Re: Signs Of Labor

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> I am a 26 year old, mother of one 7 year old boy. I am pregnant with my
> second child and was told I was due February 24th. So I am supposed to
> have 9 days left before my due date.
> With my first child, He was due on November 6th, and he was actually
> born on November 17th. He was a healthy 7 lbs and 10 ounce baby boy. No
> problems, complication, etc, except that his head was face up which
> caused me to have 19 hours of hard labor and a spinal.

You may deliver anytime from now onwards until 10 +_ 4days (induction/priming is done based on the individual OBGY unit's protocols starting from the due date and so on). Face presentation (anterior) do take long hours.

> My question involves this. With my first child, my contractions started
> off 3 minutes apart, and never got farther apart. They remained 3
> minutes apart for a long time and only got closer together. So for 19
> hours my labor was intense and draining. I've been told that this is
> not "typical" labor, and that generally labor starts off with
> contractions being farther apart and is a gradual thing. What would be
> the signs that I would need to look for besides my water breaking or
> severe pains ? I mean, how do I know I'm getting close or that I should
> be having the baby soon?

Bearing down pains & anal dilataions. The contraction becomes more frequent, strong with a period of relaxation ( shortens near the time of bearing down).

Also, another question, With my first child I > gained about 45 lbs. I started out being really thin (100 lbs & 5'8"
> tall) so the doctor said it was okay. With this child, I started out at
> 104 lbs (5'8") and I am now up to 172-173 lbs. Should I be concerned
> about how much weight I have gained? I have some swelling but not a lot,
> and the weight stays even when the swelling goes down.

It's definitely excess. Offcoarse, there may not be any problem other than having a good size baby (get an assessment done regards the approx. weight to ensure normal vaginal delivery, i.e., rule out any impending cephalo-pelvic disproportion. Also,I hope you do not have protein or sugar in the urine and be careful with your BP fluctuations specially if it's rising or other symptoms such as headache, visual disturbances, pain epigastrium, dyspnea etc. Consult your OBGY. Dr.Amit Sengupta, MD; Ph.D. This is for educational purpose only

> Thanks.
> JDS
>

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