Sentences with phrase «to time one's contractions»

At this point in time my contractions were fierce and almost frightening in their intensity.

We were both excited but focused, and he started timing the contractions on my phone.

You can figure out the three most important pieces of information gathered by timing contractions: how long the contractions last, how far apart they are, and what type of rest period you have in - between the contractions.

During labor my midwife had to pry my iPhone from my hands because I couldn't stop timing my contractions with the Labor Mate App.

She began to time her contractions using her phone.

Paul came down at some stage and I asked him to time some contractions for me.

A couple hours later, I put on my birth affirmation shirt, ate some eggs and toast, rested while timing contractions, and sent a text to my midwives, Faith and Sarah.

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.

Don't forget that when timing contractions, the time apart is from the beginning of one contraction to the beginning of the next contraction.

Do yourself and your pregnant partner a favor and refrain from timing every contraction.

I do wish now that I had a picture but I was timing my contractions again at that point, so I didn't want to mess with my phone.

Did you know that you may experience regularly timed contractions hours, days, or occasionally WEEKS before true early labor begins?

My husband was sleeping in our two year old's room because our son was sick with a cold and ear infection so I laid in bed timing my contractions.

Take care of yourself and remember to time your contractions as the weeks draw nearer to your birth date.

Around 10 I went to bed, but by 11:30 I realized that I just wanted to doze and didn't want to bother timing contractions, so I woke my husband Peter up to do the timing.

All evening, Michelle and Keith took turns timing contractions.

There are two ways: (a) the mother signals when she feels the contraction begin and end, or (b) you place your fingertips high on her uterus and begin timing when you feel the uterus become harder and rise slightly (it feels like your biceps muscle when you contract it); time the contraction until you can not feel the hardness anymore.

I couldn't even look at the spot on the couch where I had lay just days before timing my contractions without bursting into tears.

I drifted in and out and had Jimmy time my contractions.

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.

I enthusiastically timed each contraction and the gaps between them, scribbling notes on a piece of paper beside the bed.

My husband started timing my contractions.

I called Derin home from work, and about an hour later (two hours after I began timing the contractions), Derin called the midwife.

How to time the contractions Use a timer — for most people this will be the one on their phone, but anything that will count seconds is fine — to time your partner's contractions in seconds from the beginning of one contraction to the beginning of the next.

Bloomlife has designed the first pregnancy wearable for expectant parents that automatically tracks, counts, and times contractions for a validated second opinion.

My husband and I sat in the ER waiting room holding a plastic tub in front of our daughter while timing my contractions.

Instead of trying to time your contractions with a wristwatch, consider a contraction timer app.

Somehow I was coherent enough to continue to time my contractions and answer midwife texts, but I really don't remember it much at all.

My mother and I timed my contractions, but even though they were five minutes apart, I kept on driving (that's how much I fear my mother's driving!).

Timing contractions isn't that difficult.

You can use a watch with a second hand, a timer or a stopwatch to time the contractions.

I sat on the ball and watched Orange is the New Black, and timed each contraction.

I got up around 11:45 and moved to the couch to watch some episodes of Modern Family while continuing to time my contractions.

How and when do you start timing contractions?

This got me excited and I started timing the contractions.

P. had me draw my knees as far back as I could between contractions, but each time the contraction receded my legs would slowly drift together again as if pulled by magnetic force.

Each time a contraction passed she had me sit in a more upright position and breath deeply in order to deliver more oxygen to the baby.

Dads everywhere need to read up about labor, including how to time contractions, when to go to the hospital, what labor is really like, and more.

At this time contractions were closer together, but still less than a minute long.

Giving Birth with Confidence isn't a medical textbook filled with jargon and diagrams; it isn't a book that catalogs all of the possible complications or pitfalls of pregnancy; heck, it doesn't even give you a list of what foods not to eat or how to time your contractions!

A few times, she grabs onto the bed or looks up at the clock to time her contractions.

When you think you are in true labor, start timing your contractions.

To do this, write down the time each contraction starts and stops or have someone do it for you.

How are we even supposed to time contractions?

Time you contractions and once they get close together, that is when your physician will meet you at the hospital.

One good way to tell the difference is to time the contractions.

I tried to stay in the «zone» but by this time the contractions were back to back and I could literally feel my baby moving down inch by inch.

I constantly wondered whether or not I was in labor every time a contraction would hit.