Ms. Lin, who lives in Xi'an, has gradually approached the due date, but just a few days before this, she felt that her stomach was often swollen, sometimes she felt tight and hard, and the pain was always unbearable at night and the frequency was very high, but in the morning, this pain would inexplicably disappear. In fact, this is pseudo-contractions. Although the general pseudo-contractions are harmless to the fetus and will not cause discomfort to the pregnant mother, if it is too frequent, it may also cause the baby to be hypoxic or premature.
So what behaviors of pregnant mothers can cause contractions?
1. Pregnant women are under excessive psychological pressure
During pregnancy, physical and mental fatigue will lead to a variety of problems in the body of the pregnant mother, if the psychological pressure is too large, can not be alleviated, it will also cause the abdomen to harden, the appearance of contractions. Pregnant mothers must learn to regulate their mood, relieve pressure, and be more conducive to the growth and development of the fetus.
Pregnant mothers are overworked
Many white-collar mothers, because of work reasons, sit for a long time, will have obvious compression on the uterus and surrounding tissues, and the stomach is prone to tightness and swelling. Therefore, pregnant mothers should avoid sedentary standing in the third trimester of pregnancy, and it is recommended to sit for two or three hours to get up and move for 15-20 minutes to alleviate the discomfort caused by false contractions.
3, always love to touch their pregnant belly
What a mother-to-be likes to do the most is to stroke her stomach back and forth with her hands and feel the presence of the fetus. Interacting with the fetus through touching increases the parent-child relationship, but touching the pregnant belly too often can cause contractions and may also increase the chance of the fetal umbilical cord wrapped around the neck. Therefore, pregnant mothers should reduce the number of times they touch their stomachs and avoid false contractions when they are in the fetal movements and in the third trimester.
4. Excessive exercise during pregnancy
In order to give birth to their babies naturally, most mothers will choose to climb stairs, walk fast and other sports in the third trimester. However, the amount of exercise will increase the sensitivity of the smooth muscle of the uterus and induce false contractions, so we must pay attention to the ability to do so. Walking is the most suitable exercise for expectant mothers.
5. Eat irritating foods
After the pregnant mother becomes pregnant, she will pay extra attention to the diet and try to eat some light food. Try to eat less spicy and cold foods. Spicy and irritating foods can cause constipation, cold foods can cause diarrhea, and diarrhea and constipation can cause abdominal muscle contractions, which can involve the uterine muscle layer and cause uterine contractions.
6. Bend down to lift heavy objects and squat
This posture makes the pregnant mother's pelvis collapse, increase the burden on the body, easily compress the baby, and the uterine muscle layer is stimulated to easily induce pseudo-contractions. Expectant mothers must reduce weight lifting and squatting posture in the third trimester.
7. Incorrect stimulation of the chest during pregnancy
Pregnant mothers should pay attention to avoid stimulation of the chest, too much stimulation of the chest will be excited, resulting in uterine contractions. Avoid excessive force and prolonged stimulation of the chest during chest massage or correction of inverted nipples in the third trimester.
If the pregnant mother feels discomfort because of false contractions, you can try the following methods to alleviate it:
1. Sufficient rest: pseudo-contractions are usually caused by pregnant mothers standing or walking for a long time, so they can generally be gradually alleviated by avoiding fatigue, reducing strenuous activities, and resting adequately;
2. Adjust breathing: slow deep breathing helps the relaxation of muscles throughout the body and can effectively alleviate pseudo-contractions;
3. Relax the mood: excessive tension, anxiety and other bad emotions will aggravate the spasm of the muscles, pregnant mothers can divert their attention by walking, reading, listening to music, etc., and relax their mood appropriately to alleviate false contractions;
Occasional pseudo-contractions in the third trimester have nothing to do with it, but if the gestational age is not yet full-term, or cervical insufficiency, it should be noted that once there are frequent pseudo-contractions, be sure to go to the hospital for examination, cooperate with the doctor's treatment, and avoid the occurrence of premature birth.