hey there I'm back with another rapid fire style q a video and I've put together a link below and a
link at the end of this video to a playlist that has all the other quick fire style videos and
today I'm on my own without my regular assistant but together you and i we will tackle the internet
internet's most common questions about going into labor now let's start that five minute timer
now when going into labor does the baby move yes actually babies generally move when they
are squeezed as part of contractions sometimes it's kind of surprising to people actually
can you go into labor without your water breaking you can absolutely go into labor
without your water breaking and actually most people go into labor without their water breaking
water breaking is not that sign of labor that we see in the movies and tv that's the start
of labor sometimes it is but often it's not can you go into labor without losing your mucus plug
absolutely the mucus plug some people see it some people don't it really varies some people see it
during labor also or two weeks before labor totally can vary can you go into labor
while sleeping yes many people go into labor while sleeping so for whatever reason we're not really
sure but the oxytocin the hormone in our body that is controls labor it usually goes up at night
and so often we hear about people waking up with contractions can you go into labor without
contractions no actually going into labor requires contractions that's actually the definition of
labor that you are having contractions that are longer stronger and closer together and
that those are making change to your cervix how would you know if you are going into labor
so just like i said if you have contractions that are longer stronger and closer together
then you know that you are going into labor that is a sure fire sign when going into labor
how far apart are contractions so again this varies for everyone you might start off labor that
your contractions are in a definite pattern where they're every five minutes or so or you might have
them contractions that are way far apart and they're not organized it varies for everyone
can going into labor make you nauseous you know it can some people experience nausea when they are
having contractions sometimes people experience nausea during labor so going into labor can cause
nausea but not always what does going into labor mean so going into labor means your body has begun
the process of labor that leads to the birth of a baby why'd you go into labor at night so i
just like i answered a little while ago there is an increase in our level of oxytocin in our body
and that controls labor and so that may be the reason why we go into labor often at night
going into labor around a full moon okay this one is like the old wives tale when there's a full
moon we see people go into labor so what we think is that it has an impact on the barrel barometric
pressure that can cause people to sometimes have more incidents of their water breaking
and if water breaks sometimes that either leads to labor on its own or is a cause for a care provider
to induce labor so that's what the full moon is about can you go into labor without being dilated
absolutely so some people start labor where their cervix has changed a little bit
sometimes it's dilated sometimes it's effaced or thinned other people go into labor with a thick
closed lay closed cervix not dilated at all what to wear going into labor i recommend wearing
something something super comfortable that just makes you feel good and isn't very restrictive
but something that feels good to you is what i suggest for going into labor and being in labor
am i ever gonna go into labor that is a question that a lot of us ask as we go towards that 40 week
and past so most people go into labor on their own if they are given up to 42 weeks to go into labor
so sometimes providers recommend inducing before that but most people's body will go into labor
before then can you go into labor without knowing it um you can start labor without realizing it but
it is very rare to to be an active laborer without knowing that labor is going on finally
will labor wake you up it should but you might have it contractions that you can sleep through
and if you're sleeping through contractions that's really okay those are less contractions
that you have to experience so it should wake you up when it gets nice and active okay guys thanks
for being here link to that playlist with the other rapid fire and I'll see you guys next time
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