Hi Mansi,

Thanx for sharing a wonderful topic about the labour...thnx to daisy for her inputs and i think i shud statrt all of these now as i hve been very lazy all this time....i jus got an article from on of the websites I enrolled myself to...and whn i clicked on the mail it mentioned -\" HI RICHA, 104 DAYS TO GO B4 U HVE U BABY IN UR HANDS\" ...u guys wudnt believe but i was....i dnt knw...it was such a mixed feeling...i cudnt stop smiling,but was tensed...tht these days r gonna b a lot more tougher...btu again the thot to hold the little one in my arms..........AMMMMMMMMAZING!!!!!

i m surely tensed about the labour pain,but yes a lil unsure b' coz of the placenta thingi...whether i wud hve a normal or a c-section thing...but intiutions say..it wud b a normal delivery...and I AM KEEPING MY FINGERS CROSSED....
guys hve u thot of the time left before we actually become a family.....i mean i feel proud to imagine MY SMALL LITTLE HAPPY FAMILY...WOW!!!!
okie before i take this further...wanted to share another exercise which by this time u all can n must start n the best part is noone wud no tht u r execrising,this is entirely for labour...and is called pelvic floor exercise....(for muscle toning)-You can exercise ur pelvic florr henever u remember,sitiing,standing or lying down,at work or at home.Aim to do this 6 times a day.
okie now the procedure - 1. Sit up stratight in a comforatble chair n relax.Try to isolate the pelvic florr muscle buy concentrating on them as u relax the rest of the body.(To identify ur pelvic florr muscle -imagine u r urinating and trying to stop the flow,u' ll feel a tightening in ur anus,vagina and bladder)
2. Now tense this muscle,and try to hold for a count of ten,and thn release them slowly.Repeat this releasing n tensing action from 5-10 times.
It wud become easier as you preactise.
DO THIS TEN QUICK TENSE-AND-RELEASE CYCLES,WITHOUT HOLDING FOR A COUNT.
Rakhi replied. hi richa,
being a lil worried is alrite..i think all of us r to some extent..more so bcoz somehow we always tend to hear horror stories abt delivery process. but anyway, dont worry much..

and ya..thanx for reminding the kegel exercises. i always knew that doing kegels helps a lot both during delivery and even after that but somehow i had forgotten abt it now..good that u reminded.

take care
rakhi ramya replied. hi richa

just like meghnah, I am also trying to be optimistic....i just hope i have normal smooth delivery ( i think everyone hopes for only this :) )
anyhow the excercise you mentioned is good..i will start trying from today.
but I dont know exactly how to find the pelvic muscle...i will search over the net...

even I have written a reply to your message in the other post..

lots of luv
ramya Meghnah replied. hey richa,

hmm regarding labour pains,I' m just trying 2 be optimistic n postive thinking that its gona be a very smooth process...I' m used 2 severe cramping during my periods,so therfore I can tolerate it to a considerable extent...Just hoping n praying that baby will cum out very smoothly,(giving me very less pain)as my journey of this whole 5months was....:-)...Trying 2 be postive:-)

Thanks for giving us this tip.Surely will start doing this exercise...Initially I know locating this pelvic florr wud be lil tuff,but may be once we locate it it wud be easier....

anyways I' ve written a post for u in the other thread,just have a luk at it..

lotsa luv
megs