[blparent] have a question

[Jo Elizabeth Pinto]

Vanessa, have you had any classes at the hospital where you are going to 
deliver?  Have you had prenatal care with your doctor?  When is your baby 
due?

I went into labor about midnight on a Friday night.  I'd had contractions 
before, on and off, but they usually stopped when I would take a glass of 
water and lie down.  That night, they didn't stop.  They just went on, 
gradually getting stronger and closer together, till we decided to go to the 
hospital about nine o'clock on Saturday morning.

A contraction, as best as I can describe it, feels like a tightening in the 
muscles of your back and belly.  Later on, as labor progresses, they're 
pretty painful, but in the beginning, they're just uncomfortable.

As for the water breaking, mine didn't happen till the nurses at the 
hospital ruptured the membranes to speed the labor along.  (That didn't hurt 
at all.)  If your water breaks, believe me, you'll know it.  You'll feel a 
great big gush that seems like it won't ever stop, although it probably 
isn't as much fluid as it feels like.

I would recommend that you get into a birthing class as soon as you can. 
Knowing what to expect will make the experience of delivering your baby much 
less frightening and more empowering when you go through it.

Good luck,
Jo Elizabeth

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From: "vanessa hernandez" <violethernandez20 at gmail.com>
Sent: Friday, April 02, 2010 10:24 PM
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Subject: [blparent] have a question

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> vanessa Hernandez
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> Hi this is vanessa I was wondering how did you know when your water
> broke or when you were starting to go in to labor?
> I would like to know.
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> thanks
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