What Should You Know About Labor And Delivery !!!! What Happens In The Hospital ?

2. YOU ALL MUST BE EAGERLY WAITING TO WELCOME YOUR LITTLE PEANUT TO THE WORLD. AND YOU WILL BE IN A ROLLER-COASTER FEELING OF A MIXTURE OF EXCITEMENT, ANTICIPATION, ANXIETY, AND AS WELL AS FEAR. To reduce the negative feeling from that mixture to some extent,  HunyHuny has come up with exclusive insight about the labor and delivery. So, without any further delay, let’s get started… The first and foremost important thing never ever watch any video in the internet about baby birth, delivery, labor, etc. It's not necessary whatever you watch will happen with you also, it will scare you so, it's better to avoid it.

3. SIGNS OF LABOR To describe labor in one word, that will be ‘OUCH’. It is the process of childbirth, initiates with contractions of your uterus, and ends with the popping of your baby. Signs for you to know for sure that you are in labor.   • Your contractions become pretty consistent, more painful, and longer as time goes on.  • Your joints feel looser. • You will lose your mucus plug.  • Your vaginal discharge changes color and consistency. • Labor contractions don’t go away even you change positions. • Your water breaks.

4. STAGES OF LABOR Unless you chose the C-section, you will go through labor, the first stage of childbirth. It is divided into three phases; early, active, and transitional labor. PHASE 1: EARLY OR LATENT LABOR • It is the longest and least intense phase. • Often goes unnoticed or bothersome contractions. • Your cervix will open to 3 centimeters and thin out. • You will feel mild to moderate contractions that last 30-45 seconds. • They might be spaced around 20 minutes apart. • If you are dilating gradually over a period of days or weeks by doing pregnancy exercise, you may not feel them at all until labor starts in earnest. 

5. STAGES OF LABOR… PHASE 2: ACTIVE LABOR • This is the second stage. • The labor usually lasts from 2-3 hours. • Your cervix will dilate to 7 centimeters. • This phase will be more painful, as contractions will grow more concentrated and more intense. • This phase is also known for increasing the bloody show. 

6. STAGES OF LABOR… PHASE 3: TRANSITIONAL OR ADVANCED LABOR • This is the last as well as the most intense phase. • Your cervix will dilate from 7 to its final 10 centimeters. • It is also the shortest contraction tenure, lasting from 15 minutes to an hour. In some cases, it can sometimes take up to 3 hours too. • Your contractions will become very strong and 60-90 seconds long.  • You will feel very intense peaks that last for most of the contractions. • By the end of this phase, your cervix will be fully dilated and it will be show time-begin pushing your baby out. 

7. What will happen during labor in the hospital? • Your doctor might not see you now. In some hospitals, you may not see a doctor until you are ready to push. • You might get an IV. • If you are going with epidurals, then be ready for catheters too. • You can’t control the poo. It might sound gross and embarrassing, but most women do poop during labor. So, don’t worry and leave that for a labor room pro, who will clean it up with some gauze or a clean towel. • You might vomit too, so don’t shy about anything, this happens with everyone. • There’s no way to predict the pain as every pregnancy is unique. • You will deliver more than your baby. You still have to deliver the placenta. And yes, you can see your placenta too, if you want.

8. The Final Show- Delivery There are two main options available for the childbirth- the Vaginal delivery and Cesarean Section (C-section). GIVING BIRTH BY VAGINAL DELIVERY • Here in this vaginal birth only, you will be going through the labor. • After the third phase of labor i.e., after your cervix is 10 centimeters dilated, it turns to push your baby through the rest of the way of the birth canal • While pushing, you will feel a tingling, stretching, or burning sensation.  • Even after your baby arrives, you will continue to have mild contractions as your body going to deliver your baby’s placenta. • That will be the end of your delivery process and the doctor will examine the placenta as well as your uterus to be sure everything is as expected.  

9. The Final Show- Delivery… GIVING BIRTH BY C-SECTION It is the surgical delivery of your baby through cuts in the abdomen and uterus. •  Few factors that might demand a C-section; • Certain medical conditions like heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, or kidney disease that makes vaginal delivery dangerous. • Infections • Your baby’s health • A large baby • Your weight and age • Baby position in the belly • Carrying multiples (triplet or quadruplet) • Placenta problems • Other complications • You already had C-section

10. The Final Show- Delivery… HERE ARE A FEW OF MOST COMMON REASONS FOR UNPLANNED C-SECTION • If your labor can’t seem to get moving in the first place. That means your cervix isn’t dilating even though you are having contractions. • Your dilation gets halt after 3 centimeters dilation or your baby’s head is too big to fit through your pelvis. • If you become too exhausted to push your baby out. • If the umbilical cord comes into the birth canal before the baby does, it will be compressed as your little one comes through. This could cut off her oxygen supply. • If your uterus tears.

11. HOW LONG DOES A C-SECTION TAKE? • It is a quick procedure. It lasts 10 minutes or less, followed by another 30 minutes to stitch you back up. • Worry not your husband will be there with you in the labor room to support and encourage you. • After the delivery, a complete medical check-up of your baby will be done by the pediatrician and your peanut will be in your arms. THE POWER AND INTENSITY OF YOUR CONTRACTIONS CANNOT BE STRONGER THAN YOU, BECAUSE IT IS YOU". HUNYHUNY WISHES YOU A SAFE AND HEALTHY CHILDBIRTH