babybather babalog.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sean Harland Stats:
Born:
October 8, 2002
Age:

Archives:
October 2005
September 2005
August 2005
July 2005
June 2005
May 2005
April 2005
March 2005
February 2005
January 2005
December 2004
November 2004
October 2004
September 2004
August 2004
July 2004
June 2004
May 2004
April 2004
March 2004
February 2004
January 2004
December 2003
November 2003
October 2003
September 2003
August 2003
July 2003
June 2003
May 2003
April 2003
March 2003
February 2003
January 2003
December 2002
November 2002
October 2002
September 2002
August 2002
July 2002
June 2002
May 2002
April 2002

Recent Entries:
Ferry to Staten Island
Jackson and the Birthday Boy
Kate, Jack and Sean
Kicking back at Lunchtime
Kelli and Johnny got married!
Xander is Three!
Aloha=Shalom
The Sweet Singing Cowboy
Gavi turned one!


Powered by
Movable Type 2.0

Email: info@babalog.com

September 20, 2002
Pre Labor vs. True Labor

This information from our Bradley Method workbook is helping me get through the waiting game, hope it will prove interesting to those of you out there waiting with me.

And to answer your question, "No, we have not had the baby yet..."

Don't Pay Attention Too Soon

Most women experiece many series of contractions throughout the weeks and months prior to their actual labors. These natural pregnancy contractions are an important and beneficial part of your body's preparation for birth. It is often a challenge late in pregnancy to determine whether the contractions you are experiencing are natural pregnancy contractions (NPC), which mean your body is preparing for labor, or natural labor contractions (NLC), which mean you are in labor.

It is important you don't waste your precious energy getting all excited and perhaps losing sleep over the natural pregnancy contractions. These NPC's are a very important part of your body's preparing itself for labor, but are nothing to be alarmed about. Generally, you should not concern yourself with contractions until they are: 10 minutes apart or less, lasting approximately 60 seconds, and are strong enough that you don't move or talk during contractions. These natural labor contractions should gradually become stronger and closer together, and often continue, regardless of change of activity. To get an idea of how strong your contractions are you can ask yourself, "If I were in the middle of the street and a contraction started, would I have to stop for the contraction?"

Hopefully I won't be in the middle of the street when I (finally) ask myself that question. Or maybe I should ask the age old, "Why did the pregnant lady cross the road?"

hmmm?

"Because there was ice cream waiting on the other side!"

Posted by Molli at September 20, 2002 04:04 PM


 

 

 

 

 

 

Links:
emmanuelle
foji
kenlayne
lauracrane
marcbrown
mattwelch
mcilvanity
greg's blog
rockstarbaby
sksmith
tonypierce