Not exact matches
It is given only in hospitals with
good fetal monitoring because of increased risks to you and your baby, such as fetal distress, too strong or long
contractions, and
uterine rupture.
According to Gourley, orgasms cause the same release of oxytocin and subsequent
uterine contractions as breastfeeding, so if you haven't been told that you should avoid sex or orgasm, you should be okay to continue nursing as
well.
Robin Kaplan:... you know, you bring... you both bring up a very
good point, of this sense of relaxation and that's because breastfeeding stimulates the release of a hormone called Oxytocin and what that is, is not only does it you know, stimulate
uterine contractions, which we'll talk about in Mother's Health and things like that, but it also promotes the development of maternal behavior and bonding.
The hormone oxytocin causes the
uterine contractions that signal labour, as
well as helping us to enact our instinctive mothering behaviours.
Some women experience kicks so sharp and unnerving they mistake them for
uterine contractions, even if they've already been through pregnancy and labor and should really know
better.
«It is now
well established that oxytocin, as
well as stimulating
uterine contractions and milk ejection, promotes the development of maternal behavior and also bonding between mother and offspring.
My boobs were primed with colostrum
well before my c - section date, and getting my babies on the boob triggered my milk supply and post-birth
uterine contractions, so not going through labor did not impact the breastfeeding process one bit.
Some of the signs of
uterine rupture include heavy bleeding, acute pain in - between labor
contractions, the baby receding back into the uterus during birth, as
well as shock and loss of consciousness on the mother's part.