Signs of Labor

Signs you will give birth soon:

• Flecks/coming out spots

• Rupture of membranes

• Cramping (similar with menstrual pain)

• Stomach ache

• Bloating, diarrhea, nausea, dizziness

• Contractions

Contractions

The birth canal is opened and it begins flavor stomach ache. From the arrival of irregular taste, until eventually mother will feel it every 5 minutes. This is called a contraction. Although it is uncomfortable, contraction is a guide to know when your baby will be born soon. Normally, at 38-40 weeks of pregnancy, the fetal head is starting to fall into the pelvic cavity. At the same time, the muscles of the uterus begins to shrink and stretch motion alternately, continuous regular basis.

Before delivery, the contractions became stronger and more frequent frequency. Usually this condition naturally stimulates the mother straining to push the baby out. So, let's set out the breath moves learned in prenatal classes.

Fleck/Spots

When the muscles of the uterus shrinks, the size of the uterus will shrink, so the fetal head pushed towards the birth canal. At the same time, the cervix gradually opens.

Mothers need to know, since the occurrence of pregnancy, the cervix naturally covered by a sort of thick mucus plugs. Mucus plug is tasked to keep the pregnancy can continue running while protecting the fetus from germs. Well, at the beginning of the opening of the cervical mucus plug it open and pink mucus out through the vagina. We used to call spots. But there is no need to worry if the mother does not experience it, because the spots appear naturally in some stage of labor.

Rupture of membranes

Rupture of membranes also becomes common signs before delivery. It rather makes a panic, moreover, if the release of such bursts is hard to resist. Amniotic fluid is amniotic fluid that surrounds the baby during pregnancy. Ethics during delivery arrives, the amniotic sac ruptures and the water comes out through the vagina. If it breaks, be careful of the danger of infection. Keep clean and hygienic the vaginal area and contact your doctor to make sure what it was time mother gave birth.

Sources:

www.webmd.com

www.babycenter.com

americanpregnancy.org