Diary Of A Pregnancy
A Mom's Pregnancy Experiences !
July 14th, 2011 | 
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For many women using some of the self-help suggestions above may be sufficient to help them through the first stage of labor, but others sometimes need stronger pain relief to help them to cope. Remember – this is your experience, nobody else’s – and only you can say how you feel at the time. If you get to the stage in your labor where self-help suggestions are not enough for you, or if your labor is prolonged or complicated, you may need something else to help you cope.
Do not feel let down or guilty about this – it is important that you make this decision for yourself in order to stay in control of what is happening. In no way does it mean that you have somehow ‘failed’ if you use drugs or have an epidural to help you – regard this as a positive move for your baby. If you reject additional pain relief when you need it, you will become tired and distressed, labor will become prolonged because the oxytocin and endorphin levels will be affected and you will feel less able to enjoy welcoming your baby when he is born.
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Your baby should normally settle into a position that is favourable for the birth by about 34-35 weeks of pregnancy. Most babies settle into a cephalic (head-first) presentation, but occasionally they are bottom-first, or breech. This can happen if your baby is big, if your pelvis is small or a slightly different shape from normal, or if your placenta is lying low in the uterus (placenta praevia, which fills up the space where your baby’s head would normally settle). Excessive fluid around your baby may mean he is more likely to keep changing position and so he could be breech when you start labor, or if there is not enough fluid he is less able to move and may get stuck in the breech position. Read the rest of this entry »
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