Signs of labor

You are getting cramps but are they contractions of labor or they are false alarms you can never know. It is so often seen you take your bag and rush to the hospital and are sent back as it was a false alarm. Even ladies who have been pregnant before can never differentiate between an actual labor and false alarm. As the pain and the cramps that follow are just the same. Urine leek due to bladder pressure is taken as a water break so you are sure it is labor but again it is a false alarm.

Given below are some points that will help you understand the true signs of labor-

1. Breaking of the water bag is priority the main sign of a women going into labor. I t normally seen a women goes into labor in an hour or 2 after her water bag burst. Only after the water bag burst does the dilation begin. Please do not confuse leaking of urine

to be a water bag burst. They are completely different, not necessary when the water breaks there will be a huge gush of water but if the water is sticky and colorless then understand it is a water break so pack your bags and leave for the hospital.

2. False contractions are severe contractions but after sometime they will disappear, so wait for sometime before you run to the doctor. Labor contractions are severe

in comparison and they will go on increasing every hour till delivery. Labor contractions are more unbearable than false labor.

3. You will notice some discharge from cervix, this happens because the cervix is dilating and softening and getting ready for labor. If you see discharge in your 9th month then start getting prepared as your labor is just a few hours or a day away.

4. During the last phase of labor there is also a chance for you to get diarrhea, as a hormone releases which can lead to stimulating the bowel movements

leading to frequency of stools and diarrhea in some cases.

5. Backache is common especially in the last trimester but if in the last month the backache gets severe it is a symptom that your labor is near.

Birth of the baby is a miracle whenever it is just keep your strength intact and your faith in the almighty. As in labor you will require all the strength you have.

After all who has ever said being a mother is easy :-)))!!

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