Childbirth can begin in different ways. Everything is very, very individual. In the last weeks of pregnancy, most women at some point feel that it became much easier to breathe, but here it is more often necessary to go to the toilet on a smaller one and lower the waist more than usual.
This means that the head of the crumb has taken its original position between the pelvic bones of the mother. "The stomach sank," as traditionally said in the people, after which the mother occasionally can feel the contractions of the uterus, which are not painful and quickly fade away rather than grow. "These are not yet births, but only their precursors, while the uterus is just" exercising ", is preparing to bring the baby to the light. Quite often, the mucous plug comes out of the vagina, sometimes with a small amount of blood, which is already an obvious signal that the cervix is also gradually softening, is preparing to give the child a "green light" into this world.
Precisely to predict the beginning of births only on one of the precursors it is impossible. All this happens in the last four weeks of pregnancy. Do not worry, just try to react to what is happening with joy, everything is going well, your body is preparing for childbirth. Excitement can be brought down from the right rhythm of breathing, which will lead to painful childbirth.
The very beginning of birth will be difficult to miss. Sometimes they begin with a discharge of amniotic fluid. A fetal bladder breaks, and that part of the water that was in front of the baby's head pours out. Outflow of water can not be missed, by volume it is from half a glass and more. As a rule, approximately in 2-3 hours after the fights start, thus it is sensible pulls in the field of a loin.
Sometimes a future mother feels that some liquid discharge comes out of her vagina, but in a very small amount: if you put a diaper in your panties, then the speck of excretion per hour will be small. This can be amniotic fluid that flows slightly through the microscopic hole. Does this mean that the birth began? Not always. What if you feel leaking amniotic fluid?
Evaluate the color of the amniotic fluid by placing a white cloth in the panties. If the water is clear, you can still calmly for 2-3 hours not to rush to the hospital. If they are green, it makes sense to contact your obstetrician immediately. He will check everything and give a correct assessment of what happened.
Recollect the results of vaginal smears. If any pathogen has been "discovered, you need to contact an obstetrician so that he gives you advice on how to prevent infection to the baby, or recommended hospitalization.
If within 2-3 hours after the onset of leakage labor did not start, call the obstetrician for advice, or, if this is not possible, go to the hospital.
Keep in mind: childbirth can begin without the outpouring of amniotic fluid, fights go and without rupture of membranes. In the beginning, the contractions are like a precursor of childbirth: the uterus is also slightly compressed, as does the suture. Some mothers even ignore them by habit, but gradually the fights enter the regime, become more intense, often accompanied by a liquid stool. Someone starts the fight with a gap of 20 minutes, someone has 30, all individually.