Irregular contractions after second pregnancy?

In most cases, seeing blood is a sign of imminent delivery, which generally means that the baby will be out soon, especially when giving birth to a second child. Normally, the second child is easier to give birth to than the first. However, some people experience irregular contractions after seeing blood for the second child. Generally, this situation makes pregnant mothers of the second child very conflicted. Should they go to the hospital? If they go to the hospital, they are afraid that they will not be able to give birth for a long time. If they don’t go, they are afraid of what to do if the baby is about to be born. So, what should I do if the contractions are irregular after seeing blood for the second child?

Generally speaking, if you see blood, you are about to give birth. Although the contractions are irregular now, the baby will be born soon. After the onset of bleeding, the baby will usually be born within 24-48 hours. Labor for the second pregnancy usually progresses faster. When you see blood, some mucus mixed with blood will flow out of your vagina. This is a relatively reliable sign before delivery. If you see blood, it is generally recommended to go to the hospital in time to prepare for delivery, and do not take it lightly.

Within 24-48 hours before delivery, the cervix begins to move, causing the fetal membrane near the cervix to separate from the uterine wall. The capillaries rupture and a small amount of blood is discharged through the vagina and mixed with the mucus in the cervical canal and discharged. This bloody mucus that flows out of the vagina is "red spotting." Spotting during pregnancy is usually a sign of impending labor.

Brown, pink, and red are all possible colors of "spotting". The amount of bleeding is significantly less than that during the menstrual period. It usually occurs 24 hours before contractions, but varies from person to person. It is usually mixed with mucus and has a thick texture.

Generally speaking, the signs of labor include spotting, contractions, and water breaking. Compared with mothers of one child, mothers of two children will dilate their cervix faster. For example, it takes one hour for a mother of one child to dilate one finger, but for a mother of two children, it may only take two or three hours for the cervix to dilate from three fingers to ten fingers. However, this speed only refers to the time from regular contractions to actual delivery. There is no scientific evidence that the time from spotting to regular contractions for mothers of two children is faster than for mothers of one child. Therefore, it is impossible to fully judge how long it will take for regular contractions to occur after spotting.

Generally speaking, after spotting, regular contractions will usually occur within three days, but there are exceptions. For example, some people don't have any reaction a week after spotting. This still needs to be judged based on the actual situation. It is possible that there will be pain within 24 hours, or it may take several days for you to feel it. While waiting for regular uterine contractions, you must pay attention to counting fetal movements. If the fetal movements are different from usual, for example, if the fetal movements are abnormally frequent, you must seek medical attention immediately.

So if a mother of two has spotting but no regular pain, it does not mean how long it will take to give birth. It may be within 24 hours or it may take several days. Just wait patiently and count the fetal movements. Once regular contractions appear and the uterus dilates to three fingers, the delivery time for the second-born mother will be very quick. Generally speaking, the baby will be out within a few hours.