I was having back labor, which I hadn't experienced before, and was
feeling the contractions down my legs and in my hips as well.
Not exact matches
Drugs she needs mostly due to unnecessary interventions like induction... Because of the epidural, the woman hardly
feels the
contractions,
contractions slow
down, more drugs... which leads to more pain killers and many times to a c - section.
While laying
down, each
contraction seemed 100 % harder and I
felt like I was losing control of my relaxation and breathing.
In many hospitals, however, it's still routine practice to coach women to push with each
contraction in an effort to speed up the baby's descent — so let your caregiver know if you'd prefer to wait until you
feel a spontaneous urge to bear
down.
Since I was comfortable and unable to
feel anything, my doctor did her rounds and let the
contractions continue to push the baby
down.
If you have
contractions accompanied by bleeding or a gush of clear fluid or if you
feel an urge to bear
down or push with your
contractions — you should call your doctor and go to the hospital for assessment.
I remember having had a rush of energy to clean the house, and then sitting
down on a recliner and then
feeling contractions that didn't actually hurt as much as my first baby.
I had a big
contraction where I
felt the baby move
down and
felt some pressure.
I could move my legs, but I couldn't
feel enough
down there to know when I was having a
contraction.
I tried to stay in the «zone» but by this time the
contractions were back to back and I could literally
feel my baby moving
down inch by inch.
For me, though, the birth came
down to a tremendous physical and psychological challenge — overcoming my fear of the intense sensations I was
feeling and finding my way through them using tools that shifted with each
contraction.
After the meds kick in (which takes about 10 to 20 minutes), you'll experience a loss of
feeling from the waist
down and
contractions will become less painful.
This is distinguishable from a false labor because the
contractions you
feel is 5 minutes apart and lasts 2 minutes and it continues for 1 - 2 hours, the
contractions will make you catch your breath and it doesn't go away even if you drink fluids or lie
down.
As I laid
down to sleep that night, I envisioned laboring with you, the
contractions coming strong,
feeling you drop lower, and finally you being born into the water into your father's hands.
Only a couple more
contractions went by and all of a sudden I was
feeling an intense urge to bear
down.
I started to make low pitched «Oh» noises and smiled as I
felt myself coming
down from the peaks of the
contractions.
Still, I was about to give up and squat again, when all of a sudden I got into a groove with the pushing, found a comfortable way to support my leg during the
contractions, and finally started
feeling the stretching that I knew meant you were really starting to come
down.
With each
contraction you'll
feel the baby's head lower
down in your pelvis and likely
feel the urge to bear
down and push.
Feel the
contraction for a second and begin to lower the weights back
down to the starting position while inhaling.
I knew with each
contraction she was getting closer then suddenly I put my hand
down to
feel and I
felt her head and hair.
It will
feel like a strong muscular
contraction to get your shoulders
down, much like the start of a pullup.
Then, in one VERY LOUD
contraction, I
felt myself fully dilate and
felt her bottom move
down.
They wanted me to sit
down and be hooked up to the monitor just to see the strength of my
contractions and I was ready to sit
down by this point, as the
contractions were strong enough that I
felt them in the top of my legs and they made me somewhat weak.
By then, my
contractions had wrapped around into my back and gotten stronger, then I
felt a pop
down below and needed to go to the bathroom.