In
case if you are proceeding to labor you need to avail a baby contraction timer to figure out whether you are proceeding
towards labor. A stop watch or clock could keep a track of your contractions
but this is not going to be that precise. For sure this poses to be a reliable
tool for the would be mothers.
There
are some contraction timers which does the task of recording contractions for
you’re automatically. Just go on to download them and share it with your
friends and family members.
Using
the contraction timer
The
moment you feel a sensation of tightening you can press the start button. Just
feel it from the inside or your hand on the belly. This would signify the
starting of a single contraction. The moments you feel a relaxation of the
uterus press the stop button. You need to repeat the contractions so as to be
checking the interval of contractions. Nearly 6 to 8 readings are needed to
figure out the pattern of the contractions which goes on to include the
frequency and length of the contractions. How far the contractions are apart
from each other is a valid point.
Definition
of preterm labour contractions?
If
there does go on to exist cervical changes before 37 weeks emerging before
contraction. The chances would point to dilation that can lead to preterm
labor.
How
are the true contractions going to differ from the false ones
Before
the use of a pregnancy contraction timer you need to distinguish the use of the true one from the
false ones. The trueones beings in the back and then make their way towards the
abdomen. The false ones take place only in the belly which replicates a
hardening aspect of the belly. They are not going to be that painful. Ideally
you are going to face up to 4 to 5 contractions at a single go and they fade
all of a sudden. The true contractions get longer, painful with the passage of
time.
The
Braxton hicks thefalse contractions does go on to prepare the body for the real
days ahead. They are short, irregular and not that painful. They tend to take
place in the 5th or 7th month of delivery and might go on
till the point of delivery.
How
it is going to feel when you are proceeding to labor?
Proceeding
on to labor is like period gains and this could range from mild to severe. This
tends to differ from woman to woman as you could suffer from cramps and even a
backache. An ache or heaviness in the lower portion of the tummy is being felt.
The false ones referred to as Braxton is felt in the groin or the front area.
It does originate from the back but it would never move towards the front.
In
case if the contraction is 3 to 4 minutes apart and does not go even after
sleeping, then it is high time you need to head over to the hospital.