The longer the gestation period, the more anxiously the woman expects the onset of labor. She is worried by a lot of questions, from when exactly the birth will begin, and whether everything will go well, before she has time to reach the maternity hospital and will not forget to take with her everything she needs. Among other issues, women are asked one more thing - how to learn fights? After all, it is with labor that labor begins! Moreover, in addition to birth pains, there are Braxton Hicks fights or false attempts.
Braxton Hicks contractions
John Brexton Hicks is an English physician who, at the end of the 19th century, described the phenomenon as a false fight. It is noteworthy that the man was able to notice them. Braxton Hicks contractions are painless periodical sipes in the lower abdomen and lower back, which may resemble labor contractions appearing at the very beginning of labor, but do not lead to the opening of the cervix.
When do false bouts begin?
False contractions can begin after the 20th week of pregnancy, but they should not worry about them, they can not cause premature birth. The uterus is peculiar to shrink, because it is a musculature organ, and during pregnancy its dimensions increase significantly. A woman, especially if she often listens to herself, and this is typical of pregnant women, begins to clearly feel these reductions.
How to recognize training bouts?
Training fights, as a rule, do not cause unpleasant sensations, they resemble a numbness of a stomach or belly or not strong pulling pains in a loin during a menses. The duration of false bouts does not exceed 60 seconds, they are repeated at different intervals, then every few minutes, then every few hours. The baby during such fights does not cease, but, on the contrary, behaves quite actively. In addition, you can feel how the training fights are held after a change in the pose, a short walk, and also from a warm bath or compress. Unpleasant feelings significantly decrease or recede altogether.
Strong training bouts
Sometimes a pregnant woman feels frequent training fights, which are quite painful. Some doctors prefer to separate them from Braxton Hicks fights and call them predictors. It is believed that such fights can help soften the cervix and be the harbingers of labor. In fact, this is the beginning of labor.
But at the same time, no one, even the most experienced doctor, will say how much will pass from the beginning of such fights to the birth itself - a month or several hours. Childbirth is a process that takes place in every woman individually. Therefore, the division into two of these types of false fights is relatively arbitrary.
Real Contractions
Real contractions are intensifying uterine contractions that occur with increasing frequency. They will not pass from a small walk or a light snack, moreover, physical activity can strengthen them. If you experience contractions for several hours, and they become more and more powerful and lasting, it can be confidently said that these are real bouts. Even if the intensity of pain is low ,.
Some women feel Braxton Hicks training fights for several months before the birth, and this becomes a real test for them.
If Braxton Hicks contractions are frequent, you get discomfort, you feel other signs of advancing birth, we advise you to go to the hospital for a consultation. If there is still no labor activity, you will be sent home and, perhaps, will recommend a remedy for the removal of false bouts. If the birth is close, then you are hospitalized, and very soon you will meet with the baby.