Sentences with phrase «short active labor»

It's much easier to deal with this time as I know better what my body wants to do (and I'm all for a short active labor and delivery!).

I thank my red raspberry leaf tea for the short active labor, transition, and pushing.

Though this «false labor» can seem pointless and exhausting, many women who experience it report having shorter active labors, and this was certainly my experience.

Women who experience prodromal labor often have shorter active labors, so it is important to eat enough and stay hydrated to be ready for labor when it starts.

We are still waiting on the baby and at this point I'm three days over 40 weeks, so it will be interesting to see if all this prodromal labor results in a shorter active labor.

Not exact matches

well this thread has been quite in active but I will post anyways I gave birth to my beautiful girl Madilynn Julia - Jean on her due date May 24th after days of pre labor that was mild and kept stopping and after less than 5 hours of horrible back labor going from 1 cm to 4 - 5 in half an hour thank goodness they did nt send me home right away but anyways even though labor was short my 22 hour labor with my older daughter was way easier than the rapid back labor but none the less so worth it she is perfect and my family is now complete with my 2 beautiful girls i hope everyone is doing well and most have given birth by now:)

For some women, active labor may be even longer while it may be much shorter for others (especially those who've had a previous vaginal delivery).

Contractions should occur regularly, and slowly come at shorter intervals as you move into active labor.

And, true to form, once active labor began for me, it was 2 short hours before I saw my son.

Research shows that the active presence of a supportive and educated life partner is associated with many positive benefits during childbirth, including shorter labors, less use of pain medication or epidurals, fewer cesarean sections and more successful breastfeeding.

Even though there may be a short period of time to «relax» during active labor, it is important to take that time to catch your breath and rest your body as much as possible.