The stereotype existing among people that the force of pain at birth is so great that it is difficult to tolerate, quite stable and women perceive this as a matter of course. Nevertheless, many of them are so afraid of painful fights and ask a doctor about caesarean section. And completely in vain, because in the power of a woman will prepare for a meeting with the baby in such a way that the birth has passed with minimal unpleasant sensations. How to give birth painlessly? - this is what should worry future mothers.
What is the pain during childbirth?
Pain during labor appears during labor - without spasmodic contraction of the uterine muscles, moving the fetus to the exit and opening the pharynx simply does not happen. There are a lot of receptors in the uterus, so the period of contractions is so painful. But the pain also arises in the muscles that surround this organ - in the lower back, peritoneum, ligaments. It is muscular tension that increases the unpleasant sensations in bouts. Pain at this point without a certain location, has a dull, aching character and is called visceral. At an excruciating period the pain appears because of a stretching of muscles of patrimonial ways at an exit of the child. These sensations are slightly stronger, their location is the crotch itself, the vagina, the rectum. This pain is somatic. But at the moment there is no unit for measuring pain at delivery, because pain is a subjective thing.
How to relieve pain during labor: relaxation of consciousness
If a woman is known to be full of fears of childbirth, she is all tense and her painful sensations intensify. It's worth changing your attitude to pain, not fighting with it, but taking it as part of a natural process that brings you closer to meeting a child. To relieve muscle tension, the woman in labor must relax using a comfortable pose. So, for example, having got on knees and having spread them, it is possible to rest on a pillow or a rubber ball, having enclosed under a head hands.
How to reduce pain during labor: massage
The massage technique will help alleviate the condition. Well, if you help with the battles will be the husband:
- Quite effective is the massage by pressing the fingers or fists in the area from the sacrum to the loins.
- To reduce back pain, massaging the waist with two cams is assisted by rotational movements.
- Relieves muscle tension in the period of fights or between them massage forearms, shins, hips with both hands.
Coping with pain during labor: breathing
Proper breathing techniques will greatly ease the painful sensations.
- Slow breathing. When the fight begins, you need to slowly breathe through your nose, and then breathe out noisily with your mouth. The frequency of breathing per minute should not exceed 10 breaths-exhalations. Try to relax your muscles at this moment.
- Accelerated breathing. When the intensity of the fight intensifies, breathing is used, in which inhalation is done shallowly and quietly, and exhalation with noise. The frequency of breathing is 1 time per second.
- At attempts, it is necessary to take a full breath and, with the permission of an obstetrician, to push, exerting all pressure in the pelvis, and not in the head. When the scrum is completed, a slow exhalation is performed. In order to avoid rupture of the perineum, breathing is used by the "dog".
Medications for pain relief during labor
If desired, the parturient child can be relieved by epidural anesthesia or medication sleep. At the first method, an anesthetic drug is injected into the medulla of the spinal cord. Contractions are coming, but the woman does not feel pain. With a protracted first period, when the cervix is opened slowly, this kind of anesthesia is used, such as medication sleep. It lasts about 2-3 hours, and to the appearance of attempts the woman feels rested and full of strength.
In any case, you should not be afraid of pain during childbirth. We need a positive attitude, because the meeting with the baby is very close!