What are the reactions before giving birth?

When women are about to give birth, they will generally experience some symptoms, such as water breaking, abdominal pain, spotting, etc. Since everyone's physical condition is different, the symptoms before delivery are also different. However, after women become pregnant, it is best to learn more about the symptoms before delivery, so as not to be nervous when the symptoms before delivery appear. So what are the reactions before giving birth?

What are the signs of childbirth?

Symptoms before childbirth (baby in normal position, full-term)

1. Seeing blood: You can take a shower after seeing blood, then pack your delivery bag and rush to the hospital immediately. You don’t need to be too nervous at this time. Generally speaking, it will take about 14-20 hours after seeing blood to give birth, and some women may need even longer.

2. Regular uterine contractions: The method is the same as above for seeing spotting. You can take a shower first and then prepare the delivery bag and rush to the hospital to wait for delivery.

3. Water breaking: The hospital has diagnosed that the baby's head has entered the pelvis. Check the package and then go to the hospital, but it is best to do it quickly. Generally, if the baby is not delivered within twelve hours after the water breaks, it will be dangerous. The hospital diagnosed that the child's head had not yet entered the pelvis. The doctor told the child to lie down flat immediately (on the ground or on the bed), do not move, call 112 for an ambulance, and have them carry the child to the hospital on a stretcher. This is because when the baby's head has not yet entered the pelvis, if the water suddenly breaks and the amniotic fluid rushes out, there is a possibility that the umbilical cord will fall off. Once the umbilical cord falls off, the baby will die soon, so the baby must lie down flat immediately.

4. Back pain: Some women may experience back pain before giving birth, but this is not a reaction to an imminent birth and the pain may last for several days, so there is no need to go to the hospital.

5. Lower abdominal distension: Pregnant women often feel lower abdominal distension, frequent urination, back pain, etc. because the fetal presenting part descends and presses on the pelvic bladder, rectum and other tissues.

6. Relaxed abdomen: 1-2 weeks before delivery, pregnant women often feel more comfortable in the upper abdomen, breathe more easily, and eat more because the fetal presenting part descends into the pelvis and the bottom of the uterus lowers.

Baby items to prepare for childbirth

First, you need to prepare baby cleaning supplies, such as towels, wet wipes, etc. Second, you need to prepare baby clothes and quilts according to seasonal and weather conditions. Third, you also need to prepare small spoons and bowls for feeding, and try not to let your baby use a bottle too early.

1. Baby's towels (including: napkins, bathing, face washing, butt washing, and large towels for wiping the body after bathing);

2. Baby wet wipes (for cleaning after baby’s defecation and urination);

3. Diapers (prepare more diapers for newborns);

4. Baby's seasonal clothes (at least three sets);

5. Gauze (for washing the face, the skin of newborn babies is very tender, and soft gauze will be more comfortable);

6. Bib (prepare a few more to keep your baby warm at all times);

7. Two baby blankets (one as spare);

8. Small spoon and small bowl (it is recommended to use a small spoon to feed the baby water and milk in the first few days to prevent the baby from refusing to suck breast milk because of using a bottle).

Things to prepare for having a baby

First of all, you need basic toiletries. You can also prepare disposable underwear, hip pads and other sanitary products, as well as front-button pajamas, breast pads, breast pumps and other items that are convenient for breastfeeding; then prepare slippers and other household items.

1. In addition to basic toiletries, the focus is on spare towels (towels for wiping face, body, breasts and other parts of the body, as well as corresponding washbasins);

2. Two sets of front-button pajamas (for breastfeeding);

3. Disposable underwear for pregnant women (throw it away directly when it gets dirty);

4. A pair of soft Thousand Layer Sole Cloth Shoes or Slippers;

5. Maternity mattress (the maternity mattress is to prevent lochia from seeping onto the bed);

6. Maternity pad (used after delivery when lochia is not cleared);

7. Breast pads (after delivery, colostrum will generally be secreted in about three days. Using breast pads will prevent clothes and sheets from getting dirty);

8. Breast pump (especially useful for mothers who have milk blockage, wound pain, or difficulty in feeding their babies);

9. Two straws (two days after the operation, pain may make it impossible to sit or stand, take medicine or drink soup).