What does irregular uterine contractions mean?

Before giving birth, pregnant women will experience regular contractions, and sometimes irregular contractions. Irregular contractions mean that they are still some distance away from formal delivery. Generally speaking, starting from regular contractions, the total labor process takes about ten hours. This varies from person to person. Regular contractions mean that delivery is about to begin. Uterine contractions are divided into true contractions and false contractions, and there is a difference between them.

What is the difference between true labor and false labor?

What are true contractions?

When you are about to give birth, you must be careful not to confuse real contractions with false ones! The most obvious characteristic of real contractions is that they are regular. This regular uterine contraction is the most important sign of labor. When regular uterine contractions occur, the following phenomena generally occur:

1. Seeing spotting: There is no need to explain in detail what seeing spotting is. Once there are signs of seeing spotting, you can pack up your things at home and prepare to go to the hospital for delivery.

2. The contractions gradually intensify: Since the main purpose of contractions is to open the cervix, you will feel the contraction of the uterus gradually intensifying. At the beginning, it will occur about once every ten minutes. You can record the time yourself. At this time, the pain is not very strong.

3. The intensity of uterine contractions increases: In the later stages of uterine contractions, the intervals between contractions will become shorter and shorter, and the duration of each contraction will become longer and longer. The intervals will become about 3 to 5 minutes, and the duration will last for 50 to 60 seconds.

What are false labors?

Now that we have discussed what real contractions are like, let’s talk about false contractions. First of all, there is an obvious feature between false labor and true labor, that is, there is no regularity in the time of false labor. When this irregular labor occurs, you will generally feel the following:

1. The contractions are irregular: Unlike real contractions, false contractions have no regularity. The timing of contractions is different from that of real contractions, the intervals between them do not become smaller, and the intensity of contractions is not as strong as real contractions.

2. The duration of uterine contractions is short: There are many reasons for false labor contractions, but generally taking a rest or walking will stop the contractions, so there is no need to worry.

Of course, in addition to this, sometimes pregnant mothers feel their abdomen suddenly harden, which is also caused by false labor. So if false labor occurs, don't panic. If you don't feel any particular pain in your stomach or your stomach is persistently hard, then just rest more at home and avoid stimulating your abdomen, which can help improve the condition.