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| Name: jfklsdjfosdjf | Date: Jun 2nd, 2006 9:04 PM |
| jordan--- just watch the discovery health cannel on tv and it haz lotz of showz about babies and labor, like birth day and stuff... go online and depending on where u live (i live in RI and my channel 4 DHC is 68) and u can probably find out what channel it is or else go through all the channels... good luck! ↑ |
| Name: lena | Date: Jun 3rd, 2006 10:17 PM |
| i was 14 when i went inti labor. its pain! but, once u see that beautiful child that u carried 4 9 months( or less) u are so happy. email me at [email protected]. then ill explain more labor 2 u ↑ |
| Name: Fiona | Date: Jun 4th, 2006 9:01 PM |
| Signs that your labour may be beginning include: Backache Losing your mucous plug - this is what plugs your cervix whilst you're pregnant. It looks like jelly and may have some blood in it. Diarhhoea Restlessness Losing a little blood Your waters breaking - you should go straight to hospital if this happens to you. Because it's your first baby it may take quite a time for your labour to become established. You may feel uncomfortable for a few days before you start your labour properly. Once your labour has begun you'll experience regular contractions in you tummy and back. They won't come every few minutes and aren't very painful when it first starts. When you're admitted to hospital the midwife will check your blood pressure, pulse and temperature and may check how your contractions are doing with a machine - some straps attach round your tummy to measure their strength. She will also take a heart reading of your baby to make sure he's healthy and happy. The contractions then begin to come more and more frequently and gradually become more intense. You may feel that you need some pain relief at this stage. The midwife will keep checking on how far your cervix is dilating - every woman needs to dilate 10cm in total before the baby can be born. At some point in your labour your 'waters' will break - this can happen at the beginning or near the end - it all varies from labour to labour. You will feel a pop and a gush of water when this happens. When your labour is nearing the end and you are almost fully dilated your midwife will help you into a suitable position for delivery of your baby. Your contractions will be coming every 2minutes or so and will be painful, but this stage doesn't last long. You may begin to feel the need to push, but wait until the midwife tells you it's okay. When you begin to push you're nearing the end of your labour. Some women need to push for a while and others not so long. The head is the hardest thing to push out as it's the biggest. The midwife will gradually ease the babys head out then tell you to stop pushing. She'll check around the babys neck to make sure the cord is free then tell you to push again - the rest of the baby will be born quickly as it is smaller than the head. Once the baby is born the midwife will help it to breathe - sometimes they need some oxygen so don't panic. Your baby will then begin to cry! He will look like a mixture of blue/gray/red and have blood and a waxy substance covering him. It's all perfectly normal so don't worry. They look pretty squashed and uglyish until they pink up. The midwife will cut the umbilical cord which attaches the baby to the placenta. This doesn't hurt as there are no nerves in the placenta. Once your midwife has cleaned your baby up and given him a brief check over she'll then begin to deliver the placenta (afterbirth). This is the organ which has kept your baby alive inside of you for the past 40 weeks. It is large, round and looks like liver. It is not painful to deliver it, but you will experience afterpains following the birth. This is just your womb adjusting to things and beginning to get back to its pre-pregnancy state. If you want to breasfeed then your midwife will help you plug your baby in. It can take a while to get the hang of it so don't worry about asking for help in this area. Breastfeeding will help your womb to contract back down to it's normal size as well. You will probably feel tired, sore, happy and sweaty following the birth! If you have any questions then you should ask your midwife too. That's why she's there and won't mind answering stuff. Try to stay calm and ask for help if you need it. Labour isn't like it is on the tv with lots of blood and screaming and shouting! I've been involved in four births - assisting the midwife and I've had two of my own. Whatever happens you'll manage fine and the staff will look after both you and your baby. ↑ |
| Name: Lizzi | Date: Jun 5th, 2006 7:04 AM |
| Wow Fiona! That's a great detailed rundown of things! ↑ |
| Name: Fiona | Date: Jun 5th, 2006 9:27 AM |
| *LOL* I hope it helps a bit :-) ↑ |
| Name: sarah | Date: Jun 23rd, 2006 7:12 PM |
| is it normal to have Stomach pain , when you are pregnant ↑ |
| Name: sarah | Date: Jun 23rd, 2006 7:37 PM |
| is it normal to have lower Stomach pain , when you are pregnant. ↑ |
