Sentences with phrase «of painful contractions»

Three days of painful contractions and cramping preceded her arrival at the birth center, where she was finally a reasonable 5 centimeters dilated.

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I realized that real contractions are a heck of a lot more painful lying in bed that in pretty much any other position, so I walked around and dropped to my knees a lot.

Using the power of your mind alone, you can turn painful «contractions» into empowering «surges.»

Which resulted in a lot of constant contractions that were very painful, for two days.

The «speeding up» of birth involves pitocin, which causes more painful contractions that are hard to withstand without the use of anesthesia.

After 4 hours of contractions, painful and getting more painful, the mother was only dilated to 2 centimeters.

One other possible disadvantage is the degree of pain relief; for some, the idea of giving birth in the water means a tranquil, relaxing environment and a lack of pain, however the reality is that labour is a painful experience and although water may soothe pain, contractions will still be very painful and some women may be disappointed with the degree of pain relief offered by water.

Although most women will feel a degree of soreness or slight cramping in the back at some point during labor, about a quarter of women report experiencing severe discomfort in the lower back that is most intense during contractions and often painful between contractions.

This stage takes place before the pushing stage of labor and the contractions can be quite painful.

I endured two weeks of nightly «prodromal labor,» which means painful, real contractions that just never get their act together and progress into actual labor.

Even though each contraction was still quite painful, I felt re-energized and ready to continue and savor each moment of the experience as best as I could.

I felt very much in control going into the labor and had told my midwife that I didn't care how painful it was, I wanted it to be over within 2 hours so I stayed in positions that would increase the intensity and effectiveness of each contraction.

«My mother, who is normally a rock, began to unravel when I experienced the first of several horrifyingly painful contractions,» remembers Lisa Fogarty.

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.

Mothers will have a start stop labour that may go on for several days as the baby tries to engage, the contractions may be double ones and painful but the true trance like state of labour doesn't come on and the energy of the labour doesn't move forwards.

I did a lot of preparation ahead of time, and from previous dramatic injuries I am known as someone with really high pain tolerance... However, I went past - term and needed to be induced, contractions were then constant and more painful than I could have imagined, dilation was fast, my perineum did not have much chance to stretch on its own, labor stalled when pushing should have begun, and I ended up with an epidural, pitocin to re-start contractions, and an emergency episiotomy.

Its comforting to know im not the only one, I was set to be induced with my fifth child on jan 1, went to hospital at 5 am, put on pittosin at 6, dialed slowly, and had painful contractions, Dr broke my water at 11, contractions even more painful, got the epidural at 12, labor did not progress, was dialated 3 cm all day, @ 8 pm,, Dr took me off pittosin for an hour to see if I would progress if we started over again, at 9 they hooked me up again, all night and just progressed to a 4, that next morning, still nothing, finally Dr said we need to do a c section, since my water was broken earlier the previous day, he was worried about infection, finally went to operating rm, it was so cold, I was shaking and crying, I was so scared, btw my previous 4 children were vaginal births, I felt so guilty, thinking it was my fault my labor did nt progress.Finally I had her, when the Dr held her up for me to see, I started bawling, she was perfect, it was very emotional, she weighed 6 lb 4oz and 18in, Im very proud of her, and myself

When this time comes, the pregnant woman will think of nothing but how painful their contractions are, and how much «water» is seeping down their legs, and the work that lies ahead.

Towards the end of your pregnancy you may notice your Braxton Kicks contractions becoming painful, but if they are not regular they are still considered to be practice contractions.

After all, none of us can guess how we might react to any situation, especially one potentially involving painful contractions and epidurals.

There will be a «slow, painful contraction» in the jobs market in the final quarter of 2011, the Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development's (Cipd) quarterly Labour Market Outlook report found.

We have all had them — those painful, involuntary contractions of one or more muscles that can occur whether you're active or sleeping.

Characterized by painful, involuntary contraction of the vaginal muscles, the cause is a mystery, though it may be the result of past trauma, like sexual abuse.

She used a visualization practice of seeing the sensations as waves crashing and washing away, rather than a painful contraction.

Cramp is an involuntary contraction of the muscle which can not only be very painful but may also cause muscle damage in severe cases.

It suppresses the immune system, redistributes fat, shrinks certain areas of our brain involved in learning and emotional regulation, causes painful muscle contraction, impairs digestion, and affects our sleep.

Contractions were so painful and required all my attention, and I loved each and every one of them.

It's hard to see the bright side of uncomfortable or painful contractions, especially when you know that you're still not going to get a baby out of the deal just yet.

Each day that the prodromal labor started, the contractions were more painful and I used more of the breathing / moving / visualization techniques I had learned to prepare for real labor!

Without it, your muscles will always be in a state of contraction, which can be painful and hamper athletic performance.22 Deficiency in this mineral can lead to constant cramps, muscle spasms and prolonged muscle soreness.23

Urethral Spasm: Inappropriate and painful contraction of the muscle of the bladder / urethral sphincter.

During the second stage of her labor you can expect to see her water breaking, her contractions are now coming closer together and are much more painful.

In this moment of constant turmoil, it is easy to feel like we may not make it through this particularly painful contraction, but the truth of history is that we have been on the precipice of the chaotic unknown before and have birthed beauty and resistance and triumph out of it every time,» said Sonya Renee Taylor.