feelings.
When the contractions become more frequent and it is felt every 7-10 minutesIt's time to gather in the hospital, to prepare a bag and call her husband or to call a taxi.
The contractions become frequent or abrupt onset at an interval of 2-3 minutes - an urgent need to call the "fast".
Do not wait for the beginning of the strong contractions, to go to the hospital if you have water broke (or started to leak). You distinguish the outpouring of water from the normal urination: the waste water can not be stopped by force prokontrolivat or vaginal muscles. It is desirable, as soon began to withdraw water, put under the crotch pelenochku to the doctor was able to identify the waters - their color, smell - as a kid feels.
IMPORTANT! Also, you can not hesitate to call "fast" if you notice bleeding, feel pain or feel nausea, migraine.
Until you get home
Before leaving the hospital, you can do the following:
• check the documentsWhich must be presented to the sanitary inspection maternity home (passport, exchange card, copy of sick leave due to pregnancy - if required);
• An audit of the things for yourself, your baby and to extract (Simple gown or suit, in which it is convenient to feed your baby for breastfeeding bra, disposable panties, napkin, disposable diaper, slippers, water bottle without gas (0.5-1 L) mobilgy phone charger, headphones.
IMPORTANT! Discuss in advance whether it is possible to take delivery of chocolate: this sweet energy product helps to recharge and lift your mood, if the birth was delayed.
Quoting myself up
If you feel well, take home a shower, shave the hair in the intimate zone (this procedure in many hospitals remain mandatory and if you do not have time to put things marafet home, take a razor), clear nail polish, trim the nails.
light meal
If the fight has just begun, and you are hungry, you can eat some light food (yogurt, cottage cheese, a piece of chocolate). You at this stage can be the food that is digested quickly, because at the time of delivery can be nausea, and it is important that the food has left the body before the active stage of labor.
Plus, if the question arises cesarean section and anesthesia, there is a risk that the contents of fullness can "spill over" into the lungs. Simply put, in battles eat a little, but you can drink at any stage of delivery.
IMPORTANT! Before coming to the maternity hospital did not take any medication and do not currently own an enema!
TAKE a comfortable position and breathe
On the struggles at home and in the prenatal ward (until the beginning of attempts), you can stand, lie - it is better on the side, to walk, to build on the windowsill, take the knee-elbow position, squat. And to change posture then when you yourself feel it necessary. In short, your body itself will tell you how to settle down, to help your child find a solution quickly. Breathe in the grip of a dog, often, often, and count to 15: 15 seconds of battle increases and then falls silent for 15 seconds.
IMPORTANT! Optimally, take those positions, which acts on the baby attraction force (standing, while walking, sitting on a special stool for childbirth, squatting). The more active you are, the faster the closer the appearance of a baby into the world.
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