I'm not sure when the depression started — it was definitely a gradual buildup starting after my sister died — but I feel so very fortunate I was able to recognize some of the signs and connect the dots with the help of my friends and my therapist. (crunchydomesticgoddess.com)
It basically speeds up contractions and the pain of delivery as there is no gradual buildup to the contractions or ability to manage the pain of labor. (babygaga.com)
Many scientists believe that the aging process is caused by the gradual buildup of a huge number of individually tiny faults — some damage to a DNA strand here, a deranged protein molecule there, and so on. (scientificamerican.com)