Future parents sit on sites and forumsfor moms, they study tons of information provided by the media, share their experiences and fears, ask thousands of questions regarding pregnancy and childbirth. For the sake of truth, it is worth noting that those who are preparing for this role not for the first time are not less puzzled.
If you are one of them, then your body remembersprevious experience, Mother Nature had done so. You already know what awaits you - on the psychological level you are ready. However, as you know, you will not enter the same river twice. Whatever your childbirth is, it will always be an exciting and unique event. And you probably remember your first harbingers of childbirth. Either way, consciously or unconsciously, you draw an analogy with the first time. Did you know that the harbingers of childbirth among the second-timers may differ in their unobtrusiveness or weakness of expression?
What you should pay attention to?
First, listen to your feelings andwatch. It is not a fact that you immediately notice how the body conducts intensive preparation for the process of childbirth. However, you can still recognize the harbingers of childbirth in those who retreat, if you are careful.
The weight
If you follow the changes in your weight during pregnancy, you will surely notice that you have stopped gaining weight, and possibly dropped to 2 kg!
Mood swings and loss of appetite
Often, a woman who is preparing to become a mother not for the first time is actively engaged in family affairs, and therefore is not particularly affected by such changes, but these phenomena also occur.
Irregular uterine contractions
Since your body has already experienced the process of childbirth, the uterus is more elastic, because it already has the experience of the appearance of the baby. In this regard, such harbingers of childbirth, like irregular uterine contractions, canremain unnoticed by you. If they do begin in primifilan 5-7 weeks before the desired date, then the second-timer may appear much later. If this happens shortly before the expected date, you can easily confuse them with contractions and quickly come to the hospital, because there is a perception that the second birth is fast.
Abdominal prolapse
You probably remember how in the first pregnancyNot only you, but the whole family, friends and acquaintances also followed your belly. Perhaps this time you will have to wait for this moment practically before the onset of labor.
When the baby moves to the tub, it will happen.relief of breathing, but there will be pain in the lower back and the need for frequent visits to the toilet room, because the baby will put pressure on the uterus and, accordingly, on the organs and parts of the body in contact with it.
Mucus plug
The process of discharge of mucus plug (possibly withstreaked with blood) in the first pregnancy could take a couple of weeks left before the birth. Now it can happen in a couple of days, and a couple of hours before the X-hour.
Uneven movement of the fetus
As practice shows, these harbingers of childbirth in the second, in principle, and in the primipara, not every future mother can designate at home.
Contractions and discharge of amniotic fluid
This is the immediate beginning of laborand you already know how it looks. That's just what pain threshold you have, how soon you will notice these pulling and rolling pains in the lower abdomen. Also, for those who retreat, the seizure period usually lasts two times less than the first time, but it also goes through more intensively. Because of this, rapid delivery is possible. If last time there was amniotomy (in other words, puncture of the fetal bladder), then the discharge of amniotic fluid may be a surprise to you. This event you will not ignore. In this case, as with contractions, you must go to the hospital. There really can not be wrong - the birth began!
It is worth remembering about such changes in the body,prompting a woman about the approach of childbirth, like perineal pressure, chills, frequent bowel movements and maturation of the cervix. The gynecologist will notify you of the latter after an examination on the chair. Now you know which precursors of childbirth are worthy of attention!
Is it necessary to repeat that every pregnancyunique and distinctive? Probably not! Accordingly, precursors of childbirth in the second-timers can be completely different from those during the first experience of childbirth.
Good luck to you birth!
