In addition to labor pains, pregnant women may experience "false" labor pains that may be mistaken for real ones. In fact, they can be distinguished by some signs, the main of which are irregularity and the absence of an increase in the intensity of uterine contractions.
It is necessary
- - warm shower;
- - monitoring the interval between contractions and their intensity;
- - observation of pain in the lower abdomen and lower back;
- - monitoring of vaginal discharge
Instructions
Step 1
Training contractions (Braxton Hicks contractions) are contractions of the muscles of the uterus from half a minute to 2 minutes. These contractions begin after 20 weeks of pregnancy and may appear several times a day. Their goal is to prepare the uterus and cervix for the upcoming birth. As the duration increases, training contractions can be painful and uncomfortable for a woman.
Step 2
The main difference between training contractions and real contractions is that real contractions will lead to childbirth, and training contractions will pass after some time.
Step 3
If you have contractions, try to calm down and lie down. Get into a comfortable position and try to sleep. You should not lie on your back so as not to disrupt blood circulation. Or take a warm shower. If these are training contractions of the uterus, then they should soon pass.
Step 4
False precursor contractions differ from real ones in their irregularity. They can be repeated at different intervals and not intensified. If you suspect labor pains, time it. Real contractions will increase in duration and pain, and the interval between them will decrease.
Step 5
During training fights, only the stomach turns to stone. With real contractions, the lower abdomen, lower back begin to pull, the sacrum hurts. A aching pain appears, similar to the pain with menstrual bleeding.
Step 6
If, with cramping pains, blood appears from the genital tract or partial discharge of fluid, which may be leaking amniotic fluid, urgently call an ambulance. There should never be blood in training contractions.
Step 7
If harbingers appear every day and haunt you, interfere with your sleep and cause severe discomfort, contact your gynecologist watching.
