How to speed up uterine contractions

During the pregnancy stage, many problems may arise, such as "how to speed up uterine contractions" is a question that pregnant women often ask. In fact, no matter what problems we encounter, as long as we can solve them quickly, there will generally be no impact. However, many pregnant women often act as if they don’t care when they encounter some problems, so there are many times when things happen that they and their families don’t want to see.

How to speed up uterine contractions? This is mainly to promote the pregnant woman's own natural childbirth, which is what many pregnant women want to do. In fact, there are many ways to speed up uterine contractions, but many of them are harmful to your body. Therefore, if pregnant women want to speed up uterine contractions, it is better to consult a doctor. So, let’s talk about how to speed up uterine contractions.

If there are drugs that promote uterine contractions, you can take them under the doctor's advice, but never take them on your own. Studies have shown that breast massage can stimulate the synthesis and release of the mother's own oxytocin, thereby strengthening uterine contractions and promoting natural childbirth. Moreover, breast massage is a method that is closer to the natural physiology of pregnant women. It has a certain self-regulating effect. It is simple, easy, safe and effective. Compared with other methods of inducing labor, it is safe and has no side effects.

Breast massage method:

① When the baby is full-term, the expectant mother herself should hold a hot wet cloth (28-30℃) and massage both breasts alternately, 15 minutes on each side, twice a day.

② Use your index and middle fingers to hold the breast, and use the tip of your thumb to gently rub the nipple and areola, for 15 minutes on each side, alternating left and right, twice a day.

There are a few points to note:

1. If your abdomen becomes hard or you experience intermittent abdominal pain after massaging your breasts, it means the massage is effective. At this time, do not stop, continue massaging. Because once the massage stops, the secretion of oxytocin will decrease, and it will be particularly difficult to stimulate uterine contractions by massaging the breasts again.

2. When you first start breast massage, you may experience strong uterine contractions. This is a sign of sensitive uterine contractions. You should stop the massage and wait until the contractions ease before continuing. Generally, after repeating it several times, things will gradually return to normal.

3. For those who are not sensitive to breast massage, it will take a long time to see results and you need to be patient.

4. For obese women or those with inverted nipples, the massage effect is poor and they need to persist for a longer time.

5. Pregnant women who have not yet reached their due date should not perform the above massage to avoid premature birth.

The above method of speeding up uterine contractions is relatively safe and is also adopted by many pregnant women. In fact, no matter what problems occur during pregnancy, first of all, our pregnant women should not be too panicked or anxious. If there is anything, try to discuss with your family, and then find a doctor as soon as possible to make the most correct choice. This is the most important thing.