Pregnancy is the most mysterious and excitingphase in the lives of not only women, but also men. Especially while waiting for the first baby dads try every minute to be next to future mothers, to help them and take care. However, there is a certain period when nothing can help a pregnant woman - a fight. In addition to labor, there are also training. It is they who will be devoted to our article.
Nature has provided for every little thing duringpregnancy of women. To prepare for the latest and most difficult stage of pregnancy, you need to go through bouts on Braxton-Hicks. What do they represent and when should they be expected?
If at about the twentieth week of pregnancyof women comes to tone the musculature of the uterus, the tummy becomes firm and seems to grasp, and after the relaxation phase comes, it is the Braxton-Hicks contractions, sometimes called false ones. Do not be afraid, because no pain while pregnant does not feel it. A certain period of time between contractions is not present, they can attack and in a minute, and in some hours. Their difference from the real is that they do not increase in strength, and sometimes they are not even noticed.
Зачем же нужны схватки по Брэкстону-Хиксу?It is in order to train the smooth muscles of the uterus, to prepare the body for childbirth and once again remind the pregnant woman that a long-awaited meeting with the baby will be soon. In addition, Braxton's contractions are designed to improve the blood circulation that occurs in the uterus, and to increase the flow of blood to the "shell" in which the baby lives - to the placenta. For the woman in the position of a woman, false uterine contractions can be very useful. Although the pain almost does not happen, but you can at this time train your breathing with the help of special exercises that are indispensable during childbirth.
Braxton's contractions are sometimes soit is inconspicuous that women hardly remember them after pregnancy. If women in the situation live an active life, then very often they do not concentrate on them. Of course, this is a normal physiological process that does not require any intervention. Braxton-Hicks contractions also do not act on the cervix, do not lead to its opening, so do not worry. In addition, they usually occur either at night or late at night, so if the intensity is low, most often they are not noticed during sleep.
And yet there is a certain risk thatfalse uterine contractions will cause a pregnant discomfort, make a little worried about the future of the pope. What should I do if Braxton-Hicks contractions make me feel atrocious? First, relax. Very often this leads to nervous breakdowns, unrest, emotional stress, and physical labor. In this case it is necessary to lie down, think about something good and calm down. Remember that in the last months of pregnancy, you should not rearrange furniture or lift something heavy. Secondly, drink a glass of water, warm or at room temperature. They say that this method is very effective in spasms.
Ни в коем случае нельзя курить или употреблять alcoholic beverages during pregnancy, it provokes and strengthens false labor, you need to watch your diet, do not sit on diets, do not limit yourself to food.
How to distinguish false labor from the real?The first criterion is pain. Labor pains are accompanied by pain, which intensifies each time. In addition, water can flow and bleeding begins. In any case, go to the doctor will not hurt.
And remember, no matter how much pain you have to endure until the end of birth, as soon as you look in the eyes of your newborn baby, immediately forget about everything in the world!
