In the last third of pregnancy, a woman, as a rule, gets tired of her "interesting" position and is looking forward to the birth of a baby. At this time, any changes in the woman's condition are perceived by her as the beginning of childbirth. However, it is possible to speak with confidence about the beginning of labor only on the basis of some signs.
Instructions
Step 1
Consider if you have been experiencing something like mild contractions in recent days. These false contractions prepare the body for the birth process. During them, the uterus tenses, as if it becomes stone, but the woman does not experience any unpleasant sensations. These false contractions occur irregularly, they only soften the cervix and prepare it to open during childbirth.
Step 2
Remember if you have not noticed in the last days the appearance on your underwear of previously uncharacteristic vaginal discharge - mucus. If so, this may mean that a mucous plug has come out, protecting the fetus from possible infection. This mucus is produced by the glands of the cervix, it can be up to 20 ml. It looks colorless, transparent, bloody blotches can occur. Mucus can move away both a week before childbirth, and immediately before childbirth. If the mucus came out earlier than two weeks before the expected start of labor, then you need to seek medical help, since a loose plug is one of the signs of the approach of labor.
Step 3
See if your belly has dropped. This is because the baby is in a cephalic presentation, and his head moves closer to the birth canal. In this case, the expectant mother makes breathing easier, and on examination, the doctor may note a decrease in the height of the bottom.
Step 4
Analyze your sense of taste. A few days before childbirth, appetite deteriorates and the woman begins to lose weight. Such changes are caused by the restructuring of the endocrine system. Because during the entire pregnancy, the body produced the hormone progesterone, and a few days before childbirth, the hormone estrogen begins to be produced in it, under the influence of which there is a decrease in body weight.
Step 5
Think about whether you have developed a nesting instinct in recent days. It manifests itself in the fact that a woman, before giving birth, seeks to hide and retire from everyone, all the time she tries to be in the house and does not leave the apartment without special need. At this time, psychological fears also appear: on the one hand, she wants to quickly get rid of the burden, but on the other hand, she is afraid of labor pain and prolonged labor pains.
