Uterine contractions with abdominal pain

The phenomenon of uterine contractions is generally experienced by pregnant women in the second trimester. When contractions occur, pregnant women will feel tightness in their lower body, and some women with more severe contractions will also experience pain. The closer you get to the delivery date, the more severe the contractions will be, because they are a normal phenomenon that reflects the baby's movement in the mother's belly. But is it normal to have abdominal pain during contractions?

1. What to do if you have uterine contractions and abdominal pain in late pregnancy

The location of painful contractions for expectant mothers varies. Some women feel it in the abdomen, while others feel it in the waist. The pain is not as severe as you think. Mild contractions may not be felt or may be the same as the lower abdominal pain during menstruation. When uterine contractions cause you slight pain, after a while it passes, the pain gradually becomes stronger, the intervals between them shorten, and the pain duration prolongs. The contractions come like waves, with waves of pain spreading to the lower abdomen, or there may be lower back pain and a feeling of defecation. This type of contraction is in preparation for the birth of the baby. So this little pain is nothing. As long as you cooperate with the doctor and use the breathing exercises you have practiced to coordinate the contractions, you can successfully go through the delivery.

Not everyone can feel the onset of contractions in time. Here is a good way to calculate contractions so that you can understand your physical condition. Generally, when calculating uterine contractions, if the number of contractions per hour is around 10, it is considered relatively frequent. You should go to the hospital in time and take some drugs to inhibit uterine contractions under the guidance of a doctor to prevent premature birth.

If your symptoms are consistent with normal uterine contractions, don't worry too much. If your symptoms are abnormal, you should see a doctor as soon as possible. In addition, you must pay attention to rest when uterine contractions occur. Pregnant women do not need to be too nervous about normal uterine contractions. Just calculate the frequency of contractions and keep it in mind. If you feel pain, bleeding, or discharge, expectant mothers should consider the possibility of premature birth.

2. How can expectant fathers help relieve uterine contraction pain?

1. Transfer method. Every expectant mother has to endure the pain of uterine contractions. Although the amount of pain that each person can endure is different, this process takes a relatively long time, and as the intensity of uterine contractions increases, the pain comes continuously, and the pain felt by the expectant mother becomes more and more severe. At this time, a joke or two will no longer work, because the pain of the expectant mother is too intense to even laugh.

2. Relaxation method. Only when expectant mothers learn to relax can they welcome the arrival of the baby smoothly. The intense pain caused by the intensive uterine contractions before delivery can make the expectant mother's body stiff. Uterine contractions before delivery usually last for 8 hours. If expectant mothers enter emergency preparedness state too early, it will easily consume physical strength and be detrimental to the smooth progress of delivery. This requires the expectant father to help his wife relax her body and give the expectant mother's tense muscles a rest.

This article details some coping methods that should be taken when experiencing uterine contractions and abdominal pain, as well as some measures that expectant fathers can take when expectant mothers experience uterine contractions and abdominal pain. If you are a pregnant woman who is experiencing uterine contractions and abdominal pain, you can refer to the methods in this article to deal with it, so that you can easily handle everything.