Signs of labor

[pomelo06]

joining

waiting pa rin kami ng any signs ng labor, wala pa rin kasi.. medyo inep na kami.. hehe.. 38weeks and 4days na kasi kami..

[pinkylicious]

soon to be mommy plan ako and wala ako ka alam alam sa mga signs ng pag lalabor den nag back read ako sa mga post and it really helps me a lot. may question lan ako mga mommies pag b nag labor malikot pa din c baby sa tummy un as in galaw sha ng galaw?

[glamorosa_09]

yes sis, gumagalaw si baby while on labor. Bago ako i-admit, chineck muna yung interval at intensity ng contraction ko. Along with that, may binigay saking parang joystick, pindutin ko raw yun pag nafeel kong gumalaw si baby. Ayun nararamdaman ko sya, pero di accurate, may narerecord kasi yung machine na movements na di ko nafifeel.

At tska sa sobrang sakit sis, di mo na gaano mararamdaman.

[pinkylicious]

yes sis, gumagalaw si baby while on labor. Bago ako i-admit, chineck muna yung interval at intensity ng contraction ko. Along with that, may binigay saking parang joystick, pindutin ko raw yun pag nafeel kong gumalaw si baby. Ayun nararamdaman ko sya, pero di accurate, may narerecord kasi yung machine na movements na di ko nafifeel.

At tska sa sobrang sakit sis, di mo na gaano mararamdaman.

thank you sis 

ang likot likot kc ni baby magdamag last [textspeak!] tapos masakit pa right side and buong balakang ko kaya natakot ako. d ako naka tulog sa sakit pero nun morning wala na sakir sa right side ko un balakang na lan. pero ngayon ok naman na kami ulit ni baby.

[mommycute46]

ay ako din...biglang sumakit tyan ko kanina pero tolerable naman. sobrang likot ni baby at sa loob pa siya sumisipa, masakit saka malakas movements niya sa baba ng tummy ko, natakot tuloy ako kasi sept 4 pa naman due ko based on my LMP saka sept.16 yong latest ultrasound ko  . Hay layo ng gap, nakikiusap na lang ako kay baby na labas na lang siya mga sept.5-11 para sulit naman maternity leave ko.

[gelticyado]

mga sis nakakatuwa naman mga labor and delivery stories niyo...ngayon mas less na ang takot ko Almost 4 mos na lang ako naman ang makakaranas niyan. Keep safe and stay healthy sa mga infanticipating moms like me

[ms_ldr]

sa mga mommies na nanganak na, anong feeling when your water broke- pumutok ang panubigan (tama ba?) ? and gano karami ang fluid na lumabas? and nag-start ba kagad ang contractions after that? curious lang, first time mom

nsa hospital na rin ako nito, nsa operating room na ko pero waiting pa lang nakhiga. pagkatapos ako ie ng dr saka pumutok panubigan ko basta alam ko pagtapos ng water bag baby na ang lalabas, kaya they waited pa few mins pag sumakit na tyan ko.

maganda  ang sign sakin kasi a day before napaka uneasy ko prang may maliit na tumutusok sa tagiliran ko, then nung madaling araw pag ihi ko may blood na pero walang pain. we called our OB, eh sympre 1st time punta na agad kami sa hospital at nagpacheck in na. a good sign na maglalabor na yung contractions is every 1 min. titigl ng 1 minute then start nanaman so nung hapon pa nag start yung pain sakin yung feeling na matinding disminoriya, hinde mo alam kung tatayo ka or uupo sa sakit. prang sumisiksik si baby pababa.

[this_is_me]

my labor story:

no pain, no cotraction at all. due ko na last july 25.

when i had my check up, wala pa talagang contrations and opened at 2cm lang. when my doctor did IE on me, she stripped something that made me bleed. it should start my contraction daw. during night time, i was waiting for the pain, wala. so the next day july 26, i went to delivery room of cardinal santos, induce na ako.

july 26 at 9am, i went inside the delivery room of cardinal santos. so clean. no smell. no noisy sound. the nurse accomodate me immediately, we went first to this small room, i forgot what they call it.. dito nila ginagawa mga interview. like whose your doctor, sickness history in your family etc.  then IE. then go to labor room.

