The less time before childbirth, the more anxiety the expectant mother has. At this stage, everyone makes the same mistakes.
And here is a list of completely unnecessary things that pregnant women do in vain while waiting for childbirth.
Talking to your friends about their birthing experience
How many women have given birth - so many stories. Long and rapid labor, easy and difficult, through cesarean, with anesthesia, with stimulation and a full range of sensations.
Fainting husbands, fainting doctors, the hell of labor, blood, cuts, screams and promises to herself that "more no children "- all this will be told to you in detail by recently given birth friends (as well as mom, mother-in-law and neighbors site). Simply because it is a very vivid life experience.
But do you need to know for the right mindset for childbirth that someone had "the worst thing that can be experienced in life."
Everything can be completely different with you. Your experience is unique, so it is absolutely not worth going into the details of someone else's.
It is important to enter childbirth rested, slept, with a positive attitude and trust in the medical staff.
At the same time, you should not expect that everything will necessarily go very easily. As obstetricians say, women in labor who come with the attitude of "breathing out all contractions and getting an orgasm during labor" are the first to ask for anesthesia.
The main thing to remember is that you will definitely have the strength to pass this test with dignity.
Reread reviews about the hospital
Reviews about the same maternity hospital can be radically opposite. They depend on many factors: the medical staff who was on duty, the health of the woman in labor and the baby, the mood in which the review was written.
In the end, feedback is only one side of the story, often very emotional and hormone-driven.If you have already chosen a maternity hospital and signed an exchange card - do not refer to reviews and do not be nervous.
Do general cleaning
Of course, the child must be brought to a clean house. However, while you are in the hospital, the cleanliness will have to be restored.
So you don't need to spend all your energy on rubbing the windows, breathing chemistry. Better take a walk in the fresh air, and leave cleaning until the moment of delivery to a professional cleaning service.
Listen to unsolicited advice
In the last weeks before childbirth, everyone will vying with each other to advise you how to stimulate contractions, how to behave correctly in childbirth, they will talk about omens, horror stories, etc.
Try to minimize such conversations so that they do not annoy or annoy you.
Overeat
Almost the entire pregnancy is over, the weight gained is normal - would it be time to have a last stomach holiday?
This can backfire with heartburn, nausea, indigestion, constipation, diarrhea, and very poor health.
Try not to overeat and choose vegetables and seafood that are easy to digest.And if childbirth suddenly begins, an overflowing stomach and intestines will become bad allies in your struggle.
Buy "in reserve"
A newborn does not need 5 hats, several types of "scratches", three dozen diapers, and your body - 4 types of cream for nipples and stretch marks.
In the first month after giving birth, a child may really need a lot of clothes, because diapers can leak and the baby spits up. But by the second month of life, clothes will need a minimum.
It is enough to have the necessary things for the first time, not to drag three suitcases to the hospital. Everything else you can quickly buy online or in the nearest store.
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