Every time you have a severe tummy in the late stages of pregnancy, it's worth careful identification
Mothers in the late stages of pregnancy probably had this experience: they were sitting, lying down, and suddenly their stomachs were strangling, and they had a pain. It's just a little twitch in my heart. When he arrived at the hospital, he said: "it's too early to go back."。
A few times back and forth, not only is he tired, but he panics. In fact, the abdominal pains that occur in the late stages of pregnancy are not always real birth signs. Medically, it is divided into two types: real and fake. The former marks the official start of the production process, while the latter is more like a body "preheating exercise" for childbirth。
You understand the difference between the two, you won't be in a state of pain again。
Let's get to the point: how did it get here
To distinguish between real and fake pain, you need to know what it is。
The essence of childbirth pain is a strong contraction of uterus muscles. This contraction causes a temporary oxygen deficiency in the uterus, which releases the pain factor in an oxygen deficit, so that the mother-to-be feels abdominal pain, acreage or a tuning pain in the back。
It's not a muscle being pumped, it's a whole uterus doing warm exercise for the baby's side -- pulling the cervix slowly through a rhythmic contraction, pushing the baby down a little bit。
The problem, however, was that the contraction did not occur suddenly until the expected date of birth. Since the late stages of pregnancy, the uterus has been trying to contract sexually. This leads to two completely different types of contraction: one that's really going to be born, one that's just body exercises。
02 true sting: real birth signs
The real birth signs are hidden in the shrinking patterns
True pain is what medically termed the "colossal contraction," which is a sign of the beginning of the process. Its core feature is only four words: growing stronger。
Specifically, there are three "increasing" types of real pain:
First, the pain is getting stronger. At first, it may be a mild sense of fall, and over time the pain will escalate from acid to visible pain, even unbearable。
Secondly, the stings are becoming increasingly dense. At the outset, it may contract every 10 minutes; after entering the labour market, the interval is gradually reduced to three to four minutes, or even shorter。
Thirdly, each time it lasts longer and longer. Each contraction initially lasted about 10-30 seconds, then it was stretched to 30-60 seconds, and then harder than once。
There is also a critical point of appreciation: the real pain doesn't go away because you're in a different position, lie down and rest, or get a massage. Whether you walk, sit or lie down, it should or will, it will hurt, its intensity and duration will not be affected by these acts. At this point, it's almost certain that the baby is coming。
03 fake sting: body preheating
Occasionally, it's just a preheating exercise
Contrary to the real pain, the core features of the false pain (also known as the braxton-hicks contraction) are irregular, unstable and abating。
There is a clear difference between its performance and its true pain:
The contraction is irregular. The interval is short and short, ranging from one in 10 minutes to one in half an hour, with no rhythm at all. You can't find a fixed frequency with a watch。
The pain is lighter. It's usually only an invisible acid swelling, tightness, or mild discomfort, which is far from "insufferable." a lot of moms describe it as a sudden tummy cramp, not a real pain。
Resting or changing positions eases. This is the easiest thing to distinguish: if you get up and walk, change positions, drink warm water, or get someone rubbing your waist, this discomfort is quickly reduced or even gone, and the probability is a false sting。
In such cases, the doctor usually lets the mother-in-law go home to rest without rushing into hospital. Because by that time, the cervix had not really begun to expand, and the process had not yet started。
One watch to read: what's a real pain? Min
When you don't get it, recording hysteria is the best way
The following table of comparison, which may be somewhat vague, provides a glimpse of the core difference between the two:
Relative dimensions
The real pain
Fake sting
Regularity
It's a regularity. It's getting shorter
It's irregular. It's short and short
Pain intensity
It's getting stronger. It's unbearable
It's light. It's sour
Duration
Growing length (30-60 seconds)
Shorter, unstable
Change after break
It won't. It still hurts
Take a break, change positions, and make sure it's okay
Massage/walking
Not affected
It can be mitigated or lost
Cervical change
Cervical expansion
No significant changes in the cervix
To sum up briefly: what gets more regular, stronger, restless is the pain of the truth; the pain of the truth is the pain of the moment, of the moment, of the passing, mostly of the false。
We're going to the hospital
It's one thing to judge whether it's true or not, but there are situations, whether you think it's true or not, that you should immediately contact the doctor or go to the hospital, and you can't:
First, there is bleeding or running water in the vagina. Whatever the amount, if there are blood secretions or if there is a feeling of fluid coming out of the vagina (dry water), go to the hospital immediately. In particular, when water breaks, it is necessary to lay as flatly as possible, to reduce standing and moving and to seek medical treatment as soon as possible。
Second, there is a marked decrease or abnormal frequency of foetal movements. The normal rhythm of the fetal movement has suddenly changed, either for half a day or in a particularly violent manner, requiring prompt medical assessment。
Third, the pain is getting stronger and more regular. If you record the hysteria in the form, it has been reduced to about five minutes at a time, lasting more than 30 seconds each, and lasting more than an hour, then you can pack up and go to the hospital — and it's probably time to give birth。
Fourthly, there are severe headaches, blurred visions and severe oedema. These may be signs of high blood pressure, etc. Of pregnancy, which cannot be considered as an ordinary late pregnancy。
Every "wrong" in the late pregnancy is worth taking seriously. I'd rather go to the hospital to have the doctor check it out than take it at home。
At the end
Late pregnancy is a time of both expectation and stress. When the baby comes and when it's time to go to the hospital, it's almost a question of every mother-to-be wondering。
Understanding the difference between real and fake pains is not so that you can "diagnose" yourself, but rather that you have a basic framework of judgment when you feel a diarrhea in your stomach — not to be frightened by a small contraction, to be mobilized by the whole family, or to delay the real birthing signal as "a false pain."。
The body is smarter than we thought, and it tells you a little bit with signals: i'm ready. All you have to do is understand these signals and greet the day with ease。
