"Painful contractions" refers to strong and uncomfortable muscle movements in the body that may cause pain.
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Three days
of painful contractions and cramping preceded her arrival at the birth center, where she was finally a reasonable 5 centimeters dilated.
Going to the hospital may be tempting, especially if you've been dealing
with painful contractions for days or weeks, but it's not a great idea (Source).
The story I'm hearing is one of over-rapid expansion, followed by cash - burn, followed
by painful contraction.
A favorite tactic I've heard used to encourage epidurals is for the nurse to sweetly say when the woman is at her
most painful contractions, «Don't you want some medication for that, honey?
How to recognize the onset of true labor Late in pregnancy, many women
havve painful contractions that may feel like false labor — Braxton Hicks contractions that may start out strong but taper off and then stop after a while.
If you think you're in labour but not sure, check these early signs of labour: Water breaking A brown or pink mucus discharge known as bloody show which is the mucus plug that blocks the
cervix Painful contractions that are regular and intervals are becoming increasingly shorter while contractions become...
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.
Arginine causes your cells to make nitric oxide, a chemical that relaxes muscle spasms, so it can be used to treat diseases caused by muscle spasms such as a painful bladder condition called interstitial cystitis (8,9), because it stops the bladder from going
into painful contractions.
I remember going home early from work the Friday before my daughter was born because I was having
painful contractions which continued but never increased in intensity nor stayed consistent until about midnight Saturday morning.
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.
The «speeding up» of birth involves pitocin, which causes
more painful contractions that are hard to withstand without the use of anesthesia.
It was also my shortest natural labor (previous ones were 26 and 25 hours) at only about 15 hours
of painful contractions (I think this is largely because I was more relaxed and felt more supported this time).
My very best friend drove to the hospital the moment I started labor, so she was there from start to finish and witnessed
every painful contraction, the unsuccessful attempts at using the birthing tub and the birthing ball, the epidural, and, well, the poop.
But Pitocin causes stronger and more
painful contractions, which sometimes can be hard on the baby, as the contractions are more intense, so c sections, forceps, or vacuum assisted deliveries are more likely.
Mommy feels every kick, every movement, every hiccup,
every painful contraction during labor, and every push until the baby's magical arrival in to our world.
The painkillers helped me relax and sleep a bit between contractions with me still waking up every 3 to 4 minutes to breathe, scream, and occasionally cuss through so wildly intense and
painful contractions.
Many women may not say it, and let's face it, it's kind of hard to ask them in the midst of
a painful contraction, but they appreciate having their partners there for emotional support and distraction from the pain and intensity of labor.
I was having no time - able or
painful contractions.
I was having
painful contractions and back labor.
Some of the draw backs of use of pitocin are: over stimulation of the uterus which can cause danger to mom and baby, more
painful contractions, which then leads to a need for an epidural which has it's own host of negative side effects, increased risk of low apgar score and NICU admission.
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.
She used a visualization practice of seeing the sensations as waves crashing and washing away, rather than
a painful contraction.
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.
Urethral Spasm: Inappropriate and
painful contraction of the muscle of the bladder / urethral sphincter.
The tenant - in - common industry is facing
a painful contraction marked by a sharp decline in deal flow and a dwindling pool of sponsors.