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My First Labour

How do you know that you are in real labour or are you just experiencing false labour? Let’s look at these signs of labour to have a better understanding of your situation.

Know when you are in labour

No.	Signs and Symptoms That You Are Close to Labour	Actual Labour	False Labour
1.	Lightening Your stomach seems “dropped”. Baby’s head is engaged in your pelvis. You breathe more easily and urinate more frequently.	Contractions Progressively stronger, more regular and more frequent. Lasts longer, peaks and reduces.	Lightenings Irregular and doesn’t get worse or eases over time. Low intensity and short in duration.
2.	Increased Braxton-Hicks Contractions Irregular contractions – strong but not painful.	Pain Abdomen and lower back, spreading to legs. Confined to lower abdomen and groin, rather than lower back.	Pain
3.	Increased Vaginal Discharges Creamy white discharge that begins in the middle part of pregnancy.	Bloody Show Release of blood streaked mucus plug.
4.	Weight Loss 1-1.5kg weight loss due to shift of body fluids.	Rupture of foetal membrane Gushing or trickling of amniotic fluid.
5.	Decreased Baby’s Activity Baby will move less to conserve energy for delivery.
6.	Nesting Instinct Burst of energy as you prepare for baby’s arrival.
7.	Lingering back pain

Seek medical attention if the following symptoms occur

1.	You are bleeding vaginally.
2.	Your water broke – Fluid is green, brown, yellow or anything besides clear or pinkish.
3.	Baby IS NOT moving.
4.	You feel something is wrong.
5.	You can’t stop vomiting.
6.	Experiencing unbearable abdominal pain.
7.	Have the urge to push.
8.	Sudden onset of: Swelling of face, hands or feet. Severe Headaches Visual problems

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