6 Common Signs Of Labor
If you are pregnant and you talk to other women who have had child, each woman will tell you a different story about her labor experience.
You should not worry too much because your labor will also be unique and different.
To prepare for labor, you should look for the common signs of labor so that you can prepare yourself for childbirth.
Some of the common signs of labor are as follows: The following signs indicate that labor is just few days or weeks away.
oYou feel light and you can breathe again.
This is the sign that your baby has dropped down and is settling into the pelvis releasing pressure from your diaphragm.
However, you might feel increased pressure on your bladder and you might have to make several trips to the bathroom now! oDuring pregnancy, the cervical opening is plugged by mucus to prevent bacteria from entering the uterus.
When your cervix begins to relax, this mucus plug is expelled.
Many women believe that the plug will be solid.
In fact, it is in the form of a thick discharge of stringy mucus.
It is either clear in color, pink or tinged with blood.
The mucus plug can be expelled minutes, hours or days before labor begins.
oJust 1 in 10 women experience a gush of amniotic fluid when the membranes rupture.
Most often, the amniotic fluid will just leak in the form of small trickle.
However, many women are unsure whether it is amniotic fluid or urine because many pregnant women leak urine during the later stages of pregnancy.
You should discuss with your doctor what you should do if the membranes rupture because the risk of infection increase and your doctor might decide to induce labor.
oJust before you go into labor, you will have a sudden spurt of energy.
You will realize that you can do things like cleaning, buying groceries or cooking without feeling tired.
This means that your labor is just round the corner and you will do yourself a lot of good by saving up the energy.
oEffacement of cervix starts in the last month of pregnancy.
Your cervix will become thin and it will start to stretch to make it easy for the cervix to dilate when you deliver your baby.
Your doctor will start checking for effacement in the last 2 months of pregnancy and he or she will tell about the progress.
oDilation of the cervix opening means your body is preparing for labor.
Dilation is usually measured in centimeters and at times during internal examination, the doctor might measure it in fingers.
If you are fully dilated, your dilation measures 10 centimeters and you are ready to give birth.
Doctors start checking for dilation in the last 2 months of pregnancy and will keep you informed about this.
You should not worry too much because your labor will also be unique and different.
To prepare for labor, you should look for the common signs of labor so that you can prepare yourself for childbirth.
Some of the common signs of labor are as follows: The following signs indicate that labor is just few days or weeks away.
oYou feel light and you can breathe again.
This is the sign that your baby has dropped down and is settling into the pelvis releasing pressure from your diaphragm.
However, you might feel increased pressure on your bladder and you might have to make several trips to the bathroom now! oDuring pregnancy, the cervical opening is plugged by mucus to prevent bacteria from entering the uterus.
When your cervix begins to relax, this mucus plug is expelled.
Many women believe that the plug will be solid.
In fact, it is in the form of a thick discharge of stringy mucus.
It is either clear in color, pink or tinged with blood.
The mucus plug can be expelled minutes, hours or days before labor begins.
oJust 1 in 10 women experience a gush of amniotic fluid when the membranes rupture.
Most often, the amniotic fluid will just leak in the form of small trickle.
However, many women are unsure whether it is amniotic fluid or urine because many pregnant women leak urine during the later stages of pregnancy.
You should discuss with your doctor what you should do if the membranes rupture because the risk of infection increase and your doctor might decide to induce labor.
oJust before you go into labor, you will have a sudden spurt of energy.
You will realize that you can do things like cleaning, buying groceries or cooking without feeling tired.
This means that your labor is just round the corner and you will do yourself a lot of good by saving up the energy.
oEffacement of cervix starts in the last month of pregnancy.
Your cervix will become thin and it will start to stretch to make it easy for the cervix to dilate when you deliver your baby.
Your doctor will start checking for effacement in the last 2 months of pregnancy and he or she will tell about the progress.
oDilation of the cervix opening means your body is preparing for labor.
Dilation is usually measured in centimeters and at times during internal examination, the doctor might measure it in fingers.
If you are fully dilated, your dilation measures 10 centimeters and you are ready to give birth.
Doctors start checking for dilation in the last 2 months of pregnancy and will keep you informed about this.