10am at labor room, i had my own room. my own tv. relax lang ako, then my doctor came in. lalagay na yung pang-induce na medication. sabi ni dr, matagal eto ha, baka mainip ka. you can sleep, you can watch tv. i was so tense waiting for the pain. i cant relax...

at 3pm im at 4cm. tolerable pain.

at 5pm im at 5cm. super pain. i asked for epidural na. something's wrong pa with my spinal cord. nagddikit dikit yung sa pinakababa, baka magka-problem daw sa pag lagay ng anethesia. buti nalang my anesthisiologist magaling. nalagay niya ang gamot ng walang pain for me. =)

at 7pm. im at 7cm na. i thought malapit na and mabilis na. i can still feel a little pain. kasi need daw may pain, para makairi ako..

at 10pm still at 7cm. they try to stripped inside me again, pero ayaw na talaga, dahil bumababa na din heartbeat ng baby ko. they had to do cs na.

at 11pm, prepare na for cs. 11:44 my baby came out na. =)

[pompz]

wow sis congrats tagal ng labor mo pero naka painless ka naman ata, ako madali alng naman kahit masakit 3 hrs lang nag labor 3 ire lang labas na si baby hehe sakit kasi sobra.

[seczii_pretty]

gave birth oct 8, 2010
NSD no anesthesia

oct8 was my edd. went to the hospital in the morning for check up, sabi ni dra. wala pa daw, 1cm pa lang. saka wala din naman ako pain na nararamdaman kaya after check up diretso pa kame sa banawe kasi naghanap ng parts para sa oto ni hubby. after sa banawe nag trinoma pa kame lakad lakad and shopping ng gamit ni baby. when we're about to go home na around 8pm napadaan sa lubak si hubby tas bigla sumakit tyan ko. tolerable pa naman kaya hindi ko masyado pinansin. nagpa-deliver pa kame ng food sa house so nag-dinner pa ko around 9pm. pero medyo kumikirot pa din saka feeling ko parang basa undies ko pag check ko merun dugo. sabe ni hubby dalin na daw nia ko sa ospital pero sabi ko wag muna baka false alarm lang kasi konti lang naman un dugo. pero naglagay pa din ako ng napkin just incase hindi tumigil yung bleeding. makulit si hubby sabe nia dalin na daw niya ako kaya pumayag na din ako. pagdating namin sa hospital ng 10.30pm buti naka-duty si dra. pag check nia sakin sabe nia table na daw ako. nauna pa ako dun sa 3 mommies na naabutan ko sa labor room. then tinanong ni dra. kung magpa- anes daw ba ako so i said yes epidural. dra. asked me when was my last meal, then i said about an hour ago. sabe ni dra. bakit daw kumain pa ako e manganganak na ko. hehe. e hindi ko naman kasi alam na manganganak na pala ko ng gabi na un. so hindi ako binigyan ng anes kasi baka daw magsuka ako. hinintay lang bumaba si baby sabe 1hr pa daw pero every 15mins ata check nila ako tapos tinawag si dra. kasi si baby daw masama condition kaya need na nila ilabas.

ayun, 11.32pm lumabas na si baby boy ko. hindi ko maalala kung naka ilang push ako kasi nakatulog ako pag gising ko ililipat na ako sa room ko. hehe.

[chofontanilla]

sorry if inosente, ask ko lang, bakit nyo prefer yung walang anesthesia? ano bang pinagkaiba ng NSD na may anes and yung wala? gusto ko lang malaman, first time mom po ako and im on my 27th week na.

[hmist]

Hi chofontanilla,

To answer your question, anesthesia can cause side effects on the mother and baby. Epidural anesthesia, for example, can cause drop in blood pressure of the mom, nausea, shivering, headache, etc, and in rare cases, can cause respiratory depression on the baby, possibly difficulty latching when you want to breastfeed, etc. And another thing, when you do NSD with anesthesia, you may have more difficulty pushing because you can't feel the contractions or when to push (you actually don't feel much at all below your waist, which is why the doctor and nurses really need to teach you when to push).

But of course, not everyone experiences this, and most women who give birth with anesthesia don't experience problems at all. I actually wanted to give birth without anesthesia, but my OB discouraged it, so I had NSD with epidural, and didn't experience any problems. I still went through the labor pains (the anesth only inserted the epidural when I was at 8cm), then when I was fully dilated, I was wheeled into the DR/OR and gave birth with the help of the doctors/nurses chanting when it was time to push. I was wide awake during the procedure, and the baby came out perfect and was placed on my breast before being taken for the measurements/newborn care. Then came the placenta delivery, stitching, which I didn't feel (again, because of the anesthesia).

