How to make contractions easier

Pain during labor is completely normal. Soreness suggests that the body of the expectant mother is preparing to give birth to a baby. The desire of women to reduce the degree of pain is understandable. Let's see how this can be done.

How to relieve pain during labor

The initial psychological preparation future mother. Women who have received this training have a completely different attitude towards labor pain. They focus on helping the baby to be born. It allows you to shift attention and relieves soreness contractions... Therefore, do not neglect specialized courses where pregnant women are prepared for the process of childbirth. It is there that they will explain to you how to behave during the contractions, and how to reduce the intensity of pain.

For example, one method of pain relief is as follows. Imagine a burning candle in front of you. Exhaling forcefully, try to blow out the flame. Many hospitals offer women several additional pain relief devices. These can be special horizontal bars, on which you can hang in a comfortable position, or large gymnastic balls, on which it is also possible to relieve pain.

Don't just lie in time contractions, it is better to walk, trying to relax the muscles. Psychologists advise to distract from painful contractions by thoughts about the imminent birth of a baby.

Self-massage techniques effectively relieve pain. To carry them out, no special training is required and they are easy to carry out for the woman in labor on her own. Most often, it is recommended to massage the lumbar region. You need to make pressing and rubbing movements with your fingers, an open palm or a clenched fist. By doing this, you block the nerve node responsible for the sensitivity of the organs located in the small pelvis.

How to breathe during contractions

It is very important to breathe correctly during contractions. This makes it easier to cope with the contractions and reduces pain. There are only two breathing techniques:

• Candle. Breathing according to this technique should be quick and shallow. Breathe in quickly through your nose and exhale through your mouth, pretending to blow out the candle directly in front of your lips. In this way, you must breathe until the end of the contraction. This method acts like natural anesthesia, as this breathing produces endorphins that reduce pain.

• The technique "large candle" differs from the usual one in that it is necessary to exhale through almost closed lips, and inhale as if the nose were blocked. As a result, breathing is carried out with effort. This technique is more pain relieving and is used if a regular candle does not relieve pain. With this breathing, the pulse becomes even, and the woman has time to rest before the onset of the next contraction.

Pain relievers for contractions

The doctor decides on the need for anesthesia and the specific choice of the drug after examining the woman. Pain relief can be done in three ways.

If it is necessary to remove sensitivity only from a certain area or when suturing, then local anesthesia is used.

Epidural or spinal anesthesia is used to relieve pain from contractions. In this case, the drug is injected into the lower back, near the nerves. This allows you to anesthetize a significant part of the body, but at the same time the person is conscious. This method greatly relieves pain and is often used when performing caesarean section.

In exceptional cases, general anesthesia is used, in which the woman loses consciousness. This technique is dangerous for the health of the baby, therefore it is used only in case of emergency.

Alternatively, pain medication can be given intravenously or intramuscularly at the start of labor to allow the woman to rest a little before giving birth and gain strength.