what do you have to do to give birth?

Question

After getting pregnant and going into labor

Answer 1

If this is your first baby the entire labor process generally will last about 12-14 hours. Some women a lot longer and some a lot shorter. When you go into labor you will begin having contractions. Your tummy will get real tight and at first will feel like menstural cramps. Your cervix (the part at the end of your uteus) will begin to dilate. Eventually your contractions will become more regular and become harder. Depending on how far you live from the hospital is when you should go in. Around here they tell us to wait until your contractions are regular and are 5 minutes apart. Some women choose to wait longer than that. When you get to the hospital they will check your cervix to see how much you have dilated and how far down the baby is in the birth canal. They will ask you if you want an epidural or not. Some women choose an epidural to numb the pain of the contractions (sometimes this can slow the labor down) and some want to experience everything related to child birth including the pain. When your cervix is dialated to a 10 you will have an overwhelming feeling that you need to push (much like having to have a bowel movenent really bad) then the nurse or doctor needs to be told you have that feeling. They will check you again and tell you when it is time for you to push. Pushing in conjunction with your contractions will be what helps to push your baby out. At this point the pushing will help to keep your mind off the pain of the contractions. Usually during a first baby you need to push for an hour sometimes a little more before your baby emerges. Get the book called "What to expect when expecting". It guides you every step of the way through pregnancy and childbirth. Good Luck and congratulations.

Answer 2

well, when labor begins, sometimes the water will break first thing (sometimes not until later)...but the woman will experience tightenings of the uterus which are at regular intervals. As they get closer together, they get stronger, harder and more painful...this is 'stage 1' of labor. These contractions are what help the cervix to dilate in order to be large enough to be enable the baby to be pushed out.
For 'artificial' medical starts to labor, a woman may have a cervical sweep, prostaglandin gel or tablets placed in the cervix to help ripen and soften, or she may be given Pitocin, which is a man-made form of the body's natural labor chemical Oxytocin. If/when these start labor, the same things happen.
When the cervix is 'complete' (to 10 cm), pushing begins. This is called "Stage 2". When the baby is fully out, "Stage 3" begins: delivery of the placenta. This can be brought on more quickly by an injection or it can be done naturally...this can take a half hour or more. After everything is out and the placenta is checked, the woman has any cuts or tears sewn up.
If the woman fails to progress (meaning she doesn't dilate), if the baby shows distress, or if other complications arise, she may be given a cesarean section. This is when the mother's abdomen wall and uterus are cut open in order to remove the baby from the mother's body. The mother is either awake but numb or put under full sedation for this, depending on individual circumstances.

Answer 3

Varies greatly from woman to woman. If you go into labor on your own, you just have to be monitored by nurses/doctor while you are having contractions. These get more painful as labor progresses. Then after your cervix thins out and dialates to 10cm, you push the baby out which can take a long time (hours, sometimes). This is VERY exhausting. After the baby is born, you push out the placenta (not painful) as the doctor instructs you. Then you forget about the labor and delivery pain b/c you have a new baby!

Answer 4

I'm not sure i get what you mean?
You go into labour and yes it hurts! The first few hours of labour are to open up your cervix enough for you baby to get through, generally 10cm. This mainly goes at 1cm per hour.Then after many hours and you're finally dilated enough the pain changes and you literally get this urge to push. So you push, and push and push, this is your muscles of your uterus forcing the baby down through your cervix (the neck of your uterus) into your vagina until your baby's head comes out and then next push his/her body will come out. The you have to deliver the placenta, but you barely register that cause your too busy staring at this beautiful baby that you made.
Then if need be the doctors will stitch you up, (baby's head will often tear the vigina a little) while you give bub their first breastfeed.
all too easy really!!! NOT.
Its only one day of your life and you will get through it. The memory of the pain fades too, other wise no one would ever have more than one child!
Good luck

Answer 5

I had a toddler a month in the past. I additionally had a midwife. I have been given caught at 5cm with contractions a million after the different and that i could no longer take it anymore. i wanted an epidural, which meant that i grew to become right into a pass of care. My midwives stayed with me the full time nonetheless, and have completed the submit-beginning visits besides. I had 2 epidurals, neither of which worked (and the well being care expert had no theory why), so I had a spinal block, or notwithstanding it is that they supply you once you have a c-section, yet no longer as good. It grew to become into meant to final 4 hours, yet in uncomplicated terms lasted one. I then had to beg them to offer me some morphine (which did no longer do plenty). So in certainty what i'm announcing, is locate out if your midwife has well being center privileges. I had my daughter 12:19am Sunday morning and have been given out Monday afternoon, yet i'm going to have left till now, or stayed longer.

Answer 6

Each of my five births have been different in many ways.
1st baby- three weeks early my waters broke, went to hospital- baby born naturally (only laughing gas and a muscle relaxative injection) in breech position...two nurses held my legs and had two doctors in attendance. Only four hours of labour pains...delivered lying down...automatically pushed... Afterward felt like I was floating. Stitches needed.
2nd baby- four hours labour, only laughing gas. Right way around...delivered lying down...had to push hard. Had stitches.
3rd baby- had gestational diabetes...4 weeks early...more painful that first two births but a natural birth with only l. gas...four hours labour...standing up to deliver, had husband and doctor supporting me...awesome midwife...baby born easily...felt like I would split down the middle but didn't...baby lay on floor just looking around ...no crying...a much long for little girl.
4th birth...high blood pressure...in hospital 2 weeks before birth...induced 2 weeks early...had epidural injection...no pain!Delivered lying down. Lying down. Had blood clots afterward but midwife massaged tummy and it stopped.
5th baby- had a spinal injection which lasted 4 hours and delivered standing up easily. Spinal injection wore off for last half hour but not painful. HOPE THIS HELPS-all the best from me to you!

Answer 7

Push like the mother that you are going to be...but wait for contractions. It all happens involuntarily so you don't have to worry about a thing, your body already knows what to do.

Answer 8

U of course help nature by pushing!!

Answer 9

push

Answer 10

You push!