Afterwards, an hour or two stay at the recovery room where nainip na nga ako 'coz I wanted to go back to my room already, and I already had feeling below the waist. A nurse at CSMC brought my baby again and taught me how to get him to latch and breastfeed. Then finally, I was wheeled to my room, where I immediately asked for food kasi gutom na talaga ako. Nakakain and nakatayo naman ako kagad. And the baby was healthy... we also didn't have problems breastfeeding.

So, I'm glad that the NSD with epidural didn't pose any problems, and it was a really smooth birth all in all. It's really up to you and your OB what you decide on. But as with any medication, there's a possibility of side effects (which is why some women choose not to have it), though minimal lang naman.

[chofontanilla]

Oh, thank you for the information sis hmist. Kelan nyo diniscuss ng OB nyo yung about sa anesthesia? Are there any anesthesia available aside from epidural? Hindi pa kasi to nadidiscuss ng OB ko eh. I wonder.

[hmist]

I remember we discussed it when I was at my 7th month. I think you can discuss it with your OB any time... it's definitely a good concern to talk about.

For NSD, spinal anesthesia is sometimes given too, but today, mas common talaga ang epidural because it is safer. Mas controlled ang dose kasi sa epidural, because may iinsert na thin tube sa epidural space (in your spine), and magbibigay lang ng gamot as needed. Sa spinal anesthesia, one dose lang kasi siya, so mas likely na sobra or kulang. But depende rin sa anesth mo... some prefer using spinal anesth pag sanay na sila dito, but most nowadays, sabi mas maganda ang epidural.

General anesthesia is typically used only for CS, kasi dun tulog ka talaga. Though common na rin na epidural anesthesia for CS births, para gising pa rin si mommy. Mas nakakatakot kasi yung general anesthesia na completely kang tulog.

[jhalimcuando]

Sis masakit ba yung paginject ng anesthesIa? Medyo may takot pa rin ako nararamdaman...haaay.

[maria_masungit]

ob ko ayaw din ng epidural, kasi nga di daw nararamdaman ng patient ang contractions kaya di mkapagpush ng maayos. 'twilight' daw ggamitin, alam ko ganun din sa
mom ko nung unang panahon. half awake-half asleep.
i wonder lang kung anong proper term nito

[applec16]

I'm at 31 weeks na..  Nice to join this thread to get more tips..

^sis maria,

Ano yung twilight?  Is it different from epidural?

[maria_masungit]

re:twilight. reasearched sa google- its a form of general anes. usually gnagamit sa mga plastic surgery and dentistry. uso sya b4 epidural kasi mabilis recovery from groggyness etc. at mas mura din siya.
some nga lang dont like this kasi minsan nagiging sleepy din si baby, so di nakkapagBF kagad

maybe you can ask your ob about this. depende din kasi talaga kung ano mas prefer nila.

[hmist]

Here's a good link from the American Pregnancy Association about the different pain relief na ginagamit for giving birth: http://www.americanpregnancy.org/labornbirth/ Scroll down dun sa category na "Pain Relief Options."

According to them, epidural anesthesia is the most popular means of pain relief during labor. What I like about epidural is di ka talaga groggy or sleepy... gising na gising ka during birth (at least that was my experience). Meron yata na hinahaluan ng sedative kaya nagiging sleepy rin si mommy. Decreased nga lang talaga yung sensation mo below the waist, kaya kailangan sasabihin sayo when to push. But the good part is not feeling the pain of contractions and labor, as well as the delivery of the placenta and possible stitching afterwards. So kung mahina pain tolerance mo, you should talk to your OB about your pain options.

To answer yung question about the pain of insertion nung anesthesia... parang di ko na rin naramdaman masyado kasi 8cm na ko nung linagyan ng epidural, so mas nakaconcentrate ako sa labor pains, hehe.

[Ishasophia]

sa first baby ko wala ako nafeel sa labor..sabi ni OB nalalabor ako.. up to 9cm wala ako nafefeel..

sa 2nd baby ko nafeel ang labor pains..nasa clinic lang ako nun waiting for my turn.. hindi ako mapakali kasi sakit yung balakang ko..basta hindi madescribe mga sis..kakaiba sya sa usual contractions..hindi mo nga alam kung tatayo o uupo.. nung turn ko na inIE ako ni OB, and she said 6-7cm na..takbo na daw ako sa hospital kasi sobrag nipis na daw..I arrive sa hospital 4pm, baby out by 4:23pm.. nauna pa si baby sa hubby and mom ko na sumunod sa hospital..