Sentences with phrase «times of labor pain»

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From the prophets, Mary knew that God could very well use someone like her — an unmarried teenage girl, a minority in an occupied territory at a turbulent time in history — to bring the Messiah into the world in the most unceremonious way: through water and womb, blood and labor pains, lullabies and gentle kisses and the helplessness of a baby's cries.

Then they all settled in for that phase of labor called Timing the Contractions, three hours of mounting misery in which Saberhagen alternately watched Saturday morning cartoons — Bugs Bunny, the Road Runner — and coached Janeane in breathing techniques designed to ease her pain.

It greatly reduces the pain of labor and childbirth; frequently eliminates the need for drugs; reduces the need for caesarian surgery or other doctor - controlled birth interventions; and it also shortens birthing and recovery time, allowing for better and earlier bonding with the baby, which has been proven to be vital to the mother - child bond.

So I had plenty of time read about the signs of labor, the stages of labor, the pain and pain relief.

When a woman is laboring without pain relief (which is a reasonable option for many because women's anatomy and the way they feel pain vary widely), it can be quite uncomfortable to be told to lie immobile for long periods of time.

Much time is spent worrying not only about the pain of labor and delivery, but also about the methods to relieve the pain.

During our visits we had discussed my stopping at the birth center to labor there before heading to the hospital, but she also knew that with having a long painful back labor the first time around (thanks to my daughter's posterior positioning), I might not have a good sense of how far along my labor was due to the difference in pain.

Even birth centers and hospitals are now encouraging women to spend some time laboring in bath tubs due to the soothing effects the deep water has on some of the pain of contractions.

Somewhere along the way, I went from the idea of getting an epidural and having a classic hospital birth when I imagined having a baby, to becoming a total hippie who never dreamed of using pain meds during labor, knew I would have a doula and by the second time around, would be having my baby at home.

Women have been giving birth since the dawn of time, and therefore it's to be expected that methods for labor pain alleviation abound.

This particular supplement tends to dull real labor pain or help the pains of non-real labor go away...... She told me to take more of the calcium supplement every 15 minutes for an hour so we could nip this in the bud and get it to stop... She called back after the first 2 times of taking it, and I was still having contractions, now at 9 minutes apart.

I know of a lot of women who beg for a c - section * as a first time birth * with no medically necessary reasons, they just don't want to go through the pain of labor.

So, the next time you try to think of something you can do for labor pain, try to remember that the answer is not epidural or nothing.

First - time mothers will find that they have very little time to cope with the pain of labor.

Whether moms know ahead of time that their baby has passed, or if the pain comes on suddenly, feeling the pangs of contractions and labor can help moms deal with their baby's passing.

Each component is easy, but for optimal labor pain management you need to have practiced all four components ahead of time.

With the addition of epidurals and other pain medication as well, often time women can not even truly feel or experience their own labor.

Although the physical pain was just as bad as my first baby's birth, the time it lasted was far shorter and the dynamics of the labor were different.

In a 2005 study of nearly 700 women in labor, moms whose babies were in this «sunny - side up» position when they were admitted to the hospital were no more likely to complain of back labor or more intense pain at that time than those whose babies were facing down or sideways.

After going through two labors - one as a first time inexperienced mom, and the other in a stressful preterm situation - I have to admit that I'm a little scared of the pain that comes with natural birth and how I'll handle it.

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.

There were a few times when I felt like I just couldn't do it but I remembered something Nancy told me, «the pain of labor is a productive pain» and that helped me stay positive.

Chances are, it would go something like this: a manageably short labor (which of course starts with perfectly timed contractions that are easily pegged as the real thing), little pain (or at least nothing some well - orchestrated breathing exercises couldn't handle), a few pushes, and then a beautiful baby to welcome into the world.

Reducing mandated spending though is a politically tricky balancing act for a state that doesn't have a lot of money and a governor who has gone to pains to not seek new tax increases while at the same time has a very active labor movement opposed to more provocative changes.

This is the mentally toughest moment of labor for me, in realizing that I'm almost done and at the same time that the only way to make the pain stop is to push through it and create more pain in the short term.

But because of the pain relief I had, I went into the hospital with other labors asking for an epidural from the time I was settled in bed.

To assess the benefits of yoga, researchers measured labor pain using the Visual Analogue Scale three times during the women's labor: at 3 - 4 cm cervical dilation, 2 hours later, and again 2 hours after that.

Many midwives believe that it helps to shorten labor time, reduce the pain of labor and postpartum recovery, minimize the risk of postpartum hemorrhaging, decrease postpartum discomfort, and increase milk supply.

Turns out Evelyn is pregnant (the movie tastefully denies us what would have been the quietest sex scene ever), and ends up going into labor at a very inopportune time — a diabolical twist that allows Blunt to perform a superb pantomime of suppressed pain and fear, realizing a Scientologist's insane ideal for childbirth.