How to have a quick and normal birth for your first child

Giving birth is risky for women, so many pregnant women will feel stressed, especially for first-time mothers who are psychologically nervous. In fact, there are ways to achieve a quick and natural birth. The speed of delivery is also related to the personality of the pregnant woman and the preparations made during pregnancy. How can you achieve a quick and natural birth for your first child? Let's take a look.

1. Learn to use force

When you feel constipated, it means the baby is about to come out and his little head is pressing on your anus. If you haven't gotten on the delivery bed yet, please call the nurse quickly. If you have already gotten on the delivery bed, then you can push.

Don't waste your energy on yelling and fear. When the contraction comes, start pushing, hold your breath and push down. When the contraction stops, you can also take a break, but don't relax your whole body all at once. Relax slowly to prevent the fetus from moving back.

We might as well think of production as rowing a boat. Hold the handrails of the delivery bed, pull them towards your chest, and push your feet out hard. Each time you push, the duration should be as long as possible. The longer you push, the faster you will give birth. Hold your breath for 25 seconds and push!

Simply put, the way you push during childbirth is similar to the way you push during a bowel movement. Don't be too nervous, make sure to relax your mind and muscles. The doctor will be by your side to guide you. Just follow the doctor's instructions to push harder and relax more. You will definitely be able to do it.

2. Mothers with cheerful personalities give birth faster

Research by American fertility experts has found that personality will directly affect a woman’s ability to endure the childbirth process, and will also directly affect the frequency and intensity of her uterine contractions.

If you are not a cheerful and outgoing type, you can also adjust yourself during pregnancy.

In order to maintain a happy mood, you might as well listen to more relaxing music, get close to nature, and grow some flowers and grass. Don't keep your worries to yourself, talk to your family and friends around you and communicate with them.

Please try to stay relaxed during childbirth. If you are nervous, you will automatically hold your breath, which will block the oxygen supply to the uterus, increase pain, and reduce the efficiency of uterine contractions. If you feel scared, your body will also secrete adrenaline, which can delay labor. So relaxation is very important to reduce pain and speed up the delivery process.

3. Normal fetal position

The normal fetal position should be head down, facing the mother, and slightly tilted to the left. This position makes it easiest for the baby to descend into the birth canal. If the fetal position is not correct, you can also try to adjust it. To correct an improper fetal position or guide a good fetal position, you can put your hands and feet on the ground, kneel on the bed, keep your chest as close to the bed as possible, and your thighs and calves at right angles. Maintain this position for 20 to 30 minutes a day. Be careful not to exert force on your waist when practicing. It is best to sleep on your left side during late pregnancy.

4. Learn how to breathe

Correct breathing methods can speed up the delivery process and reduce pain. This is because correct breathing methods can allow the uterus to get enough oxygen, making uterine contractions more effective. You may have been exposed to the "Lamez Childbirth Breathing Method" in training classes and started practicing it. This breathing method can only achieve the best pain-relieving effect when the body and mind are completely relaxed. When the uterus contracts, muscles throughout the body must relax to allow enough oxygen to be delivered to the uterus for the fetus to use. Only by concentrating on using breathing techniques can the mother relieve the pain.

5. Chest breathing method

If the contractions occur every 5 minutes, you can use chest breathing to relieve the pain. Chest breathing method is very simple, just exhale slowly and slowly. Try to make the sound "Hu——" slowly and for a longer time.

6. Abdominal breathing

When contractions become more frequent and start to be very painful, your baby is eager to come out. If you want your cervix to open faster, walk more to put pressure on it. At this time, please use abdominal breathing to relieve the pain. Abdominal breathing is to "exhale", exhale deeply.

7. Upright posture

Activities and upright postures such as standing, kneeling, and sitting can speed up delivery. More activity can improve circulation, allowing more blood to flow to the uterus and promoting uterine contractions. Because of the effect of gravity, the fetus exerts greater pressure on the cervix, which accelerates cervical dilation and makes uterine contractions stronger. Most upright postures allow the pelvis to expand further.

You don't necessarily have to lie down during childbirth. You can choose a position that you feel comfortable in. Of course, you can give birth while sitting if you feel that it is easier to exert force while sitting.

8. Fall in love with sports and grow up fast

The uterus of expectant mothers who like to exercise is more elastic and stronger, and the frequency of contractions during natural delivery will be faster, so the delivery will be faster.

Expectant mothers must remember to exercise regularly. Regular exercise is beneficial for maintaining body shape during pregnancy, reducing the incidence of miscarriage, reducing the incidence of delivery complications, and more importantly, it helps with quick delivery and reduces the pain of natural delivery.

The second trimester is a relatively stable time, and you can do some yoga and swimming exercises at this time, but be sure to let your yoga teacher know that you are pregnant. Also, before starting any exercise, talk to your doctor and develop an exercise plan based on your physical condition.

8. Balanced nutrition and sufficient zinc

The speed of natural childbirth of expectant mothers is also related to whether their zinc intake is adequate.

Zinc can enhance the activity of uterine-related enzymes, promote uterine muscle contraction, and expel the fetus from the uterine cavity. When zinc is deficient, the uterine muscle contraction is weak, which will increase the time of natural delivery and also increase the pain of natural delivery. Under normal circumstances, pregnant women need more zinc than the average person. This is because in addition to the pregnant women's own zinc needs, they also have to supply zinc to the developing fetus.

Meats include pork liver, lean meat, etc.; seafood includes fish, oysters, etc.; bean products include soybeans, mung beans, broad beans, etc.; nuts include peanuts, walnuts, etc. can all be chosen for consumption.

9. Give yourself self-suggestion

Studies have found that labor pain can cause expectant mothers to produce an anti-pain substance called enkephalin in their brains, which is very beneficial to the intellectual development of the fetus. The findings support the idea that babies born via vaginal delivery are smarter than those delivered by cesarean section.

During the natural childbirth process, giving yourself self-suggestions and thinking more about self-suggestions such as "pain is to make the baby smarter" can undoubtedly speed up childbirth and reduce the pain of childbirth.

10. Choose a birth companion that gives you peace of mind

Many hospitals now allow loved ones to accompany the mother during childbirth, because if there is an experienced and familiar person around to take care of her, the expectant mother will feel more relaxed and more secure.

Alternatively, you can choose to have your parents or sisters accompany you during your birth, as long as the birth companion you choose can make you feel at ease. It would be even better if they can provide professional guidance. Therefore, the families of expectant fathers and mothers should also actively participate in childbirth training classes.

11. Tips

In order to speed up the entry of the fetus into the pelvis, there has always been a suggestion that expectant mothers should sit on a small stool or squat more. However, experts do not recommend expectant mothers to adopt these more dangerous actions. If your baby is reluctant to enter the pelvis, you can try climbing stairs, but it also depends on your physical condition.