There are three stages in the process of natural delivery: cervical dilatation, fetal delivery with complete cervix and placental delivery.
The first step is to open your fingers at the cervix. During cervical dilatation, when the pregnant mother shows signs of labor and enters the delivery room, the doctor will judge the degree of uterine dilatation through the method of "internal examination".
The width of "open one finger" is about 1cm, which is equivalent to the width of one finger of an adult. Therefore, doctors will habitually use "opening a few fingers" to describe the process of opening the cervix, and you will know how big it is when you look at your hands.
When the doctor says "open your fingers", it means that the cervix has almost expanded 10cm. This also means that we are about to enter the second stage of labor and the baby will be born.
Why do you have to open your fingers before giving birth?
The biparietal diameter of fetal head is generally within 65438±00cm. Therefore, when the cervix is opened to 10cm (finger), it is also ready for the delivery of the fetus.
The process of opening fingers is the longest and most painful in the whole labor process, about 8- 12 hours.
What does it feel like to have ten fingers at the cervix?
The process of opening all ten fingers at the cervix is divided into two stages: incubation period and active period.
Incubation period: from regular contraction to opening 6 fingers, the longest time and low pain index, the pain mainly comes from uterine muscle contraction;
Active phase: open 6- 10 fingers. After opening 5 fingers, the back fingers will open quickly, but the pain will get stronger and stronger.
Let's talk about the process of opening ten fingers first. What's it like? How painful is it?
Pain site: from uterus to waist, back, thigh root, lower vulva, anus, etc.
Pain: First of all, it is similar to menstrual pain and pelvic compression pain, and the pain is gradually aggravated until it is cramped when diarrhea occurs; Then I feel pain all over my internal organs, but I can't say the specific parts clearly. I feel pain in my stomach, waist, back and shoulders, and I am about to break. Finally, frequent contractions are heartbreaking pain, crying pain, painful death, and even pain that can't control one's emotions and will. ...
Let's talk about my own experience:
I was lucky to use it painlessly. The pain was unbearable when the finger was opened at 2: 30, and the anesthesiologist gave it no pain. The middle finger opening process was comfortable. /kloc-before the fingers were opened at 0: 00, the anesthetic failed and began to hurt again, but I just wanted to give birth to the baby as soon as possible, and I didn't care how much it hurt.
Later I chatted with my husband. He said that my face was purple at that time, and the midwife asked him to dance and teach me how to breathe. But he was completely scared, completely confused about the rhythm of breathing, and began to command out of order. Finally, he was invited by the midwife to watch by the window in the distance. He tried several times to apply for anterograde dissection. ...
Because my son has a big head (double crown diameter 9.9), he can't give birth to a scalp when he sees a coin. The midwife and I discussed the side cut and didn't need anesthetic when sewing needles, but they didn't feel much pain compared with the pain of giving birth in front. Imagine how painful it is when our skin is cut, how painful it is when we sew the needle without anesthetic, and how painful it is when we open our fingers!
After giving birth to the baby, I collapsed, and my whole body ached for several days, and even some parts were swollen and blue. My arm had to be tired for a week, and I couldn't pick up anything.
They all say "maternal love is great". You can understand why after reading it. They were all attractive girls. For the sake of children, they can bear such pain simply because "being a mother is to be tough." It is this identity that gives them courage and strength.