Sentences with phrase «contractions of active labor»

It will be important that you are well rested so you can handle the strong contractions of active labor.

Not exact matches

My second was about six hours of prodromal labor, but the active labor (when contractions are at regular intervals, less than five minutes apart) was less than three hours.

I eventually told my husband I did not think I could do another night of these contractions and I really hoped active labor would start soon.

I just want to clarify something, I'm a labor and delivery nurse and 4 contractions in one hour is not sign of active labor.

Within 15 minutes of it being put in, I went from having almost no contractions to full - blown, active labor.

In all phases of labor, before pushing, it's generally better to be active and upright during contractions.

One of the most frustrating parts is not knowing when labor changes from prodromal to active and many women have more than one false alarm during these extended early contractions.

With the onset of active labor, your contractions will become closer together, longer and stronger.

1 days before day I was going to be induced I went into labor and had 2 days of contractions 7 min apart but once I got to active labor man did I wish I wouldn't have drank so much of this stuff.

I SWEAR by RT as it made literally did the pushing for me as I lay in warm water tub juz deep breathing and less than 2 hours of active labor contractions and 20 mins of my body doing the pushing for me my 2nd baby was here?.

For those of you who wanted suggestions of essential oils, my main oils were lavender - emotional and physical support, compresses, and healing afterwards, a clove, rosemary and lemon blend for disinfecting items (put this in a spray bottle), and put on my feet and baby's feet for protection (hospital birth), helichrysm for healing and to keep on hand in case of excessive bleeding, frankinsense for anointing baby and healing, clary sage to help labor contractions along when you are in active labor, Valor (a Young Living blend) for courage and spinal alignment before, during and after birth, peppermint to help ease nausea, lemon to flavor water, to help hydrate and quench thirst in the even you are not allowed to drink large amounts of water, any other favorite smelling oils safe for baby for anointing and encouraging bonding, especially if used during pregnancy

Active labor (where contractions are coming fast and intense and you are almost fully dilated) is only a portion of labor.