You already have a baby, but you decided not to stop there, and - oh, happiness! - again on the pregnancy test two cherished strips!

Perfectly! But also exciting. After all, soon to give birth again! There are many myths on this topic.. Let's try to figure them out.

Our expert is an obstetrician-gynecologist, Ph.D. Rimma Antonova.

Myth 1. It's easier to give birth the second time than the first.

Actually. To many - yes. But some mommies will disagree with this statement.. After all, the faster dilatation of the cervix, which often happens during the second birth, can cause severe pain. But, on the other hand, the body of an experienced mother already knows how to do this primordially female work..

Myth 2. If there were complications during the first birth, then in subsequent births the risk of recurrence of these problems is high..

Actually. Alas, this is not a myth. Therefore, a woman with such a threat should monitor weight gain (do not overfeed the fetus), maintain muscle tone with a contrast shower, walk a lot, follow a special diet with the obligatory use of olive oil, wear a bandage, and pump the press before pregnancy.

In general, the severity and painfulness of childbirth does not depend on what kind of delivery they are, but on the emotional and physical readiness of the woman and the benevolent environment around. Believe in the best - and everything will turn out well.

Myth 3. The smaller the difference between children, the easier it is to give birth.. The more the harder.

Actually. Whether it is easier or not, that's how lucky. But whether an early pregnancy will be safe for mom and baby is not a fact.. It is considered optimal that at least 2.5 years elapse between childbirth.. During this time, the female body has time to recover.. If mom hurries up and the difference between the babies is less than two years old, the second baby can be born with low weight (malnutrition) due to a lack of nutrients and blood circulation in the placenta. Infectious complications and other problems are possible. It is especially dangerous if a woman who has undergone a cesarean section becomes pregnant too early. This can threaten the development of scar failure and dangerous consequences for both..

If 10 years or more pass between childbirth, then the woman has to give birth again, like the first time. As a rule, all the skills accumulated during the first birth for such a long time disappear from memory, and the body at the physical level has time to forget everything.. However, too late childbirth, with a long break, when the mother is more than 40 years old and has various chronic diseases, can cause a disturbance in the blood supply to the uterus and, as a result, lead to premature birth, weakness of labor, bleeding, problems with the placenta, hypoxia.

Myth 4. The third birth is the easiest and.

fast.

Actually. Unfortunately, not all. As a rule, there are more problems with them than with the latter.. Here age and accumulated diseases can negatively affect, as well as weakening of the muscles of the anterior wall of the uterus due to its repeated excessive stretching. All this can provoke weakness in labor and, as a result, labor is delayed, and often postpartum bleeding develops, associated with poor uterine contraction or caused by placenta accreta and other problems.

Myth 5. Second births are shorter than first.

Actually. This is usually the way it is. But it happens in different ways. It all depends on many circumstances: the behavior of a woman in childbirth, her age and a bouquet of accumulated diseases, the level of labor, the presence of obstetric diseases and inflammatory processes (as well as abortion), the weight and presentation of the child, the use of pain relief and many other reasons..

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