Is menstrual cramps similar to the pain of childbirth?

Among the three types of pain listed by biologists that women cannot bear, the pain level of natural childbirth is higher than menstrual pain. During childbirth, there will be periodic abdominal cramps, which will be accompanied by the enlargement of the cervix. The pain will last longer and longer, while the intermittent pain will become shorter and shorter. Because the cervix dilates slowly, the first stage of labor is the most time-consuming, and it takes about 8-12 hours for first-time pregnant women.

1. Body aches: Because the baby is squeezed and formed, the uterus contracts, making the whole body feel painful.

2. Stretching pain: When the baby is about to be born, the soft birth canals such as the uterine muscles, vagina and perineum are stretched, and you can feel the pain of tissue and skin being stretched.

3. Compression pain: The nerves in the pelvis are compressed by the baby's head. My waist, buttocks and heels all hurt a lot. The “cyclical nature” of pain

Pain is cyclical and varies from person to person. Therefore, when pregnant women begin to feel pain, they should calculate the duration of their pain. The first feeling was a slow, gradual pain in my abdomen and irregular pain in my waist. Then the distance shortened and the pain became stronger. When you feel pain, you must be careful and record the time interval between contractions during the pain process. Gradually you will find that the pain is becoming more regular. Every 10 minutes, the pain duration will increase by 30 seconds, and the pain will become more and more intense.

Not only will you feel abdominal pain. Pregnant women should understand the causes of pain and immediately realize that when they feel pain, they will not only feel pain in the abdomen. The pain is caused by uterine contractions, so the waist, buttocks, and heels also feel stretched, and the cervix and vagina may also be very painful.

Muscle tension causes the muscles to become extremely tight. As the pain progresses, the whole body will feel more and more painful, so try to relax your body as much as possible.